Fermi Power Plant water level

Name: Fermi Power Plant water level (NOAA Tides & Currents (CO-OPS))
Creator: NOAA Tides & Currents (CO-OPS)
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Lake, Lake Erie, Michigan, United States

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Below flood stage

Surface elevation

571.88ft

Measured Oct 21, 2026, 08:48 PM EDT (23 min ago)

History

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What this means

Fermi Power Plant is at 571.88 ft, in the normal range.

It is 3.35 ft below the flood stage of 575.23 ft.

In the last month it has stayed between 571.88 ft and 571.99 ft.

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

Judged against the official flood stage for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Highest on record: 576.41 ftApril 9, 1998
Lowest on record: 564.06 ftNovember 13, 2003

About this gauge

Nearest town: Stony Point (2.2 km)

Town from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)

On the water at Fermi Power Plant

Normal levels mean few surprises on the water: ramps in use and the shoreline where you expect it.

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

About Lake Erie

Surface area: 9,949 mi²
Volume: 404,546,486 acre-ft
Mean depth: 63.6 ft
Elevation: 564 ft

Facts from HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0)

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 07:54 AM Sunset 06:42 PM Daylight 10 hr, 48 min Waxing gibbous 81%

Map

Other gauges on Lake Erie

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	Distance
ToledoLake, Lake Erie	571.90 ft	Below flood stage	21 mi
MarbleheadLake, Lake Erie	571.77 ft	Below flood stage	40 mi
ClevelandLake, Lake Erie	571.71 ft	Below flood stage	88 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
GibraltarRiver gauge, Detroit River	572.23 ft	Below flood stage		10 mi
Frank and Poet Drain at King Road at TrentonRiver gauge, Frank and Poet Drain	1.2 cfs	Low	±0	14 mi
River Raisin near MonroeRiver gauge, River Raisin	221 cfs	Normal	−7.0 cfs	14 mi
Muddy Creek at Belleterre Road near ErieRiver gauge, Muddy Creek	0.3 cfs	Normal	±0	14 mi
Canard River near LukervilleRiver gauge, Canard River	1.56 m	Normal	−0.01 m	30 km
Ecorse River at Dearborn HeightsRiver gauge, Ecorse River	2.7 cfs	Normal	+1.7 cfs	21 mi
Turkey Creek at South WindsorRiver gauge, Turkey Creek	4.04 m	Very low	−0.06 m	39 km
Lower River Rouge at DearbornRiver gauge, Lower River Rouge	3.39 ft	Below flood stage	+0.02 ft	24 mi

Questions and answers

Is Fermi Power Plant really 571.88 ft deep?

No. 571.88 ft is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

Where is the Fermi Power Plant gauge?

The gauge is about 2.2 km from Stony Point, in Michigan.

How big is Fermi Power Plant?

It covers 9,949 mi² and holds about 404,546,486 acre-ft of water when full.

What is the water level of Fermi Power Plant today?

On Oct 21, 2026, 08:48 PM EDT, the surface elevation was 571.88 ft.

Is the level of Fermi Power Plant normal?

Below flood stage. Judged against the official flood stage for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Fermi Power Plant?

The highest level on record is 576.41 ft on April 9, 1998. The lowest is 564.06 ft on November 13, 2003.

How often is this data updated?

NOAA Tides & Currents (CO-OPS) 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: NOAA Tides & Currents (CO-OPS)
Station code: noaa-coops:9063090 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 41.96000, -83.25667 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: IGLD85
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: NOAA National Ocean Service, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS); preliminary data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Surface elevation	571.88 ft	2026-10-22 00:48	Provisional

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NOAA Tides & Currents (CO-OPS): Fermi Power Plant (noaa-coops:9063090). Accessed October 22, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/michigan/fermi-power-plant

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer