Water report · Lake Talquin
Below normal for mid October, and dropping this week. Above 20% of past October 12s on record.
Updated 9:45 AM UTC, Oct 12
68.33 ft puts Lake Talquin in the 20th percentile for October 12, against 20 years of record.
The median for this date is 68.45 ft, and half of all October 12s on record fell between 68.38 and 68.52.
Over the last 7 days, Lake Talquin held between 68.17 and 69.03 ft, lowest on Oct 10 and highest on Oct 6.
That is 0.70 ft lower than on Oct 6.
Over the last 30 days, Lake Talquin held between 68.17 and 69.03 ft, lowest on Oct 10 and highest on Oct 6.
That is 0.25 ft lower than on Sep 13.
Over the last 90 days, Lake Talquin held between 68.17 and 69.03 ft, lowest on Oct 10 and highest on Oct 6.
That is 0.13 ft lower than on Jul 15.
Over the last 12 months, Lake Talquin held between 67.99 and 69.03 ft, lowest on Nov 12 and highest on Oct 6.
That is 0.09 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 02329900, LAKE TALQUIN NR BLOXHAM, FLA., 5.5 miles from the center of Lake Talquin. 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 02329900, LAKE TALQUIN NR BLOXHAM, FLA., 5.5 miles from the center of Lake Talquin. 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.
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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