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February 2025

2025.02.06 Level Forecast

The current level of Lake of the Woods is 322.49 m (1058.01 ft), a 15th percentile level, below the normal range for this time of year. The average lake level changed little over the last week and is expected to remain stable over the next week. Lake of the Woods authorized outflow is 250 m3/s, with no changes scheduled.

The current level of Lac Seul is 355.24 m (1165.47 ft), a 20th percentile level, below the normal range for this time of year. The lake level declined by 8 cm (3 in) over the last week and is expected to decrease by 8 to 9 cm (3 to 3.5 in) over the next week. Lac Seul authorized outflow has been adjusted to 360 m3/s as it gradually declines with the falling lake level. No outflow changes are scheduled.

Note: The LWCB updated its reference percentile set on February 4th, 2025. This does not impact observed lake levels, but may impact their percentile rank.

2025.02.04 New Percentile Set

The Lake of the Woods Control Board updates its percentile set once every 5 years. As of today, all data products will reference new percentiles computed for the period of 1991 to 2020. Maximum and minimum records have also been updated to extend to 2023 and will now be updated annually.

Percentile sets for all stations, and more information on percentiles, are available on our Percentile Data Page.