Michigan · Natural lake; USGS gauge at the outlet

Mullett Lake water level

Today's reading against full pool and Mullett Lake's own seasonal history.

588 590 592
Elevation, feet (NAVD88)

as of August 19, 2026

593.08 ft NAVD88

level Reading is typical for mid-August.

Reading comes straight from U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System (USGS gauge 04129950) and updates live when you load this page.


Mullett Lake through the year

The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 2017–2026. The summer drawdown — and how this year sits in it — shows up without reading a single number.

592 593 594 JFMAMJJASOND
Median and normal range by day of year, 2017–2026 · elevation, feet (NAVD88)

This year vs the years that matter

This year's trace against last year and the driest and wettest years on record — the drought-context question every lake regular asks.

592 593 594 595 596 JFMAMJJASOND
  • 2026 (this year)
  • 2025 (last year)
  • 2020 (wettest on record)
  • 2024 (driest on record)

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 not published by the operator
Gauge USGS gauge 04129950 · U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System
Datum NAVD88
Last verified August 20, 2026

LakeDates reports lake level, not ramp status. Whether a given ramp or marina is usable at this level varies ramp by ramp — call the marina before you tow.

Quick answers

How full is Mullett Lake right now?

Mullett Lake is at 593.08 ft (NAVD88) as of August 19, 2026 — Reading is typical for mid-August.

Is Mullett Lake full?

Natural lake; USGS gauge at the outlet doesn't publish a conservation-pool figure for Mullett Lake, so this page shows the reading against the lake's own seasonal history instead.

What is full pool for Mullett Lake?

Natural lake; USGS gauge at the outlet doesn't publish a single conservation-pool elevation for Mullett Lake. The seasonal chart shows the range the lake actually runs instead.