Forest Lake above Canyon Lake water level

What this means

Forest Lake above Canyon Lake is far below normal for mid-October, with the water level at 1.90 m.

That puts it 0.24 m below the median of 2.13 m for mid-October, based on 11 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 2.14 m (−0.24 m).

It has dropped 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. With the water still dropping, the shoreline keeps moving out. In the last month it has stayed between 1.86 m and 1.92 m.

Lakes and reservoirs often sit lower in fall after a summer of evaporation and use, and recover with winter rain and spring snowmelt.

Compared with 11 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

2.13 m0.24 m below the median for this date

Normal for this date

1.97 m – 2.33 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)

Same day last year

2.14 m−0.24 m

Lowest and highest in 30 days

1.86 m – 1.92 m

Lowest and highest in 12 months

1.88 m – 2.18 m