Water report · Mille Lacs Lake

Mille Lacs Lake water level

Water reportnear Garrison2h ago
10.46ftLow

Below normal for mid August, and holding this week. Above 10% of past August 13s on record.

Updated 5:15 PM UTC, Aug 13

Mille Lacs Lake water level history

Aug 13typical 10.86 to 11.68 ft
10.49ft
Aug 7Aug 10Aug 13
Aug 13typical 10.86 to 11.68 ft
10.49ft
Jul 15Jul 29Aug 13
Aug 13typical 10.86 to 11.68 ft
10.49ft
May 16Jun 29Aug 13
Aug 13typical 10.86 to 11.68 ft
10.49ft
Aug 13Feb 11Aug 13

What this means

10.46 ft puts Mille Lacs Lake in the 10th percentile for August 13, against 63 years of record.

The median for this date is 11.29 ft, and half of all August 13s on record fell between 10.86 and 11.68.

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 11.08 ft, lowest on Nov 26 and highest on Aug 14.

That is 0.55 ft lower than on Aug 13.

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.

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USGS monitoring location 05284000, MILLE LACS LAKE NR GARRISON, MN, 9.1 miles from the centre 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.

About this gauge

Readings come from USGS monitoring location 05284000, MILLE LACS LAKE NR GARRISON, MN, 9.1 miles from the centre 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.

Mille Lacs Lake 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 Mille Lacs Lake record book