Williston Lake at Lost Cabin Creek water level

What this means

At 39.78 m, Williston Lake at Lost Cabin Creek is holding more water than usual for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 38.02 m, based on 11 years of readings, so the water level is 1.76 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 35.83 m, a difference of +3.95 m.

It is still going down, by 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 39.78 m – 40.76 m.

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

38.02 m1.76 m above the median for this date

Normal for this date

35.29 m – 40.27 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)

Same day last year

35.83 m+3.95 m

Lowest and highest in 30 days

39.78 m – 40.76 m

Lowest and highest in 12 months

33.08 m – 40.88 m