World Water Levels

Today: furthest from normal in the United States

On 5 October 2026 the reading furthest below its normal range for the date was the Niagara River at Ashland Ave, lower than any day of these dates in 69 years. The reading furthest above its normal range for the date was the Niagara River at American Falls, in the highest 5 percent for the date. Data: .

Furthest below normal

  1. Ashland Ave, Niagara River: 97.283 m07:00 EDT on 5 October 2026low: lower than any day of these dates in 69 years
  2. Lake Mead, Lake Mead: 1,037.93 ft3 October 2026low: in the lowest 5 percent for the date
  3. Lake Powell, Lake Powell: 3,518.79 ft3 October 2026low: in the lowest 5 percent for the date

Furthest above normal

  1. American Falls, Niagara River: 170.571 m07:00 EDT on 5 October 2026high: in the highest 5 percent for the date
  2. Alexandria Bay, St. Lawrence River: 74.777 m07:00 EDT on 5 October 2026high: in the highest 10 percent for the date
  3. Niagara Intake, Niagara River: 171.409 m07:00 EDT on 5 October 2026high: in the highest 10 percent for the date
  4. Olcott, Lake Ontario: 74.914 m07:00 EDT on 5 October 2026high: in the highest 10 percent for the date

Only places with at least 10 years of daily data and a current reading are ranked. A place ranks first by where its newest reading sits for the date: below every year, in the lowest 5 percent, in the lowest 10 percent; then by how far it lies beyond the 10th (or 90th) percentile, measured in widths of the normal range.

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