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Priest Lake
Idaho's crown-jewel wilderness lake — mackinaw in the depths, cutts on the drop-offs.
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Water report3.36ftVery high
reservoir storage
Well above normal for mid August. Above 91% of past August 18s on record.
Priest Lake water level right now
3.36 ft measured at Outlet near Coolin Id, 5.7 miles from the centre of this water, read at 11:30 AM on Aug 18. That is in the 91st percentile for August 18 across 86 years of record. The median for this date is 3.03 ft, and the lowest tenth of years on record sat under 1.30 ft. Last read 60 min ago.
Priest Lake 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 12393000, PRIEST LAKE AT OUTLET NR COOLIN ID, 5.7 miles from the centre of Priest 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.
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