Lavon Lake near Lavon water level

What this means

Nothing unusual at Lavon Lake near Lavon right now: the lake level of 487.78 ft is in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 488.35 ft, based on 7 years of readings, so the lake level is 0.57 ft below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 489.19 ft, a difference of −1.41 ft.

The level is falling, down 0.04 ft over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 487.53 ft and 488.10 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 7 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

488.35 ft0.57 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

485.55 ft – 489.39 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (7 years of records)

Same day last year

489.19 ft−1.41 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

487.53 ft – 488.10 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

487.53 ft – 494.06 ft

Highest on record

504.93 ftMay 3, 1990