Lake Lugano water level
Official water-level readings with measurement times. Values load automatically.
Melide, Ferrera
270.44 m a.s.l.
Measured at:
Unchanged · since 11/02/2026, 11:40 PM
8 cm below the long-term average for November
November mean: 270.52 m a.s.l. · 1965–2025
Official measuring station · 2101The station is at Melide, Ferrera. Its reading does not give the depth in the different lake basins or harbour entrances.
What does the level mean?
The level is the elevation of the water surface above sea level, not the water depth. When it falls, the same location becomes shallower. Clearance under a boat also depends on the lakebed and the boat’s draught.
Uncorrected live readings · usually delayed by 9–19 minutes. Compared with the same station about one hour earlier.
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Source: Federal Office for the Environment FOEN · Hydrological observations
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