Onondaga Lake

Name: Onondaga Lake (New York) water level
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey

At Liverpool, NY · New York · USGS gauge

Grey bar: recent range 362.9–363.3 ft.

Water level · NGVD29

363.22FT

Gauge elevation · no % full published

7 days +0.15 ft30 days +0.17 ftvs last year −0.05 ft

Reading for Oct 25, 2026, 18:30 UTC · page refreshed Oct 25, 21:16 UTC
Source: U.S. Geological Survey (Water Data for the Nation)

Worth going today?This Afternoon

Looks good

Light wind, dry

Wind3 mph

Rain0%

Temp64°F

Level363.2 ft

This AfternoonSunny · 64°F
SW 3 mph · rain 0%

TonightPartly Cloudy · 44°F
S 3 mph · rain 1%

NWS forecast for the gauge location. Good = wind ≤ 10 mph and rain ≤ 30%; storms are flagged. Not safety advice – check local conditions, closures and warnings.

Level history

Last 30 days of daily means.

Field notes

Onondaga Lake's latest daily level (Oct 25, 2026) is 363.22 (NGVD29) ft.

Over the past 7 days the lake has been rising (+0.15 ft), and it is +0.17 ft over 30 days.

Compared with a year ago (363.27 ft, same time of day), the lake is at about the same level.

Readings come from the USGS gauge “ONONDAGA LAKE AT LIVERPOOL NY”. Gauge elevations are not directly comparable between lakes because each uses its own datum.

Lake facts

Gauge / station	ONONDAGA LAKE AT LIVERPOOL NY
Elevation datum	ft (NGVD29)
Gauge location	43.1008, -76.2114

Nearby lakes

Owasco Lake21 mi SW711.57 ft−0.11 ft Cayuga Inlet (cayuga Lake)48 mi S381.94 ft−0.03 ft Whitney Point Lake54 mi S973.44 ft−0.09 ft Hinckley Reservoir57 mi E1,201.31 ft−0.24 ft East Sidney Lake73 mi SE1,149.72 ft−0.76 ft

Common questions

Is Onondaga Lake rising or falling?

Over the last 7 days it changed +0.15 ft and over 30 days +0.17 ft.

How full is Onondaga Lake?

USGS publishes the water surface elevation for this gauge but not a percent-full figure, so we don't show one rather than estimate it.

How often is this page updated?

The page is rebuilt automatically every day from USGS's published data. Values can be revised later by the source agency.

Where does the data come from?

The U.S. Geological Survey's Water Data API (api.waterdata.usgs.gov), which publishes readings from USGS and partner gauges. Forecasts come from the National Weather Service.

Latest instantaneous reading; 7-day, 30-day and year-ago changes compare readings at the same hour. USGS data are provisional and subject to revision. This page is not affiliated with or endorsed by the USGS. See data sources.