Vermont · Natural lake; USGS gauge at Newport

Lake Memphremagog water level

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

678 680 682
Elevation, feet (NGVD29)

as of August 19, 2026

681.11 ft NGVD29

level Reading is unusually low for mid-August.

Reading comes straight from U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System (USGS gauge 04295500) and updates live when you load this page.


Lake Memphremagog through the year

The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 1980–2026. The summer drawdown — and how this year sits in it — shows up without reading a single number.

680 681 682 683 684 JFMAMJJASOND
Median and normal range by day of year, 1980–2026 · elevation, feet (NGVD29)

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.

680 682 684 JFMAMJJASOND
  • 2026 (this year)
  • 2025 (last year)
  • 2023 (wettest on record)
  • 2001 (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 04295500 · U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System
Datum NGVD29
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 Lake Memphremagog right now?

Lake Memphremagog is at 681.11 ft (NGVD29) as of August 19, 2026 — Reading is unusually low for mid-August.

Is Lake Memphremagog full?

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

What is full pool for Lake Memphremagog?

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