Water report · Lake of the Woods

Lake of the Woods water level

Water reportat Warroad2h ago
59.29ftLow

Below normal for mid August, and holding this week. Above 24% of past August 13s on record.

Updated 5:30 PM UTC, Aug 13

Lake of the Woods water level history

Aug 12typical 59.35 to 60.46 ft
59.28ft
Aug 6Aug 9Aug 12
Aug 12typical 59.35 to 60.46 ft
59.28ft
Jul 14Jul 29Aug 12
Aug 12typical 59.35 to 60.46 ft
59.28ft
May 15Jun 27Aug 12
Aug 12typical 59.35 to 60.46 ft
59.28ft
Aug 12Feb 9Aug 12

What this means

59.29 ft puts Lake of the Woods in the 24th percentile for August 13, against 46 years of record.

The median for this date is 59.85 ft, and half of all August 13s on record fell between 59.34 and 60.45.

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 0.05 ft higher than on Aug 12.

On this water

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 report

USGS monitoring location 05140520, LAKE OF THE WOODS AT WARROAD, MN, 18.9 miles from the centre 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.

About this gauge

Readings come from USGS monitoring location 05140520, LAKE OF THE WOODS AT WARROAD, MN, 18.9 miles from the centre 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.

Lake of the Woods fishing records

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.

See the Lake of the Woods record book