Lake Erie at Buffalo
Lake Erie at Buffalo read 174.288 m above IGLD 1985 at .
That is within the normal range for the date.
- Up 0.016 m in 24 hours.
- Up 0.06 m in 7 days.
Long views: the past year, the past decade and the whole record
Normal range and official levels
The normal range for 5 October is 173.78 m to 174.56 m: the 10th to 90th percentile of the daily averages from 28 September to 12 October in 136 years between 1887 and 2025.
Records
- Highest daily average in our series since 1 March 1887: 175.925 m on 2 December 1985.
- Lowest daily average in our series since 1 March 1887: 172.809 m on 23 January 1965.
About this gauge
Buffalo is a gauge on Lake Erie in New York, United States.
It lies at 42.8774° N, 78.8905° W.
Its readings come from NOAA's Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS).
Heights are given above IGLD 1985, the datum the source names (IGLD 1985).
The newest reading is provisional: the source may still correct it.