West Grand Lake at Grand Lake Stream, Maine water level

What this means

At 296.24 ft, West Grand Lake at Grand Lake Stream, Maine is far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 297.19 ft, based on 7 years of readings, so the lake level is 0.95 ft below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 296.70 ft, a difference of −0.46 ft.

The level is falling, down 0.07 ft over the past 24 hours. With the water still dropping, the shoreline keeps moving out.

Many reservoirs reach their low point of the year in fall, before winter rain and snow start the refill. The water temperature at the gauge is 54 °F.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date

297.19 ft0.95 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

296.31 ft – 297.79 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (7 years of records)

Same day last year

296.70 ft−0.46 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

296.23 ft – 296.95 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

296.25 ft – 299.35 ft

Highest on record

300.52 ftMay 13, 2020