Lower Red Lake near Red Lake water level

Name: Lower Red Lake near Red Lake water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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Lake, Lower Red Lake, Minnesota, United States

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Low for mid-October

Water level

73.62ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 02:30 PM CDT (43 min ago)

History

What this means

Water is short at Lower Red Lake near Red Lake: the latest reading of 73.62 ft is below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.55 ft below the median of 74.17 ft for mid-October, based on 7 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 73.90 ft (−0.28 ft).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 73.27 ft – 73.89 ft.

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

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

Key numbers

Median for this date: 74.17 ft0.55 ft below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 73.45 ft – 75.19 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (7 years of records)
Same day last year: 73.90 ft−0.28 ft
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 73.27 ft – 73.89 ft
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 73.26 ft – 74.17 ft

Boating and fishing at Lower Red Lake near Red Lake

At low levels, launching can mean a long walk or a closed ramp, and shallow points stick out further than charts suggest.

Conditions at the shore change with the level, so check with the agency that runs the lake before a trip.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 66° 42° – Wind 13 mph

21 Wed 56° 42° – Wind 11 mph

22 Thu 69° 42° – Wind 12 mph

23 Fri 67° 56° 0.02 in, 42% Wind 20 mph

24 Sat 65° 49° 0.07 in, 42% Wind 22 mph

25 Sun 48° 36° – Wind 23 mph

26 Mon 41° 34° 0.00 in Wind 13 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:48 AM Sunset 06:25 PM Daylight 10 hr, 37 min Waxing gibbous 71%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Red Lake River near Red LakeRiver gauge, Red Lake River	24.8 cfs	Very low	−3.7 cfs	0.0 mi
Red Lake River at High Landing near GoodridgeRiver gauge, Red Lake River	2.67 ft	Below flood stage	−0.03 ft	25 mi
Lost River at OkleeRiver gauge, Lost River	4.83 ft	No reference yet	+0.11 ft	28 mi
Clearwater River at PlummerRiver gauge, Clearwater River	44.1 cfs	Low	−21.1 cfs	36 mi
Upper Red Lake at WaskishLake, Upper Red Lake	73.55 ft	No reference yet	+0.06 ft	38 mi
Mississippi River near BemidjiRiver gauge, Mississippi River	190 cfs	Normal	−12.0 cfs	42 mi
Thief River near Thief River FallsRiver gauge, Thief River	1,020 cfs	Very high	−30.0 cfs	44 mi
Rapid River near BaudetteRiver gauge, Rapid River	377 cfs	Normal	−46.0 cfs	52 mi

Questions and answers

How does Lower Red Lake near Red Lake compare with last year?

It is 0.28 ft lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 73.90 ft.

What is a normal level for Lower Red Lake near Red Lake in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 74.17 ft. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 73.45 ft and 75.19 ft, based on 7 years of records.

What is the water level of Lower Red Lake near Red Lake today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 02:30 PM CDT, the water level was 73.62 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Lower Red Lake near Red Lake rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Lower Red Lake near Red Lake normal?

Low 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.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:05074000 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 47.95942, -95.27475 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
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
Water level	73.62 ft	2026-10-20 19:30	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Lower Red Lake near Red Lake (usgs:05074000). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/minnesota/lower-red-lake-near-red-lake

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