lake · Washington
Lake Sammamish
Seattle's other lake — urban smallmouth that live under tech-commuter paddleboards.
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Water report25.77ftLow
surface elevation
Below normal for mid August, and holding this week. Above 14% of past August 18s on record.
Lake Sammamish water level right now
25.77 ft measured near Redmond, 2.1 miles from the centre of this water, read at 6:15 AM on Aug 18. That is in the 14th percentile for August 18 across 30 years of record. The median for this date is 25.98 ft, and the lowest tenth of years on record sat under 25.74 ft. Last read 80 min ago.
Lake Sammamish fishing records
No verified catches yet. The record book is wide open.
Recent catches
Quiet water
No catches logged here lately. First one on the board sets the pace.
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About this gauge
Readings come from USGS monitoring location 12122000, SAMMAMISH LAKE NEAR REDMOND, WA, 2.1 miles from the centre of Lake Sammamish. It reports reservoir elevation. 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.
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