Lake Champlain

Name: Lake Champlain (Vermont) water level
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey

At Burlington, VT · Vermont · USGS gauge

Grey bar: recent range 93.7–94.1 ft.

Water level · NGVD29

94.04FT

Gauge elevation · no % full published

7 days ±0.00 ft30 days +0.03 ftvs last year +0.31 ft

Reading for Oct 25, 2026, 18:00 UTC · page refreshed Oct 25, 21:05 UTC
Source: U.S. Geological Survey (Water Data for the Nation)

Worth going today?This Afternoon

Looks good

Light wind, dry

Wind10 mph

Rain0%

Temp59°F

Level94.0 ft

This AfternoonSunny · 59°F
SW 10 mph · rain 0%

TonightPartly Cloudy · 46°F
S 14 mph · rain 0%

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

Lake Champlain's latest daily level (Oct 25, 2026) is 94.04 (NGVD29) ft.

The level has been roughly steady over the past week (±0.00 ft).

Compared with a year ago (93.73 ft, same time of day), the lake is 0.31 ft higher.

Readings come from the USGS gauge “LAKE CHAMPLAIN AT BURLINGTON, VT”. Gauge elevations are not directly comparable between lakes because each uses its own datum.

Lake facts

Gauge / station	LAKE CHAMPLAIN AT BURLINGTON, VT
Elevation datum	ft (NGVD29)
Gauge location	44.4762, -73.2215

Nearby lakes

Waterbury Reservoir23 mi E589.09 ft+0.02 ft Lake Champlain31 mi S · NY93.61 ft+0.01 ft Wrightsville Detention Reservoir34 mi E634.31 ft−0.44 ft Richelieu River (lake Champlain)37 mi N · NY93.97 ft−0.16 ft East Barre Detention Reservoir44 mi SE1,135.37 ft−0.46 ft

Common questions

Is Lake Champlain rising or falling?

Over the last 7 days it changed ±0.00 ft and over 30 days +0.03 ft.

How full is Lake Champlain?

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.