Lac Champlain à Philipsburg water level

What this means

Nothing unusual at Lac Champlain à Philipsburg right now: the water level of 4.25 m is in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 4.35 m, based on 11 years of readings, so the water level is 0.10 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 3.96 m, a difference of +0.29 m.

The water is rising: up 0.10 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 4.03 m and 4.33 m.

Many reservoirs reach their low point of the year in fall, before winter rain and snow start the refill.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date

4.35 m0.10 m below the median for this date

Normal for this date

4.05 m – 4.97 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)

Same day last year

3.96 m+0.29 m

Lowest and highest in 30 days

4.03 m – 4.33 m

Lowest and highest in 12 months

3.97 m – 4.60 m