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Kluane Lake water level history

Daily records since 1952 · Level today: 1.761 m

Highest on record
4.510 m
Aug 5, 2013
Lowest on record
1.577 m
Nov 5, 2024
Today
1.761 m
Oct 23, 2026
Years of data
74
since 1952

In short

Across 45 complete years, 2024 had the lowest average level (1.743 m) and 1972 the highest (2.891 m).

On average the lake is lowest in April (2.071 m) and highest in August (3.557 m).

Kluane Lake level, all years

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Measured Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)

Each year's lowest and highest level

1.42.23.03.94.71952196119701979198819972006201520261952: lowest 2.54 m (1952-12-19), highest 2.55 m (1952-12-27), average 2.55 m, 2 days measured1953: lowest 2.39 m (1953-04-12), highest 3.46 m (1953-07-07), average 2.91 m, 191 days measured1954: lowest 2.44 m (1954-01-20), highest 4.11 m (1954-08-14), average 3.26 m, 179 days measured1955: lowest 2.38 m (1955-06-04), highest 3.95 m (1955-08-13), average 3.21 m, 139 days measured1956: lowest 2.41 m (1956-05-05), highest 4.21 m (1956-08-16), average 3.33 m, 91 days measured1957: lowest 2.33 m (1957-04-21), highest 4.40 m (1957-08-18), average 3.32 m, 135 days measured1958: lowest 2.34 m (1958-04-24), highest 3.96 m (1958-07-15), average 2.88 m, 113 days measured1959: lowest 2.31 m (1959-01-29), highest 3.87 m (1959-08-26), average 3.12 m, 123 days measured1960: lowest 2.35 m (1960-04-19), highest 4.13 m (1960-08-21), average 2.99 m, 112 days measured1961: lowest 2.28 m (1961-04-27), highest 3.77 m (1961-08-07), average 3.00 m, 197 days measured1962: lowest 2.34 m (1962-05-01), highest 4.19 m (1962-08-17), average 3.33 m, 132 days measured1963: lowest 2.34 m (1963-04-19), highest 4.17 m (1963-08-24), average 2.85 m, 101 days measured1964: lowest 2.32 m (1964-05-13), highest 4.07 m (1964-08-08), average 3.02 m, 247 days measured1965: lowest 2.33 m (1965-05-01), highest 3.72 m (1965-08-25), average 2.78 m, 325 days measured1966: lowest 2.37 m (1966-05-05), highest 4.25 m (1966-08-10), average 2.82 m, 355 days measured1967: lowest 2.27 m (1967-12-12), highest 3.65 m (1967-06-26), average 2.67 m, 365 days measured1968: lowest 2.22 m (1968-05-03), highest 3.72 m (1968-07-15), average 2.68 m, 344 days measured1969: lowest 2.34 m (1969-05-07), highest 4.12 m (1969-08-08), average 2.84 m, 353 days measured1970: lowest 2.19 m (1970-04-30), highest 3.32 m (1970-07-30), average 2.53 m, 332 days measured1971: lowest 2.28 m (1971-01-04), highest 4.50 m (1971-08-15), average 2.83 m, 350 days measured1972: lowest 2.33 m (1972-04-18), highest 4.24 m (1972-08-10), average 2.89 m, 366 days measured1973: lowest 2.18 m (1973-04-29), highest 3.85 m (1973-08-14), average 2.86 m, 253 days measured1974: lowest 2.33 m (1974-02-15), highest 4.17 m (1974-08-19), average 2.83 m, 365 days measured1975: lowest 2.13 m (1975-04-30), highest 3.97 m (1975-08-11), average 2.77 m, 365 days measured1976: lowest 2.25 m (1976-04-26), highest 3.94 m (1976-08-10), average 2.71 m, 347 days measured1977: lowest 2.14 m (1977-04-12), highest 3.94 m (1977-08-24), average 2.74 m, 340 days measured1978: lowest 2.17 m (1978-04-26), highest 4.21 m (1978-08-18), average 2.77 m, 365 days measured1979: lowest 2.25 m (1979-04-18), highest 4.19 m (1979-08-21), average 2.86 m, 365 days measured1980: lowest 2.16 m (1980-04-30), highest 3.70 m (1980-07-29), average 2.61 m, 259 days measured1981: lowest 2.08 m (1981-04-24), highest 3.90 m (1981-08-12), average 2.68 m, 365 days measured1982: lowest 2.14 m (1982-05-05), highest 3.94 m (1982-08-11), average 2.79 m, 317 days measured1983: lowest 2.04 m (1983-04-26), highest 4.09 m (1983-08-12), average 2.58 m, 335 days measured1984: lowest 2.06 m (1984-04-29), highest 3.77 m (1984-08-13), average 2.56 m, 366 days measured1985: lowest 2.01 m (1985-05-07), highest 3.83 m (1985-08-18), average 