Great Salt Lake at Saltair Boat Harbor water level

Name: Great Salt Lake at Saltair Boat Harbor water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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Lake, Great Salt Lake, Utah, United States

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Low for mid-October

Surface elevation

4,189.80ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 02:45 PM MDT (40 min ago)

History

What this means

Great Salt Lake at Saltair Boat Harbor is below normal for mid-October, with the lake level at 4,189.80 ft.

The median for mid-October is 4,191.20 ft, based on 7 years of readings, so the lake level is 1.40 ft below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 4,191.20 ft, a difference of −1.40 ft.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 4,189.40 ft and 4,190.00 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: 4,191.20 ft1.40 ft below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 4,188.80 ft – 4,192.30 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (7 years of records)
Same day last year: 4,191.20 ft−1.40 ft
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 4,189.40 ft – 4,190.00 ft
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 4,189.40 ft – 4,192.60 ft

On the water at Great Salt Lake at Saltair Boat Harbor

A receding shoreline opens up beaches but also uncovers hazards: stumps, rocks and soft mud that are usually well under water.

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 66° 53° – Wind 8 mph

21 Wed 73° 52° – Wind 17 mph

22 Thu 73° 53° 0.29 in, 87% Wind 16 mph

23 Fri 57° 48° 0.24 in, 87% Wind 14 mph

24 Sat 55° 46° – Wind 9 mph

25 Sun 57° 47° – Wind 6 mph

26 Mon 59° 46° – Wind 7 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:46 AM Sunset 06:42 PM Daylight 10 hr, 56 min Waxing gibbous 71%

Map

Other gauges on Great Salt Lake

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Great Salt Lake near SalineLake, Great Salt Lake	4,189.50 ft	Normal	±0	39 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Lee Creek near MagnaRiver gauge, Lee Creek	66.0 cfs	High	+3.0 cfs	5.2 mi
(C- 2- 4)15cac-S1 MILL SPRING NR ERDARiver gauge	2.5 cfs	Low	±0	7 mi
Goggin Drain near Magna UtahRiver gauge, Goggin Drain	9.9 cfs	Low	−0.7 cfs	8 mi
Surplus Canal @ Salt Lake CityCanal gauge	10.71 ft	Below flood stage	−0.03 ft	15 mi
Jordan River @ 1700 South @ Salt Lake CityRiver gauge	1.83 ft	Below flood stage	±0	15 mi
Little Cottonwood Creek @ Jordan River near SlcRiver gauge, Little Cottonwood Creek @ Jordan River	0.23 ft	Below flood stage	−0.04 ft	17 mi
Red Butte Creek at Fort Douglas, near SlcRiver gauge, Red Butte Creek	0.8 cfs	Very low	+0.1 cfs	22 mi
Gsl Farmington Bay Outflow at Causeway BridgeLake, Gsl Farmington Bay Outflow	362 cfs	Normal	+38.0 cfs	23 mi

Questions and answers

Is Great Salt Lake at Saltair Boat Harbor higher than last year?

No, it is 1.40 ft lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 4,191.20 ft.

What is a normal level for Great Salt Lake at Saltair Boat Harbor in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 4,191.20 ft. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 4,188.80 ft and 4,192.30 ft, based on 7 years of records.

Is Great Salt Lake at Saltair Boat Harbor really 4,189.80 ft deep?

No. 4,189.80 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 Great Salt Lake at Saltair Boat Harbor today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 02:45 PM MDT, the surface elevation was 4,189.80 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Great Salt Lake at Saltair Boat Harbor rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.20 ft over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Great Salt Lake at Saltair Boat Harbor normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 7 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:10010000 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 40.73133, -112.21356 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NGVD29
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	4,189.80 ft	2026-10-20 20:45	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Great Salt Lake at Saltair Boat Harbor (usgs:10010000). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/utah/great-salt-lake-at-saltair-boat-harbor

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