Toledo water level

Name: Toledo 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

571.80ft

Measured Oct 21, 2026, 09:24 PM EDT (23 min ago)

History

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What this means

Toledo is at 571.80 ft, in the normal range.

It is 3.43 ft below the flood stage of 575.23 ft.

In the last month it has stayed between 571.80 ft and 572.05 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: 576.83 ftApril 15, 2018
Lowest on record: 561.63 ftDecember 23, 2022

About this gauge

Nearest town: Toledo (7.6 km)

Town from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)

On the water at Toledo

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 07:55 AM Sunset 06:43 PM Daylight 10 hr, 49 min Waxing gibbous 81%

Map

Other gauges on Lake Erie

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Fermi Power PlantLake, Lake Erie	571.83 ft	Below flood stage		21 mi
MarbleheadLake, Lake Erie	571.68 ft	Below flood stage		40 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Ottawa River at University of Toledo, Toledo OHRiver gauge, Ottawa River	2.18 ft	Below flood stage	−0.09 ft	8 mi
Muddy Creek at Belleterre Road near ErieRiver gauge, Muddy Creek	0.3 cfs	Normal	±0	9 mi
Wolf Creek at Holland OHRiver gauge, Wolf Creek	1.65 ft	Below flood stage	±0	12 mi
Portage River at Woodville OHRiver gauge, Portage River	1.71 ft	Below flood stage	−0.02 ft	18 mi
Maumee River at Waterville OHRiver gauge, Maumee River	2.35 ft	Below flood stage	+0.13 ft	18 mi
River Raisin near MonroeRiver gauge, River Raisin	221 cfs	Normal	−7.0 cfs	19 mi
Portage River near Elmore OHRiver gauge, Portage River	1.98 ft	Below flood stage	−0.04 ft	19 mi
Nile Ditch at Arnold Highway near JasperRiver gauge, Nile Ditch	1.1 cfs	Normal	−0.1 cfs	30 mi

Questions and answers

Is Toledo really 571.80 ft deep?

No. 571.80 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 Toledo measured?

The gauge is about 7.6 km from Toledo, in Ohio.

How big is Toledo?

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

What is the water level of Toledo today?

On Oct 21, 2026, 09:24 PM EDT, the surface elevation was 571.80 ft.

Is the level of Toledo normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Toledo?

The highest level on record is 576.83 ft on April 15, 2018. The lowest is 561.63 ft on December 23, 2022.

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:9063085 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 41.69355, -83.47227 (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	571.80 ft	2026-10-22 01:24	Provisional

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NOAA Tides & Currents (CO-OPS): Toledo (noaa-coops:9063085). Accessed October 22, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/ohio/toledo

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