Marblehead water level

Name: Marblehead water level (NOAA Tides & Currents (CO-OPS))
Creator: NOAA Tides & Currents (CO-OPS)
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Lake, Lake Erie, Ohio, United States

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Below flood stage

Surface elevation

571.77ft

Measured Oct 21, 2026, 08:54 PM EDT (16 min ago)

History

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What this means

Marblehead is at 571.77 ft, in the normal range.

It is 3.29 ft below the flood stage of 575.06 ft.

In the last month it has stayed between 571.77 ft and 571.85 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: 575.47 ftMay 19, 2020
Lowest on record: 565.46 ftJanuary 30, 2008

About this gauge

Nearest town: Sandusky (11 km)

Town from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)

On the water at Marblehead

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 07:51 AM Sunset 06:41 PM Daylight 10 hr, 49 min Waxing gibbous 81%

Map

Other gauges on Lake Erie

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	Distance
Fermi Power PlantLake, Lake Erie	571.88 ft	Below flood stage	40 mi
ToledoLake, Lake Erie	571.90 ft	Below flood stage	40 mi
ClevelandLake, Lake Erie	571.71 ft	Below flood stage	57 mi
FairportLake, Lake Erie	571.71 ft	No reference yet	76 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Old Woman Creek at Berlin Rd near Huron OHRiver gauge, Old Woman Creek	2.2 cfs	Normal	−0.5 cfs	18 mi
Huron River at Milan OHRiver gauge, Huron River	5.95 ft	Below flood stage	−0.06 ft	18 mi
Vermilion River near Vermilion OHRiver gauge, Vermilion River	2.27 ft	Below flood stage	−0.09 ft	24 mi
Portage River near Elmore OHRiver gauge, Portage River	1.98 ft	Below flood stage	−0.04 ft	26 mi
Sandusky River near Fremont OHRiver gauge, Sandusky River	1.00 ft	Below flood stage	±0	27 mi
Portage River at Woodville OHRiver gauge, Portage River	1.71 ft	Below flood stage	−0.02 ft	33 mi
Black River at Elyria OHRiver gauge, Black River	1.03 ft	Below flood stage	−0.17 ft	34 mi
Rock Creek at Tiffin OHRiver gauge, Rock Creek	6.5 cfs	Normal	−0.6 cfs	37 mi

Questions and answers

Is Marblehead really 571.77 ft deep?

No. 571.77 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 Marblehead measured?

The gauge is about 11 km from Sandusky, in Ohio.

How big is Marblehead?

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

What is the water level of Marblehead today?

On Oct 21, 2026, 08:54 PM EDT, the surface elevation was 571.77 ft.

Is the level of Marblehead normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Marblehead?

The highest level on record is 575.47 ft on May 19, 2020. The lowest is 565.46 ft on January 30, 2008.

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:9063079 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 41.54364, -82.73139 (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	571.77 ft	2026-10-22 00:54	Provisional

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NOAA Tides & Currents (CO-OPS): Marblehead (noaa-coops:9063079). Accessed October 22, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/ohio/marblehead

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