Lac Vieux Desert near Land O'lakes water level

Name: Lac Vieux Desert near Land O'lakes water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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Lake, Lac Vieux Desert, Wisconsin, United States

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

1,680.31ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 03:45 PM CDT (25 min ago)

Water level: 80.35 ft

History

7 days

Surface elevation

What this means

Lac Vieux Desert near Land O'lakes is at 1,680.31 ft, in the normal range for mid-October.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 1,680.26 ft and 1,680.45 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 Lac Vieux Desert near Land O'lakes

Normal levels mean few surprises on the water: ramps in use and the shoreline where you expect it.

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.

20 Tue 62° 32° – Wind 9 mph

21 Wed 66° 42° – Wind 8 mph

22 Thu 65° 41° – Wind 5 mph

23 Fri 65° 49° – Wind 10 mph

24 Sat 68° 57° 0.01 in Wind 15 mph

25 Sun 62° 41° 0.01 in Wind 10 mph

26 Mon 42° 33° 0.02 in Wind 9 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:21 AM Sunset 06:03 PM Daylight 10 hr, 42 min Waxing gibbous 71%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Anvil Lake near Eagle RiverLake, Anvil Lake	90.72 ft	Very low	−0.01 ft	13 mi
Middle Branch Ontonagon River near PauldingRiver gauge, Middle Branch Ontonagon River	4.19 ft	Below flood stage	−0.05 ft	17 mi
Cisco Lake near WatersmeetLake, Cisco Lake	4.16 ft	Very high	+0.01 ft	17 mi
Cisco Branch Ontonagon River at Cisco Lake OutletRiver gauge, Cisco Branch Ontonagon River	0.5 cfs	Very low	±0	17 mi
Iron River at CaspianRiver gauge, Iron River	4.04 ft	Below flood stage	−0.04 ft	26 mi
Wisconsin River @ Rainbow Lake near Lake TomahawkRiver gauge, Wisconsin River @ Rainbow Lake	1.00 ft	Below flood stage	−0.01 ft	28 mi
West Branch Ontonagon River near BerglandRiver gauge, West Branch Ontonagon River	1.22 ft	Below flood stage	+0.01 ft	37 mi
Lake Gogebic near BerglandLake, Lake Gogebic	1.55 ft	Very low	+0.04 ft	37 mi

Questions and answers

Is Lac Vieux Desert near Land O'lakes really 1,680.31 ft deep?

No. 1,680.31 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 Lac Vieux Desert near Land O'lakes today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 03:45 PM CDT, the surface elevation was 1,680.31 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Lac Vieux Desert near Land O'lakes rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Lac Vieux Desert near Land O'lakes normal?

Normal 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:05390100 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 46.12162, -89.15208 (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	1,680.31 ft	2026-10-20 20:45	Provisional
Water level	80.35 ft	2026-10-20 20:45	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Lac Vieux Desert near Land O'lakes (usgs:05390100). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/wisconsin/lac-vieux-desert-near-land-olakes

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