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Lake Chelan water level today
Lake Chelan is at 1,095.18 ft, as of October 18, 2026.
- Past week: down 0.95 ft
- Compared with a year ago: up 0.17 ft
- 0.49 ft below the 10-year average for October 18 (1,095.67 ft)
- Lower on this date in 3 of the 14 years on record
Water level1,095.18 ftelevation, feet
vs. normal-0.49 ft10-year average for today
7-day change-0.95 ft
30-day change-3.32 ft
1-year change+0.17 ft
Past 12 months
Past 12 monthsYear before
Last 30 days
| Date | Level (ft) |
|---|---|
| Oct 18 | 1,095.18 |
| Oct 17 | 1,095.33 |
| Oct 16 | 1,095.44 |
| Oct 15 | 1,095.58 |
| Oct 14 | 1,095.70 |
| Oct 13 | 1,095.85 |
| Oct 12 | 1,095.99 |
| Oct 11 | 1,096.13 |
| Oct 10 | 1,096.29 |
| Oct 9 | 1,096.44 |
| Oct 8 | 1,096.55 |
| Oct 7 | 1,096.68 |
| Oct 6 | 1,096.82 |
| Oct 5 | 1,096.95 |
| Oct 4 | 1,097.07 |
| Oct 3 | 1,097.20 |
| Oct 2 | 1,097.32 |
| Oct 1 | 1,097.45 |
| Sep 30 | 1,097.57 |
| Sep 29 | 1,097.68 |
| Sep 28 | 1,097.81 |
| Sep 27 | 1,097.95 |
| Sep 26 | 1,098.10 |
| Sep 25 | 1,098.22 |
| Sep 24 | 1,098.31 |
| Sep 23 | 1,098.46 |
| Sep 22 | 1,098.50 |
| Sep 21 | 1,098.48 |
| Sep 20 | 1,098.48 |
| Sep 19 | 1,098.49 |
| Sep 18 | 1,098.50 |
This date in past years
| Date | Level (ft) | Today vs. then |
|---|---|---|
| October 18, 2025 | 1,095.01 | +0.17 |
| October 18, 2024 | 1,095.10 | +0.08 |
| October 18, 2023 | 1,095.30 | -0.12 |
| October 18, 2022 | 1,095.32 | -0.14 |
| October 18, 2021 | 1,095.69 | -0.51 |
| October 18, 2020 | 1,096.45 | -1.27 |
| October 18, 2019 | 1,095.62 | -0.44 |
| October 18, 2018 | 1,096.77 | -1.59 |
| October 18, 2017 | 1,095.16 | +0.02 |
| October 18, 2016 | 1,096.28 | -1.10 |
Records
Highest level on record: 1,099.99 ft (July 14, 2014). Lowest: 1,083.31 ft (March 27, 2012). 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