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Lake Erie Water Level Today

Today’s level at the Cleveland, OH gauge, compared with last year and the long-term average for November.

Updated 9:54 PM EST, Nov 7, 2026 · Source: NOAA station 9063063 Provisional

Water level Provisional

571.27ft

IGLD 1985 · Cleveland, OH gauge, 9:54 PM EST, Nov 7, 2026

  • +0.32 ftvs a year ago (570.95 ft)
  • +0.63 ftlake-wide average (571.56 ft, Nov 6) vs November long-term average (570.93 ft)
  • −0.16 ftin 24 h−0.25 ft in 7 days
569.5570.0570.5571.0571.5572.0572.5573.0569.5570.0570.5571.0571.5572.0572.5573.0
  • November average
  • 1 yr ago

Is Lake Erie high or low?

Lake Erie is about 0.3 ft higher than a year ago at the Cleveland, OH gauge. The lake-wide level is 0.63 ft above its long-term November average.

Lake Erie water temperature: 61.2°F

Lake Erie level history

View data table
DateLevel (ft)% full
Nov 7, 2026571.27—
Nov 5, 2026571.36—
Nov 4, 2026571.34—
Nov 3, 2026571.41—
Nov 2, 2026571.42—
Nov 1, 2026571.50—
Oct 31, 2026571.47—
Oct 30, 2026571.52—
Oct 29, 2026571.43—
Oct 28, 2026571.54—
Oct 27, 2026571.62—
Oct 26, 2026571.54—
Oct 25, 2026571.55—
Oct 24, 2026571.61—
Oct 23, 2026571.68—
Oct 22, 2026571.59—
Oct 21, 2026571.65—
Oct 20, 2026571.66—
Oct 19, 2026571.55—
Oct 18, 2026571.51—
Oct 17, 2026571.79—
Oct 16, 2026571.76—
Oct 15, 2026571.76—
Oct 14, 2026571.75—
Oct 13, 2026571.56—
Oct 12, 2026571.64—
Oct 11, 2026571.77—
Oct 10, 2026571.71—
Oct 9, 2026571.67—
Oct 8, 2026571.68—
Oct 7, 2026571.60—
  • Lake Erie at Cleveland, OH (daily average)
Source: NOAA CO-OPS 9063063 · IGLD 1985

Lake Erie in November in past years

Lake Erie lake-wide average level in November by year
YearNovember average (ft)vs long-term
2026so far571.49+0.56
2025570.83−0.10
2024571.49+0.56
2023571.82+0.89
2022571.69+0.76
2021573.13+2.20
2020573.00+2.07
2019573.10+2.17
2018572.77+1.84
2017572.38+1.45
2016571.72+0.79

Lake-wide monthly means from NOAA GLERL. Long-term November average: 570.93 ft (1918 to last year).

Lake facts

NOAA gauge
Cleveland, OH 9063063
Datum
IGLD 1985
Highest November (lake-wide)
573.65 ft1986
Lowest November (lake-wide)
568.24 ft1934
Highest monthly level
574.61 ftJun 2019
Lowest monthly level
568.18 ftFeb 1935
Surface area
9,910 sq mi
Maximum depth
210 ft
Average depth
62 ft
Volume
116 cubic miles

Area, depth and volume: US EPA, The Great Lakes: An Environmental Atlas and Resource Book. Records: lake-wide monthly means since 1918 (NOAA GLERL).

Neighboring lakes

Quick answers

Is Lake Erie high or low right now?
The lake-wide level on Nov 6, 2026 was 571.56 ft, 0.63 ft above the long-term November average of 570.93 ft (NOAA GLERL, 1918 to last year).
Why does the gauge differ from the lake-wide level?
Wind pushes water from one end of a Great Lake to the other, so a single gauge can read higher or lower than the lake average for hours. The lake-wide figure averages several gauges and changes slowly.
What is IGLD 1985?
The International Great Lakes Datum of 1985, the reference used for Great Lakes levels by the US and Canada instead of mean sea level.
How often is this page updated?
Several times a day with the latest reading of NOAA station 9063063. The lake-wide averages are updated by NOAA GLERL once a day.

Where this data comes from

Water level from NOAA station 9063063 (tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov), IGLD 1985. Lake-wide monthly means and records from NOAA GLERL. Recent readings are provisional.

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