Name: Medicine Lake water-level time series
Creator: Lakebrief

Question 1

What is the current water level at Medicine Lake?

Accepted Answer

Medicine Lake's current water level is shown at the top of this page, sourced from the mn-dnr-lakefinder feed scraped on a regular cron and updated continuously. The 7-day trend, full-pool comparison, and a multi-year history chart are all on this page.

Question 2

What is the full pool elevation for Medicine Lake?

Accepted Answer

Medicine Lake has a full pool elevation of 889.1 ft (NGVD29). Surface area at full pool is 902 acres.

Question 3

How is Medicine Lake's water level measured?

Accepted Answer

Water-surface elevation for Medicine Lake is measured by the mn-dnr-lakefinder feed scraped on a regular cron. Lakebrief polls the upstream feed continuously and renders the latest reading, recent trend, and multi-year context.

Question 4

What is the historical low water level for Medicine Lake?

Accepted Answer

The lowest recorded modern elevation for Medicine Lake is approximately 885.6 ft. The low-water advisory threshold for the dashboard is 887 ft.

Medicine Lake water level