St Clair Shores water level

Name: St Clair Shores water level (NOAA Tides & Currents (CO-OPS))
Creator: NOAA Tides & Currents (CO-OPS)
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Lake, Lake St. Clair, Michigan, United States

Directions

Below flood stage

Surface elevation

574.63ft

Measured Oct 21, 2026, 10:54 PM EDT (18 min ago)

History

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What this means

St Clair Shores is at 574.63 ft, in the normal range.

It is 2.63 ft below the flood stage of 577.26 ft.

In the last month it has stayed between 574.62 ft and 574.64 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: 577.84 ftMay 19, 2020
Lowest on record: 571.13 ftJanuary 20, 2013

About this gauge

Nearest town: Saint Clair Shores (2.8 km)

Town from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)

On the water at St Clair Shores

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 St. Clair

Surface area: 448 mi²
Volume: 2,756,429 acre-ft
Mean depth: 9.5 ft
Elevation: 568 ft

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

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 07:53 AM Sunset 06:40 PM Daylight 10 hr, 47 min Waxing gibbous 82%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Clinton River near FraserRiver gauge, Clinton River	6.16 ft	Below flood stage	−0.07 ft	8 mi
Windmill PointRiver gauge, Detroit River	574.43 ft	Below flood stage		8 mi
Clinton River at Moravian Drive at Mount ClemensRiver gauge, Clinton River	5.15 ft	Below flood stage	−0.03 ft	9 mi
Red Run at Ryan Road near WarrenRiver gauge, Red Run	3.3 cfs	Low	−0.6 cfs	10 mi
North Branch Clinton River near Mount ClemensRiver gauge, North Branch Clinton River	4.20 ft	Below flood stage	±0	11 mi
Little River at WindsorRiver gauge, Little River	1.19 m	Very low	±0	19 km
Clinton River at Sterling HeightsRiver gauge, Clinton River	222 cfs	Normal	+27.0 cfs	12 mi
Plum Brook at UticaRiver gauge, Plum Brook	1.9 cfs	Low	−1.0 cfs	13 mi

Questions and answers

Is St Clair Shores really 574.63 ft deep?

No. 574.63 ft is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

Where exactly is St Clair Shores measured?

The gauge is about 2.8 km from Saint Clair Shores, in Michigan.

How big is St Clair Shores?

It covers 448 mi² and holds about 2,756,429 acre-ft of water when full.

What is the water level of St Clair Shores today?

On Oct 21, 2026, 10:54 PM EDT, the surface elevation was 574.63 ft.

Is the level of St Clair Shores normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at St Clair Shores?

The highest level on record is 577.84 ft on May 19, 2020. The lowest is 571.13 ft on January 20, 2013.

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:9034052 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 42.47322, -82.87925 (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	574.63 ft	2026-10-22 02:54	Provisional

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NOAA Tides & Currents (CO-OPS): St Clair Shores (noaa-coops:9034052). Accessed October 22, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/michigan/st-clair-shores

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