2.58 m, 365 days measured1986: lowest 2.11 m (1986-04-30), highest 4.05 m (1986-08-07), average 2.67 m, 365 days measured1993: lowest 2.04 m (1993-04-26), highest 3.61 m (1993-07-15), average 2.47 m, 258 days measured1994: lowest 2.09 m (1994-04-17), highest 4.21 m (1994-08-23), average 2.88 m, 238 days measured1995: lowest 2.14 m (1995-04-22), highest 4.04 m (1995-07-27), average 2.76 m, 365 days measured1996: lowest 2.18 m (1996-05-08), highest 3.60 m (1996-08-16), average 2.32 m, 124 days measured1997: lowest 2.33 m (1997-11-30), highest 4.40 m (1997-08-18), average 3.34 m, 117 days measured1998: lowest 2.14 m (1998-12-12), highest 3.56 m (1998-07-31), average 2.75 m, 216 days measured1999: lowest 2.05 m (1999-05-10), highest 4.06 m (1999-08-14), average 2.58 m, 365 days measured2000: lowest 1.97 m (2000-04-30), highest 4.01 m (2000-08-16), average 2.54 m, 336 days measured2001: lowest 1.94 m (2001-05-07), highest 4.15 m (2001-08-17), average 2.60 m, 365 days measured2002: lowest 1.99 m (2002-04-28), highest 3.86 m (2002-08-14), average 2.57 m, 365 days measured2003: lowest 2.00 m (2003-04-22), highest 3.88 m (2003-07-31), average 2.52 m, 365 days measured2004: lowest 2.07 m (2004-04-25), highest 4.21 m (2004-08-12), average 2.71 m, 366 days measured2005: lowest 1.92 m (2005-04-19), highest 3.98 m (2005-08-19), average 2.59 m, 365 days measured2006: lowest 1.85 m (2006-05-06), highest 3.61 m (2006-08-02), average 2.41 m, 365 days measured2007: lowest 2.07 m (2007-05-03), highest 3.99 m (2007-08-11), average 2.59 m, 365 days measured2008: lowest 1.94 m (2008-04-26), highest 3.29 m (2008-08-30), average 2.40 m, 366 days measured2009: lowest 1.94 m (2009-04-23), highest 3.97 m (2009-08-10), average 2.53 m, 365 days measured2010: lowest 1.86 m (2010-04-27), highest 3.90 m (2010-08-20), average 2.44 m, 365 days measured2011: lowest 2.00 m (2011-04-24), highest 4.00 m (2011-08-06), average 2.52 m, 365 days measured2012: lowest 1.98 m (2012-05-14), highest 3.58 m (2012-08-21), average 2.48 m, 366 days measured2013: lowest 1.92 m (2013-05-04), highest 4.51 m (2013-08-05), average 2.65 m, 365 days measured2014: lowest 1.82 m (2014-04-15), highest 3.39 m (2014-08-13), average 2.32 m, 365 days measured2015: lowest 1.79 m (2015-05-09), highest 3.63 m (2015-08-12), average 2.39 m, 365 days measured2016: lowest 1.70 m (2016-05-06), highest 2.20 m (2016-07-29), average 1.91 m, 366 days measured2017: lowest 1.68 m (2017-12-08), highest 2.36 m (2017-07-22), average 1.89 m, 365 days measured2018: lowest 1.66 m (2018-12-07), highest 2.10 m (2018-07-06), average 1.85 m, 365 days measured2019: lowest 1.66 m (2019-05-08), highest 2.22 m (2019-08-17), average 1.81 m, 365 days measured2020: lowest 1.71 m (2020-01-01), highest 2.63 m (2020-08-28), average 2.04 m, 366 days measured2021: lowest 1.73 m (2021-11-11), highest 2.32 m (2021-06-29), average 1.97 m, 365 days measured2022: lowest 1.74 m (2022-11-13), highest 2.43 m (2022-06-26), average 1.97 m, 365 days measured2023: lowest 1.67 m (2023-11-30), highest 2.23 m (2023-08-04), average 1.90 m, 365 days measured2024: lowest 1.58 m (2024-11-05), highest 1.88 m (2024-08-20), average 1.74 m, 366 days measured2026: lowest 1.71 m (2026-10-20), highest 1.94 m (2026-09-23), average 1.83 m, 30 days measured
1.42.23.03.94.7195219711990200920261952: lowest 2.54 m (1952-12-19), highest 2.55 m (1952-12-27), average 2.55 m, 2 days measured1953: lowest 2.39 m (1953-04-12), highest 3.46 m (1953-07-07), average 2.91 m, 191 days measured1954: lowest 2.44 m (1954-01-20), highest 4.11 m (1954-08-14), average 3.26 m, 179 days measured1955: lowest 2.38 m (1955-06-04), highest 3.95 m (1955-08-13), average 3.21 m, 139 days measured1956: lowest 2.41 m (1956-05-05), highest 4.21 m (1956-08-16), average 3.33 m, 91 days measured1957: lowest 2.33 m (1957-04-21), highest 4.40 m (1957-08-18), average 3.32 m, 135 days measured1958: lowest 2.34 