Lake Minnehaha at Clermont water level

Name: Lake Minnehaha at Clermont water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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Lake, Lake Minnehaha, Florida, United States

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Very low for mid-October

Surface elevation

94.44ft Down 0.06 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 07:45 AM EDT (45 min ago)

History

What this means

Water is short at Lake Minnehaha at Clermont: the latest reading of 94.44 ft is far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 96.83 ft, based on 7 years of readings, so the lake level is 2.39 ft below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 96.14 ft, a difference of −1.70 ft.

It is still going down, by 0.06 ft over the past 24 hours. With the water still dropping, the shoreline keeps moving out. The 30-day range is 94.15 ft – 94.54 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: 96.83 ft2.39 ft below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 95.70 ft – 98.60 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (7 years of records)
Same day last year: 96.14 ft−1.70 ft
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 94.15 ft – 94.54 ft
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 93.78 ft – 96.21 ft

Boating and fishing at Lake Minnehaha at Clermont

At low levels, launching can mean a long walk or a closed ramp, and shallow points stick out further than charts suggest.

Conditions at the shore change with the level, so check with the agency that runs the lake before a trip.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 78° 61° 0.03 in Wind 19 mph

19 Mon 78° 64° – Wind 17 mph

20 Tue 80° 60° – Wind 14 mph

21 Wed 82° 62° – Wind 12 mph

22 Thu 80° 63° – Wind 13 mph

23 Fri 80° 62° – Wind 15 mph

24 Sat 80° 64° – Wind 20 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:30 AM Sunset 06:56 PM Daylight 11 hr, 25 min First quarter 49%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Palatlakaha River below Spwy at Ch Lake Out near GrovelandRiver gauge, Palatlakaha River	93.57 ft	Normal	+0.01 ft	4.1 mi
Palatlakaha River at Cherry Lake Out near GrovelandRiver gauge, Palatlakaha River	94.11 ft	Low	±0	4.1 mi
Little Creek at Green Swamp Road near ClermontRiver gauge, Little Creek	9.42 ft	Normal	+0.18 ft	7 mi
Palatlakaha River near MascotteRiver gauge, Palatlakaha River	93.48 ft	Low	±0	7 mi
Palatlakaha River below Spwy, near MascotteRiver gauge, Palatlakaha River	88.99 ft	Low	+0.02 ft	7 mi
Big Creek near ClermontRiver gauge, Big Creek	2.02 ft	Normal	−0.08 ft	7 mi
Palatlakaha River at Structure M-6 near MascotteRiver gauge, Palatlakaha River	89.26 ft	Low	+0.02 ft	9 mi
Palatlakaha River below Structure M-6 near MascotteRiver gauge, Palatlakaha River	87.65 ft	Low	+0.03 ft	9 mi

Questions and answers

Is Lake Minnehaha at Clermont higher than last year?

No, it is 1.70 ft lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 96.14 ft.

What is a normal level for Lake Minnehaha at Clermont in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 96.83 ft. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 95.70 ft and 98.60 ft, based on 7 years of records.

Is Lake Minnehaha at Clermont really 94.44 ft deep?

No. 94.44 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 Lake Minnehaha at Clermont today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 07:45 AM EDT, the surface elevation was 94.44 ft. Down 0.06 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Lake Minnehaha at Clermont rising or falling?

Down 0.06 ft over the last 24 hours. Down 0.07 ft over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Lake Minnehaha at Clermont normal?

Very 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:02236840 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 28.54417, -81.78341 (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	94.44 ft	2026-10-18 11:45	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Lake Minnehaha at Clermont (usgs:02236840). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/florida/lake-minnehaha-at-clermont

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