Lake Mattamuskeet W of Nc Highway 94 near Fairfield water level

What this means

Nothing unusual at Lake Mattamuskeet W of Nc Highway 94 near Fairfield right now: the lake level of -0.08 ft is in the normal range for early October. That reading is from Oct 7, 2026, 11:15 AM EDT, so the gauge may be offline or reporting late.

That puts it 0.21 ft below the median of 0.13 ft for early October, based on 7 years of readings. A year ago it stood at -0.58 ft (+0.50 ft).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours.

Many reservoirs reach their low point of the year in fall, before winter rain and snow start the refill. The sensor also reports a water temperature of 69 °F.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date

0.13 ft0.21 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

-0.58 ft – 0.72 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (7 years of records)

Same day last year

-0.58 ft+0.50 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

-0.16 ft – 0.12 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

-1.22 ft – 0.56 ft