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Michigan Water Levels

Live USGS inland lake gauges and dated NOAA and Corps readings for the Great Lakes and connecting waters.

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Live gauges

Michigan inland lake gauges, live

LakeLevelReadingSource
Lake Gogebic1,294.17 ftOct 23, 2026USGS 04035995
Cisco Lake1,683.65 ftOct 23, 2026USGS 04037400
Greenwood Reservoir1,508.91 ftOct 23, 2026USGS 04057811
Greenwood Afterbay1,480.81 ftOct 23, 2026USGS 04057812
Schweitzer Reservoir1,334.78 ftOct 23, 2026USGS 04058190
Austin Lake855.21 ftOct 23, 2026USGS 04097188
Mullett Lake592.85 ftOct 23, 2026USGS 04129950
Houghton Lake1,137.65 ftOct 23, 2026USGS 442400084472801
Lake St. Helen1,154.88 ftOct 23, 2026USGS 442409084274001
Van Etten Lake589.38 ftOct 23, 2026USGS 442656083202301
Higgins Lake1,153.68 ftOct 23, 2026USGS 442805084411001
Otsego Lake1,273.29 ftOct 23, 2026USGS 445512084415301
Intermediate Lake7.02 ftOct 23, 2026USGS 450415085153501 (gage height)

USGS provisional lake data, refreshed hourly by the site.

Great Lakes stations

Great Lakes and connecting water readings for Michigan

StationWaterAgencyReadingDatumRecorded
Belle Isle StationDetroit RiverUSACE Detroit District574.29 ftOctober 22, 2026
Cell Dock Station (Seasonal)St. Marys RiverUSACE Detroit District579.04 ftOctober 19, 2026
Crooked River Lock – DownstreamCrooked River (Inland Waterway)USACE Detroit District595.12 ftIGLD85October 22, 2026
Crooked River Lock – UpstreamCrooked River (Inland Waterway)USACE Detroit District595.43 ftIGLD85October 22, 2026
Lake ErieLake ErieUSACE Detroit District571.59 ftIGLD85October 21, 2026
Frechette Point Station (Seasonal)St. Marys RiverUSACE Detroit District579.55 ftOctober 19, 2026
Lake Michigan-HuronLake MichiganUSACE Detroit District578.77 ftIGLD85October 21, 2026
North Channel StationSt. Clair RiverUSACE Detroit District575.04 ftOctober 22, 2026
Slab Dock Station (Seasonal)St. Marys RiverUSACE Detroit District578.95 ftOctober 19, 2026
Lake St ClairLake St. ClairUSACE Detroit District574.64 ftIGLD85October 21, 2026
Lake SuperiorLake SuperiorUSACE Detroit District601.74 ftIGLD85October 21, 2026
AlgonacSt. Clair RiverNOAA CO-OPS575.19 ftIGLD85October 22, 2026
St. Clair State PoliceSt. Clair RiverNOAA CO-OPS576.49 ftIGLD85October 22, 2026
Dry DockSt. Clair RiverNOAA CO-OPS577.62 ftIGLD85October 22, 2026
Mouth of the Black RiverLake HuronNOAA CO-OPS577.93 ftIGLD85October 22, 2026
Fort GratiotLake HuronNOAA CO-OPS578.67 ftIGLD85October 22, 2026
St Clair ShoresLake St. ClairNOAA CO-OPS574.62 ftIGLD85October 22, 2026
GibraltarLake ErieNOAA CO-OPS571.96 ftIGLD85October 22, 2026
WyandotteDetroit RiverNOAA CO-OPS573.28 ftIGLD85October 22, 2026
Fort WayneDetroit RiverNOAA CO-OPS573.68 ftIGLD85October 22, 2026
Windmill PointLake St. ClairNOAA CO-OPS574.42 ftIGLD85October 22, 2026
Fermi Power PlantLake ErieNOAA CO-OPS571.55 ftIGLD85October 22, 2026
Harbor BeachLake HuronNOAA CO-OPS578.85 ftIGLD85October 22, 2026
EssexvilleLake HuronNOAA CO-OPS579.2 ftIGLD85October 22, 2026
AlpenaLake HuronNOAA CO-OPS578.75 ftIGLD85October 22, 2026
Mackinaw CityLake HuronNOAA CO-OPS578.59 ftIGLD85October 22, 2026
De Tour VillageLake HuronNOAA CO-OPS578.63 ftIGLD85October 22, 2026
Rock CutNOAA CO-OPS578.81 ftIGLD85October 22, 2026
West Neebish IslandNOAA CO-OPS579.05 ftIGLD85October 22, 2026
Little RapidsSt. Marys RiverNOAA CO-OPS579.3 ftIGLD85October 22, 2026
U.S. SlipSt. Marys RiverNOAA CO-OPS579.49 ftIGLD85October 22, 2026
S.W. Pier, St. Marys RiverSt. Marys RiverNOAA CO-OPS601.28 ftIGLD85October 22, 2026
LudingtonLake MichiganNOAA CO-OPS579.04 ftIGLD85October 22, 2026
HollandLake MichiganNOAA CO-OPS579.03 ftIGLD85October 22, 2026
MenomineeLake MichiganNOAA CO-OPS578.94 ftIGLD85October 22, 2026
Port InlandLake MichiganNOAA CO-OPS578.75 ftIGLD85October 22, 2026
Point IroquoisLake SuperiorNOAA CO-OPS601.54 ftIGLD85October 22, 2026
Marquette C.G.Lake SuperiorNOAA CO-OPS601.81 ftIGLD85October 22, 2026
OntonagonLake SuperiorNOAA CO-OPS601.98 ftIGLD85October 22, 2026

NOAA CO-OPS Great Lakes water level stations (IGLD 1985) and USACE Detroit District CWMS stage series, read October 22, 2026; values are provisional.

Lake pages

Inland Michigan lakes whose pages show a gauge

Photographs

Michigan water in pictures

Lake Superior, Michigan
Lake Superior
Photo: Clockman26, CC BY-SA 4.0
Lake Huron, Michigan
Lake Huron
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0
Higgins Lake, Michigan
Higgins Lake
Photo: Notorious4life ( Uploads ), CC0 1.0
Lake Michigan, Michigan
Lake Michigan
Photo: Ian Rastall, CC0 1.0
Answers

Michigan water level questions

Which inland Michigan lakes show a live level on this site?

13 USGS inland lake gauges, Lake Gogebic among them.

Are Great Lakes water levels shown?

28 NOAA CO-OPS stations print their latest reading in feet above IGLD 1985.

What is IGLD 1985?

The International Great Lakes Datum, the reference both countries use for Great Lakes water levels.

Where do the Detroit River and St. Clair readings come from?

NOAA stations and USACE Detroit District gauges such as Belle Isle.

How often do USGS readings refresh?

Hourly; the site pulls provisional USGS values once an hour.

Are Michigan river flows on this page?

No; each river page with a USGS gauge shows its own discharge.

Why are some readings dated instead of live?

The plugin shows live USGS data; NOAA and Detroit District stations print the reading as retrieved, with its date.

How many dated Great Lakes readings are listed?

39.