Historic Lake Levels

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WBLCD: Preserving White Bear Lake for future generations

The elevation of White Bear Lake has historically ranged from its low point of 918.84 feet in 2013 to its high point of 926.7 feet in 1943—a large range of 8 feet. The current lake level is updated online several times daily by the Minnesota DNR. See the current lake level here.

Chart of historical range of White Bear Lake elevations 1983-2023:

1983 2023 Lake Level graph

Chart of historical range of White Bear Lake elevations 1924-2023

1924 2023 lake level graph DNR

The following chart shows historical water levels from 1921 to 2017 with additional markings showing pumping into the lake from wells and the adjustments to the height of the culverts that overflow from White Bear Lake into Bald Eagle Lake:

lake water levels 1921 2017

The elevation of White Bear Lake has historically ranged from its low point of 918.8 mft (feet above mean sea level) in 2013 to its high point of 926.96 mft in 1906. The current lake level is updated online by the Minnesota DNR every four hours.

See the current lake level here >>

DNR lake level analysis

Historic lake levels chart
can be found here >>