Cheat River at Lake Lynn water level

Name: Cheat River at Lake Lynn water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Cheat River, Pennsylvania, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

10.63ft Down 1.01 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 02:15 PM EDT (45 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

The latest river stage reported for Cheat River at Lake Lynn is 10.63 ft. The agency publishes no normal range or warning level for this river yet, so there is nothing to judge the number against.

The level is falling, down 1.01 ft over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 9.02 ft and 12.58 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: 25.75 ftMarch 4, 2015

What the stage means on the water

With no published normal range, paddlers and anglers should go by the trend: a rising river usually means muddier, faster water.

Highest crests on record

Rank	Level	Date
1	25.75 ft	March 4, 2015
2	22.87 ft	April 4, 2024

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.06 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 62° 35° – Wind 4 mph

19 Mon 65° 40° – Wind 7 mph

20 Tue 64° 40° – Wind 7 mph

21 Wed 64° 42° – Wind 6 mph

22 Thu 61° 39° – Wind 6 mph

23 Fri 66° 42° – Wind 7 mph

24 Sat 66° 42° – Wind 7 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:33 AM Sunset 06:37 PM Daylight 11 hr, 4 min First quarter 52%

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Other gauges on the Cheat River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Cheat River near ParsonsRiver gauge, Cheat River	6.22 ft	Below flood stage	−0.95 ft	43 mi
Cheat River below Saltlick Creek at RowlesburgRiver gauge, Cheat River	5.58 ft	Below flood stage	−0.90 ft	28 mi
Cheat River at AlbrightRiver gauge, Cheat River	14.61 ft	Below flood stage	−0.91 ft	19 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Cheat Lake near StewartstownLake, Cheat Lake	869.65 ft	Very high	+0.32 ft	0.1 mi
Monongahela R L&D8 (Upper Pool) @ Point MarionRiver gauge	9.94 ft	High	+0.26 ft	3.0 mi
Monongahela R L&D8 (Lower Pool) @ Point MarionRiver gauge	13.10 ft	High	−0.67 ft	3.0 mi
Dunkard Creek at ShannopinRiver gauge, Dunkard Creek	2.33 ft	Below flood stage	−0.25 ft	7 mi
Monongahela River near MasontownRiver gauge, Monongahela River	12.70 ft	Below flood stage	−0.49 ft	8 mi
Monongahela River (lower pool) near MasontownRiver gauge, Monongahela River (lower pool)	11.59 ft	Very high	−0.30 ft	8 mi
Deckers Creek at MorgantownRiver gauge, Deckers Creek	0.76 ft	Below flood stage	−0.10 ft	8 mi
Monongahela River at Morgantown Lock & Dam (Lower)River gauge, Monongahela River	10.47 ft	Below flood stage	+0.14 ft	9 mi

Questions and answers

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Cheat River at Lake Lynn today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 02:15 PM EDT, the water level was 10.63 ft. Down 1.01 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Cheat River at Lake Lynn rising or falling?

Down 1.01 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Cheat River at Lake Lynn 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 Cheat River at Lake Lynn?

The highest level on record is 25.75 ft on March 4, 2015.

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:03071600 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 39.72091, -79.85533 (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	10.63 ft	2026-10-18 18:15	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Cheat River at Lake Lynn (usgs:03071600). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/pennsylvania/cheat-river-at-lake-lynn

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