1153.67 ft NAVD88
level 0.4 ft below full pool — this gauge's public record is too short for seasonal comparisons
Reading comes straight from U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System (USGS gauge 442805084411001) and updates live when you load this page.
Is Higgins Lake full?
Not quite — 0.4 ft below full pool as of September 24, 2026
How full is Higgins Lake? Not as a percentage: no storage figure comes through with this gauge reading, and a share of capacity worked out from the elevation alone would be a guess — how much water a reservoir holds at a given level is a curve only the operator's own capacity table knows. Feet from full pool is what the operator publishes, and it is the figure above.
Full pool, datum, and the gauge
"Full pool" here means the conservation pool — the level the lake is designed to hold for water supply and recreation, not the flood-control space above it. The full explainer covers flood pool and dead pool too.
| Full pool | 1154.11 ft NAVD88 · per Natural lake, level set by Michigan court order (Roscommon County); USGS gauge full-pool reference |
|---|---|
| Gauge | USGS gauge 442805084411001 · U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System |
| Datum | NAVD88 — The legal summer level of 1,154.11 ft (1,153.61 ft in winter) is set on a 1926 court datum, so comparing it to the gauge is close but not exact. |
| Last verified | August 15, 2026 |
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Quick answers
What is the lake level for Higgins Lake today?
Higgins Lake is at 1153.67 ft (NAVD88) as of September 24, 2026 — 0.4 ft below full pool — this gauge's public record is too short for seasonal comparisons.
Is Higgins Lake full?
Not quite — at 1153.67 ft on September 24, 2026, Higgins Lake is 0.4 ft below its full pool of 1154.11 ft (NAVD88).
How full is Higgins Lake?
Not as a percentage: no storage figure comes through with this gauge reading, and a share of capacity worked out from the elevation alone would be a guess — how much water a reservoir holds at a given level is a curve only the operator's own capacity table knows. Feet from full pool is what the operator publishes, and it is the figure above.
What is full pool for Higgins Lake?
Full pool (the conservation pool) for Higgins Lake is 1154.11 ft NAVD88, per Natural lake, level set by Michigan court order (Roscommon County); USGS gauge full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.