Dry Lake near Penn water level

Name: Dry Lake near Penn water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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Lake, Dry Lake, North Dakota, United States

Directions

Very high for mid-October

Surface elevation

1,451.37ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 05:45 PM CDT (15 min ago)

Water level: 49.93 ft

History

7 days

Surface elevation

What this means

Dry Lake near Penn is well above normal at 1,451.37 ft.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 1,451.28 ft and 1,451.49 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 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

On the water at Dry Lake near Penn

Well above normal, shoreline trees stand in the water and debris floats on the surface. Slow down near the edges.

Wear a life jacket on the water. Most boating deaths involve people who were not wearing one.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

19 Mon 62° 29° – Wind 10 mph

20 Tue 67° 37° – Wind 11 mph

21 Wed 63° 44° – Wind 12 mph

22 Thu 71° 47° – Wind 13 mph

23 Fri 66° 57° 0.35 in, 33% Wind 23 mph

24 Sat 64° 45° 0.00 in, 24% Wind 22 mph

25 Sun 44° 37° – Wind 24 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:02 AM Sunset 06:41 PM Daylight 10 hr, 39 min First quarter 63%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Starkweather Coulee near WebsterRiver gauge, Starkweather Coulee	1.3 cfs	Normal	−0.2 cfs	6 mi
Morrison Lake near WebsterLake, Morrison Lake	58.11 ft	Normal	+0.08 ft	7 mi
Big Coulee at Highway 2 near Churchs FerryRiver gauge, Big Coulee	50.14 ft	Normal	+0.03 ft	10 mi
Devils Lake near Devils LakeLake, Devils Lake	49.91 ft	Flooding	−0.06 ft	10 mi
Edmore Coulee near EdmoreRiver gauge, Edmore Coulee	6.6 cfs	High	−1.1 cfs	17 mi
Mauvais Coulee near CandoRiver gauge, Mauvais Coulee	0.8 cfs	Normal	+0.3 cfs	19 mi
Sheyenne River above Devils Lake State Outlet near FloraRiver gauge, Sheyenne River	11.02 ft	Normal	−0.03 ft	30 mi
Sheyenne River below Devils Lake State Outlet near BremenRiver gauge, Sheyenne River	18.14 ft	Low	+0.01 ft	31 mi

Questions and answers

Is Dry Lake near Penn really 1,451.37 ft deep?

No. 1,451.37 ft is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Dry Lake near Penn today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 05:45 PM CDT, the surface elevation was 1,451.37 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Dry Lake near Penn rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Dry Lake near Penn normal?

Very high for mid-October. Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year.

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:05056241 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 48.23111, -98.98306 (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
Surface elevation	1,451.37 ft	2026-10-19 22:45	Provisional
Water level	49.93 ft	2026-10-19 22:45	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Dry Lake near Penn (usgs:05056241). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/north-dakota/dry-lake-near-penn

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer