Kettle Cr Lake at Kettle Cr Dam near Westport water level

Name: Kettle Cr Lake at Kettle Cr Dam near Westport water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
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Reservoir, Kettle Cr Lake, Pennsylvania, United States

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Very high for mid-October

Surface elevation

842.92ft Up 0.06 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 07:00 PM EDT (56 min ago)

History

What this means

Kettle Cr Lake at Kettle Cr Dam near Westport is well above normal at 842.92 ft.

That puts it 1.35 ft above the median of 841.57 ft for mid-October, based on 7 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 841.65 ft (+1.27 ft).

It has risen 0.06 ft over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 841.81 ft and 842.92 ft.

Many reservoirs are drawn down through summer and fall; most of the refill comes later, with winter rain or spring snowmelt.

Compared with 7 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 841.57 ft1.35 ft above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 841.20 ft – 841.97 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (7 years of records)
Same day last year: 841.65 ft+1.27 ft
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 841.81 ft – 842.92 ft
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 841.31 ft – 843.89 ft

On the water at Kettle Cr Lake at Kettle Cr Dam near Westport

Well above normal, shoreline trees stand in the water and debris floats on the surface. Slow down near the edges.

Wear a life jacket on the water. Most boating deaths involve people who were not wearing one.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 67° 40° – Wind 8 mph

21 Wed 64° 38° – Wind 6 mph

22 Thu 62° 38° – Wind 9 mph

23 Fri 58° 38° – Wind 5 mph

24 Sat 59° 35° – Wind 4 mph

25 Sun 63° 38° – Wind 5 mph

26 Mon 65° 43° – Wind 4 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:30 AM Sunset 06:25 PM Daylight 10 hr, 55 min Waxing gibbous 72%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Kettle Creek near WestportRiver gauge, Kettle Creek	65.0 cfs	Normal	+8.1 cfs	3.8 mi
First Fork Sinnemahoning Creek ReservoirReservoir	922.24 ft	Normal	+0.01 ft	5.9 mi
First Fork Sinnemahoning Cr near SinnemahoningRiver gauge, First Fork Sinnemahoning Cr	63.2 cfs	Normal	±0	5.9 mi
West Branch Susquehanna River at RenovoRiver gauge, West Branch Susquehanna River	−0.16 ft	Below flood stage	−1.80 ft	9 mi
Kettle Creek at Cross ForkRiver gauge, Kettle Creek	43.1 cfs	Normal	±0	9 mi
Sinnemahoning Creek at SinnemahoningRiver gauge, Sinnemahoning Creek	2.32 ft	Below flood stage	−0.03 ft	10 mi
First Fork Sinnemahoning Creek at WhartonRiver gauge, First Fork Sinnemahoning Creek	54.3 cfs	Normal	±0	12 mi
Young Womans Creek near RenovoRiver gauge, Young Womans Creek	12.2 cfs	Normal	±0	12 mi

Questions and answers

How does Kettle Cr Lake at Kettle Cr Dam near Westport compare with last year?

It is 1.27 ft higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 841.65 ft.

What is a normal level for Kettle Cr Lake at Kettle Cr Dam near Westport in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 841.57 ft. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 841.20 ft and 841.97 ft, based on 7 years of records.

Is Kettle Cr Lake at Kettle Cr Dam near Westport really 842.92 ft deep?

No. 842.92 ft is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Kettle Cr Lake at Kettle Cr Dam near Westport today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 07:00 PM EDT, the surface elevation was 842.92 ft. Up 0.06 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Kettle Cr Lake at Kettle Cr Dam near Westport rising or falling?

Up 0.06 ft over the last 24 hours. Up 0.88 ft over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Kettle Cr Lake at Kettle Cr Dam near Westport normal?

Very high for mid-October. Compared with 7 years of daily readings for this time of year.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:01544800 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 41.36034, -77.92388 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: local
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Surface elevation	842.92 ft	2026-10-20 23:00	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Kettle Cr Lake at Kettle Cr Dam near Westport (usgs:01544800). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/pennsylvania/kettle-cr-lake-at-kettle-cr-dam-near-westport

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