Water report · Mille Lacs Lake
Below normal for mid October. Above 19% of past October 13s on record.
Updated 8:15 AM UTC, Oct 13
10.23 ft puts Mille Lacs Lake in the 19th percentile for October 13, against 63 years of record.
The median for this date is 10.80 ft, and half of all October 13s on record fell between 10.43 and 11.19.
Over the last 7 days, Mille Lacs Lake held between 10.49 and 10.55 ft, lowest on Aug 12 and highest on Aug 7.
That is 0.06 ft lower than on Aug 7.
Over the last 30 days, Mille Lacs Lake held between 10.49 and 11.02 ft, lowest on Aug 12 and highest on Jul 15.
That is 0.53 ft lower than on Jul 15.
Over the last 90 days, Mille Lacs Lake held between 10.49 and 11.05 ft, lowest on Aug 12 and highest on Jul 8.
That is 0.23 ft lower than on May 16.
Over the last 12 months, Mille Lacs Lake held between 10.04 and 11.05 ft, lowest on Nov 26 and highest on Jul 8.
That is 0.08 ft lower 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 05284000, MILLE LACS LAKE NR GARRISON, MN, 9.1 miles from the center of Mille Lacs Lake. 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 05284000, MILLE LACS LAKE NR GARRISON, MN, 9.1 miles from the center of Mille Lacs Lake. 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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