Sylvan Lake at Rome City water level

Name: Sylvan Lake at Rome City water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
License: https://www.usgs.gov/information-policies-and-instructions/copyrights-and-credits

Lake, Sylvan Lake, Indiana, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

9.29ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 06:00 AM EDT (1 hour ago)

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

The latest lake level at Sylvan Lake at Rome City is 9.29 ft. There is no published reference for this lake yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 9.29 ft and 9.32 ft.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Key numbers

Highest on record: 11.14 ftAugust 23, 1996

Swimming and boating at Sylvan Lake at Rome City

Without a published normal range, the trend is the most useful thing here: a steady lake means few changes at the shore.

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

Highest crests on record

Rank	Level	Date
1	11.14 ft	August 23, 1996
2	11.14 ft	March 12, 2009
3	11.14 ft	August 22, 1996
4	10.97 ft	February 7, 2008
5	10.92 ft	February 22, 2018
6	10.74 ft	April 30, 2011
7	10.71 ft	April 21, 2013
8	10.61 ft	May 28, 2017
9	10.49 ft	May 3, 2019
10	10.40 ft	July 19, 2015

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 63° 33° – Wind 6 mph

21 Wed 67° 39° – Wind 7 mph

22 Thu 69° 47° – Wind 5 mph

23 Fri 69° 48° – Wind 8 mph

24 Sat 69° 48° – Wind 10 mph

25 Sun 73° 52° – Wind 12 mph

26 Mon 71° 55° – Wind 18 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:00 AM Sunset 06:54 PM Daylight 10 hr, 55 min First quarter 68%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Nb Elkhart River at CospervilleRiver gauge, Nb Elkhart River	4.42 ft	Below flood stage	−0.06 ft	5.2 mi
Pigeon Creek near AngolaRiver gauge, Pigeon Creek	5.45 ft	Below flood stage	−0.01 ft	17 mi
Cedar Creek at 18th Street at AuburnRiver gauge, Cedar Creek	2.81 ft	Below flood stage	−0.03 ft	19 mi
Pigeon River near ScottRiver gauge, Pigeon River	3.54 ft	Below flood stage	−0.03 ft	20 mi
Tippecanoe River at North WebsterRiver gauge, Tippecanoe River	3.52 ft	Below flood stage	+0.11 ft	21 mi
Prairie River at US 12 near Burr OakRiver gauge, Prairie River	25.4 cfs	Normal	−0.5 cfs	24 mi
Fish Creek at HamiltonRiver gauge, Fish Creek	3.36 ft	Below flood stage	−0.03 ft	25 mi
Tippecanoe River at OswegoRiver gauge, Tippecanoe River	5.24 ft	Below flood stage	−0.03 ft	25 mi

Questions and answers

What is the water level of Sylvan Lake at Rome City today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 06:00 AM EDT, the water level was 9.29 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Sylvan Lake at Rome City rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Sylvan Lake at Rome City normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Sylvan Lake at Rome City?

The highest level on record is 11.14 ft on August 23, 1996.

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:04100180 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 41.49811, -85.37720 (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	9.29 ft	2026-10-20 10:00	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Sylvan Lake at Rome City (usgs:04100180). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/indiana/sylvan-lake-at-rome-city

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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