Great Sacandaga Lake Water Level Today

Great Sacandaga Lake is at 756.8 ft as of 12:30 a.m. ET, Oct 25, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

756.8 ft

Elevation above sea level

Today, 756.8 ftNormal, 759.4 ft

Last 24 hours

not reported

Last 7 days

−0.11 ft

Last 30 days

−2.18 ft

Compared with normal

2.6 ft below

Updated 12:30 a.m. ET, Oct 25. Source: U.S. Geological Survey. Normal is the median level for Oct 25 from 2006 to 2026. Elevations are in feet above NGVD29.

Great Sacandaga Lake level history

30 days1 year10 years

Last 30 days

This yearSame dates last year

One reading a week

Elevation in feet, one reading per day (one a week over 10 years). Source: U.S. Geological Survey.

Common questions

What is the lowest Great Sacandaga Lake has been?

715.8 ft, in February 1930, in daily records back to January 1930.

What is the highest Great Sacandaga Lake has been?

774.4 ft, in May 2011, in daily records back to January 1930.

How does today compare with a normal year?

It is 2.6 ft below the median level for Oct 25 across the stored record.

Is Great Sacandaga Lake rising or falling?

Falling: it is down 0.11 ft over the last 7 days.

Records

All-time high	774.4 ft	May 2011
All-time low	715.8 ft	Feb 1930
This year's high	769.3 ft	Apr 2026
This year's low	749.7 ft	Mar 2026

Daily levels since January 1930. Source: U.S. Geological Survey.

Lake facts

Operator	Hudson River-Black River Regulating District
Dam	Conklingville Dam
Normal storage	681,100 acre-ft
Surface area	25,940 acres
County	Saratoga

Dam facts: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Inventory of Dams.

Other lakes near Great Sacandaga Lake

All New York lakes

Lake	Percent full	Level	Change, 7 days	Updated
Saratoga Lake	not reported	203.4 ft	−0.24 ft	midnight ET, Oct 25
Lake Champlain	not reported	94.1 ft	−0.01 ft	midnight ET, Oct 25
Cayuga Lake	not reported	382.5 ft	−0.19 ft	midnight ET, Oct 25
Sebago Lake	not reported	262.7 ft	−0.20 ft	12:15 a.m. ET, Oct 25
Berlin Lake	not reported	1,016.1 ft	−1.33 ft	midnight ET, Oct 25
Tygart Lake	not reported	1,065.0 ft	−26.95 ft	11:00 p.m. ET, Oct 24

Saratoga Lake203.4 ft Lake Champlain94.1 ft Cayuga Lake382.5 ft Sebago Lake262.7 ft Berlin Lake1,016.1 ft Tygart Lake1,065.0 ft

All New York lakes

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