Water report · Lake Sammamish
Below normal for mid October, and holding this week. Above 23% of past October 12s on record.
Updated 6:15 PM UTC, Oct 12
25.95 ft puts Lake Sammamish in the 23rd percentile for October 12, against 30 years of record.
The median for this date is 26.14 ft, and half of all October 12s on record fell between 25.97 and 26.31.
Over the last 7 days, Lake Sammamish held between 25.88 and 25.96 ft, lowest on Oct 6 and highest on Oct 11.
That is 0.07 ft higher than on Oct 6.
Over the last 30 days, Lake Sammamish held between 25.74 and 25.96 ft, lowest on Sep 13 and highest on Oct 11.
That is 0.21 ft higher than on Sep 13.
Over the last 90 days, Lake Sammamish held between 25.64 and 26.04 ft, lowest on Aug 28 and highest on Jul 15.
That is 0.09 ft lower than on Jul 15.
Over the last 12 months, Lake Sammamish held between 25.64 and 29.00 ft, lowest on Aug 28 and highest on Nov 18.
That is 0.27 ft higher than on Oct 12.
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 12122000, SAMMAMISH LAKE NEAR REDMOND, WA, 2.1 miles from the center of Lake Sammamish. 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 12122000, SAMMAMISH LAKE NEAR REDMOND, WA, 2.1 miles from the center 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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