Milner Lake water level

What this means

Milner Lake is below normal for mid-October, with the lake level at 9.50 ft.

That puts it 1.04 ft below the median of 10.54 ft for mid-October, based on 36 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 9.92 ft (−0.42 ft).

It has dropped 0.92 ft over the past week. With the water still dropping, the shoreline keeps moving out. In the last month it has stayed between 9.50 ft and 11.24 ft.

Lakes and reservoirs often sit lower in fall after a summer of evaporation and use, and recover with winter rain and spring snowmelt.

Compared with 36 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

10.54 ft1.04 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

8.62 ft – 10.96 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (36 years of records)

Same day last year

9.92 ft−0.42 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

9.50 ft – 11.24 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

8.65 ft – 11.41 ft