Crater Lake water level today
Crater Lake is at 6,165.66 ft, as of October 18, 2026.
- Past week: down 0.16 ft
- Compared with a year ago: down 1.33 ft
- 2.87 ft below the 10-year average for October 18 (6,168.53 ft)
- Lower on this date in 0 of the 14 years on record
Water level6,165.66 ftelevation, feet
vs. normal-2.87 ft10-year average for today
7-day change-0.16 ft
30-day change-0.53 ft
1-year change-1.33 ft
Past 12 months
Past 12 monthsYear before
Last 30 days
| Date | Level (ft) |
|---|---|
| Oct 18 | 6,165.66 |
| Oct 17 | 6,165.68 |
| Oct 16 | 6,165.68 |
| Oct 15 | 6,165.72 |
| Oct 14 | 6,165.75 |
| Oct 13 | 6,165.76 |
| Oct 12 | 6,165.78 |
| Oct 11 | 6,165.82 |
| Oct 10 | 6,165.85 |
| Oct 9 | 6,165.89 |
| Oct 8 | 6,165.90 |
| Oct 7 | 6,165.93 |
| Oct 6 | 6,165.95 |
| Oct 5 | 6,165.97 |
| Oct 4 | 6,165.98 |
| Oct 3 | 6,165.99 |
| Oct 2 | 6,166.01 |
| Oct 1 | 6,166.02 |
| Sep 30 | 6,166.03 |
| Sep 29 | 6,166.05 |
| Sep 28 | 6,166.06 |
| Sep 27 | 6,166.07 |
| Sep 26 | 6,166.09 |
| Sep 25 | 6,166.11 |
| Sep 24 | 6,166.11 |
| Sep 23 | 6,166.13 |
| Sep 22 | 6,166.14 |
| Sep 21 | 6,166.16 |
| Sep 20 | 6,166.17 |
| Sep 19 | 6,166.18 |
| Sep 18 | 6,166.19 |
This date in past years
| Date | Level (ft) | Today vs. then |
|---|---|---|
| October 18, 2025 | 6,166.99 | -1.33 |
| October 18, 2024 | 6,166.02 | -0.36 |
| October 18, 2023 | 6,165.88 | -0.22 |
| October 18, 2022 | 6,165.91 | -0.25 |
| October 18, 2021 | 6,166.50 | -0.84 |
| October 18, 2020 | 6,168.92 | -3.26 |
| October 18, 2019 | 6,170.74 | -5.08 |
| October 18, 2018 | 6,171.11 | -5.45 |
| October 18, 2017 | 6,172.68 | -7.02 |
| October 18, 2016 | 6,170.59 | -4.93 |
Records
Highest level on record: 6,174.20 ft (June 11, 2017). Lowest: 6,165.66 ft (October 18, 2026). Records in this series start October 23, 2011.
About these numbers
- Levels are daily mean water-surface elevations measured by the U.S. Geological Survey at this lake's gauge
- Recent readings are provisional and can be revised once USGS reviews them
- "vs. normal" compares today with the average for the same calendar date over the last 10 years of this gauge's record
- Latest reading: October 18, 2026. Official USGS page for this gauge