Vermilion Bay near Cypremort Point water level

What this means

Vermilion Bay near Cypremort Point is well above normal at 3.15 ft.

The median for late October is 2.40 ft, based on 7 years of readings, so the lake level is 0.75 ft above typical. It is 0.85 ft below the flood stage of 4.00 ft. On the same day last year the reading was 2.74 ft, a difference of +0.41 ft.

It has risen 0.24 ft over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between −1.40 ft and 3.51 ft.

Lakes and reservoirs often sit lower in fall after a summer of evaporation and use, and recover with winter rain and spring snowmelt. The water temperature at the gauge is 70 °F.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date

2.40 ft0.75 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

1.74 ft – 2.99 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (7 years of records)

Same day last year

2.74 ft+0.41 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

−1.40 ft – 3.51 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

−1.10 ft – 3.27 ft

Highest on record

9.41 ftOctober 10, 2020