Conemaugh Lake water level

What this means

Conemaugh Lake is well above normal at 916.49 ft.

The median for mid-October is 903.97 ft, based on 11 years of readings, so the lake level is 12.52 ft above typical. It is 57.71 ft below the flood stage of 974.20 ft. On the same day last year the reading was 903.19 ft, a difference of +13.30 ft.

It has dropped 0.24 ft over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 903.33 ft and 925.90 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 11 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

903.97 ft12.52 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

902.62 ft – 910.91 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)

Same day last year

903.19 ft+13.30 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

903.33 ft – 925.90 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

901.37 ft – 940.57 ft