Water report · Lake of the Woods
Below normal for mid September. Above 18% of past September 12s on record.
Updated 2:30 PM UTC, Sep 12
58.79 ft puts Lake of the Woods in the 18th percentile for September 12, against 45 years of record.
The median for this date is 59.54 ft, and half of all September 12s on record fell between 59.08 and 60.04.
Over the last 7 days, Lake of the Woods held between 59.20 and 59.32 ft, lowest on Aug 6 and highest on Aug 9.
That is 0.08 ft higher than on Aug 6.
Over the last 30 days, Lake of the Woods held between 59.20 and 59.68 ft, lowest on Aug 6 and highest on Jul 21.
That is 0.34 ft lower than on Jul 14.
Over the last 90 days, Lake of the Woods held between 58.78 and 59.89 ft, lowest on May 15 and highest on Jun 21.
That is 0.50 ft higher than on May 15.
Over the last 12 months, Lake of the Woods held between 58.03 and 59.89 ft, lowest on Mar 8 and highest on Jun 21.
That is 0.38 ft higher than on Sep 11.
No member has posted conditions here lately. The gauge says what the water is doing; an angler who was standing in it says what that felt like.
Post a reportUSGS monitoring location 05140520, LAKE OF THE WOODS AT WARROAD, MN, 18.9 miles from the center of Lake of the Woods. Provisional data, subject to revision. Values refresh every 30 minutes. Readings describe the reservoir at the gauge; a shallow arm miles upstream will not match them.
Readings come from USGS monitoring location 05140520, LAKE OF THE WOODS AT WARROAD, MN, 18.9 miles from the center of Lake of the Woods. It reports gage height. Values refresh every 30 minutes and are provisional until the agency reviews them. Readings describe the reservoir at the gauge; a shallow arm miles upstream will not match them.
The gauge is half the picture. The other half is what came out of the water: verified catches, the current record, and the anglers holding it.
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