lake · Nevada
Walker Lake
An ancient inland sea holding Lahontan cutthroat — remote, stark, and worth the drive.
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Water report3,915.36ftLow
surface elevation
Below normal for mid August, and holding this week. Above 20% of past August 18s on record.
Walker Lake water level right now
3,915.36 ft measured near Hawthorne, 3.2 miles from the centre of this water, read at 10:15 AM on Aug 18. That is in the 20th percentile for August 18 across 22 years of record. The median for this date is 3,920.22 ft, and the lowest tenth of years on record sat under 3,912.05 ft. Last read 40 min ago.
Walker 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 10288500, WALKER LAKE NR HAWTHORNE, NV, 3.2 miles from the centre of Walker Lake. It reports storage and 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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