Sturgeon Point water level

Name: Sturgeon Point water level (NOAA Tides & Currents (CO-OPS))
Creator: NOAA Tides & Currents (CO-OPS)
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Lake, Lake Erie, New York, United States

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Below flood stage

Surface elevation

571.27ft

Measured Oct 21, 2026, 06:00 PM EDT (24 min ago)

History

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What this means

Nothing unusual at Sturgeon Point right now: the lake level of 571.27 ft is in the normal range.

It is 5.95 ft below the flood stage of 577.22 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: 578.60 ftJanuary 30, 2008
Lowest on record: 567.37 ftFebruary 2, 2011

About this gauge

Nearest town: Angola on the Lake (4.1 km)

Town from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)

Swimming and boating at Sturgeon Point

At a normal level, ramps and marinas generally run as usual, and fishing tends to follow the season more than the water level.

If you swim, pick a spot with an easy way out, and remember that drop-offs move as the level changes.

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

No rain in the last 3 days.

21 Wed 60° 35° – Wind 12 mph

22 Thu 60° 38° – Wind 12 mph

23 Fri 60° 42° – Wind 12 mph

24 Sat 59° 41° – Wind 7 mph

25 Sun 64° 42° – Wind 9 mph

26 Mon 62° 50° – Wind 14 mph

27 Tue 56° 46° – Wind 13 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 06:26 PM Daylight 10 hr, 49 min Waxing gibbous 80%

Map

Other gauges on Lake Erie

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	Distance
BuffaloLake, Lake Erie	571.25 ft	Below flood stage	15 mi
Niagara IntakeLake, Lake Erie	561.81 ft	No reference yet	27 mi
Erie, Lake ErieLake, Lake Erie	571.38 ft	Below flood stage	64 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Big Sister Creek at Evans CenterRiver gauge, Big Sister Creek	5.5 cfs	Low	+2.1 cfs	2.4 mi
South Branch Eighteenmile Creek at Bley Road at Eden ValleyRiver gauge, South Branch Eighteenmile Creek	4.3 cfs	Low	+0.3 cfs	9 mi
Eighteenmile Creek at HamburgRiver gauge, Eighteenmile Creek	6.3 cfs	Very low	−2.9 cfs	10 mi
Silver Creek at Us Route 20 at Silver CreekRiver gauge, Silver Creek	1.4 cfs	Very low	±0	12 mi
Walnut Creek at Us Route 20 at Silver CreekRiver gauge, Walnut Creek	1.0 cfs	Very low	−0.4 cfs	12 mi
Cattaraugus Creek at GowandaRiver gauge, Cattaraugus Creek	1.24 ft	Below flood stage	−0.04 ft	17 mi
Cazenovia Creek at EbenezerRiver gauge, Cazenovia Creek	2.38 ft	Below flood stage	±0	17 mi
Thatcher Brook at GowandaRiver gauge, Thatcher Brook	2.5 cfs	Very low	±0	17 mi

Questions and answers

Is Sturgeon Point really 571.27 ft deep?

No. 571.27 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 Sturgeon Point measured?

The gauge is about 4.1 km from Angola on the Lake, in New York.

How big is Sturgeon Point?

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

What is the water level of Sturgeon Point today?

On Oct 21, 2026, 06:00 PM EDT, the surface elevation was 571.27 ft.

Is the level of Sturgeon Point normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Sturgeon Point?

The highest level on record is 578.60 ft on January 30, 2008. The lowest is 567.37 ft on February 2, 2011.

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:9063028 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 42.69131, -79.04733 (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	571.27 ft	2026-10-21 22:00	Provisional

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NOAA Tides & Currents (CO-OPS): Sturgeon Point (noaa-coops:9063028). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/new-york/sturgeon-point

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