World Water Levels

Lake Michigan at Sturgeon Bay Canal

Lake Michigan at Sturgeon Bay Canal read 176.423 m above IGLD 1985 at .

That is within the normal range for the date.

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Normal range and official levels

The normal range for 5 October is 175.99 m to 177.01 m: the 10th to 90th percentile of the daily averages from 28 September to 12 October in 72 years between 1950 and 2025.

Records

  • Highest daily average in our series since 1 January 1950: 177.558 m on 27 September 1986.
  • Lowest daily average in our series since 1 January 1950: 175.429 m on 27 January 1964.

About this gauge

Sturgeon Bay Canal is a gauge on Lake Michigan in Wisconsin, United States.

It lies at 44.7947° N, 87.3139° 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.

See also