On August 27, 2026, a federal order directed US agencies to start calling this lake “Lake America.” New York and Canada are keeping “Lake Ontario.” Read what changed

What Is the Current Lake Ontario (Lake America) Water Level?

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See the live reading above. It is referenced to IGLD85 (International Great Lakes Datum of 1985), the Great Lakes standard reference datum. NOAA's CO-OPS API returns IGLD85 directly for Lake Ontario when queried with datum=IGLD, confirmed live on 2026-08-28 for station 9052030 (Oswego).

Source: NOAA CO-OPS

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