m (1958-04-24), highest 3.96 m (1958-07-15), average 2.88 m, 113 days measured1959: lowest 2.31 m (1959-01-29), highest 3.87 m (1959-08-26), average 3.12 m, 123 days measured1960: lowest 2.35 m (1960-04-19), highest 4.13 m (1960-08-21), average 2.99 m, 112 days measured1961: lowest 2.28 m (1961-04-27), highest 3.77 m (1961-08-07), average 3.00 m, 197 days measured1962: lowest 2.34 m (1962-05-01), highest 4.19 m (1962-08-17), average 3.33 m, 132 days measured1963: lowest 2.34 m (1963-04-19), highest 4.17 m (1963-08-24), average 2.85 m, 101 days measured1964: lowest 2.32 m (1964-05-13), highest 4.07 m (1964-08-08), average 3.02 m, 247 days measured1965: lowest 2.33 m (1965-05-01), highest 3.72 m (1965-08-25), average 2.78 m, 325 days measured1966: lowest 2.37 m (1966-05-05), highest 4.25 m (1966-08-10), average 2.82 m, 355 days measured1967: lowest 2.27 m (1967-12-12), highest 3.65 m (1967-06-26), average 2.67 m, 365 days measured1968: lowest 2.22 m (1968-05-03), highest 3.72 m (1968-07-15), average 2.68 m, 344 days measured1969: lowest 2.34 m (1969-05-07), highest 4.12 m (1969-08-08), average 2.84 m, 353 days measured1970: lowest 2.19 m (1970-04-30), highest 3.32 m (1970-07-30), average 2.53 m, 332 days measured1971: lowest 2.28 m (1971-01-04), highest 4.50 m (1971-08-15), average 2.83 m, 350 days measured1972: lowest 2.33 m (1972-04-18), highest 4.24 m (1972-08-10), average 2.89 m, 366 days measured1973: lowest 2.18 m (1973-04-29), highest 3.85 m (1973-08-14), average 2.86 m, 253 days measured1974: lowest 2.33 m (1974-02-15), highest 4.17 m (1974-08-19), average 2.83 m, 365 days measured1975: lowest 2.13 m (1975-04-30), highest 3.97 m (1975-08-11), average 2.77 m, 365 days measured1976: lowest 2.25 m (1976-04-26), highest 3.94 m (1976-08-10), average 2.71 m, 347 days measured1977: lowest 2.14 m (1977-04-12), highest 3.94 m (1977-08-24), average 2.74 m, 340 days measured1978: lowest 2.17 m (1978-04-26), highest 4.21 m (1978-08-18), average 2.77 m, 365 days measured1979: lowest 2.25 m (1979-04-18), highest 4.19 m (1979-08-21), average 2.86 m, 365 days measured1980: lowest 2.16 m (1980-04-30), highest 3.70 m (1980-07-29), average 2.61 m, 259 days measured1981: lowest 2.08 m (1981-04-24), highest 3.90 m (1981-08-12), average 2.68 m, 365 days measured1982: lowest 2.14 m (1982-05-05), highest 3.94 m (1982-08-11), average 2.79 m, 317 days measured1983: lowest 2.04 m (1983-04-26), highest 4.09 m (1983-08-12), average 2.58 m, 335 days measured1984: lowest 2.06 m (1984-04-29), highest 3.77 m (1984-08-13), average 2.56 m, 366 days measured1985: lowest 2.01 m (1985-05-07), highest 3.83 m (1985-08-18), average 2.58 m, 365 days measured1986: lowest 2.11 m (1986-04-30), highest 4.05 m (1986-08-07), average 2.67 m, 365 days measured1993: lowest 2.04 m (1993-04-26), highest 3.61 m (1993-07-15), average 2.47 m, 258 days measured1994: lowest 2.09 m (1994-04-17), highest 4.21 m (1994-08-23), average 2.88 m, 238 days measured1995: lowest 2.14 m (1995-04-22), highest 4.04 m (1995-07-27), average 2.76 m, 365 days measured1996: lowest 2.18 m (1996-05-08), highest 3.60 m (1996-08-16), average 2.32 m, 124 days measured1997: lowest 2.33 m (1997-11-30), highest 4.40 m (1997-08-18), average 3.34 m, 117 days measured1998: lowest 2.14 m (1998-12-12), highest 3.56 m (1998-07-31), average 2.75 m, 216 days measured1999: lowest 2.05 m (1999-05-10), highest 4.06 m (1999-08-14), average 2.58 m, 365 days measured2000: lowest 1.97 m (2000-04-30), highest 4.01 m (2000-08-16), average 2.54 m, 336 days measured2001: lowest 1.94 m (2001-05-07), highest 4.15 m (2001-08-17), average 2.60 m, 365 days measured2002: lowest 1.99 m (2002-04-28), highest 3.86 m (2002-08-14), average 2.57 m, 365 days measured2003: lowest 2.00 m (2003-04-22), highest 3.88 m (2003-07-31), average 2.52 m, 365 days measured2004: lowest 2.07 m (2004-04-25), highest 4.21 m (2004-08-12), average 2.71 m, 366 days measured2005: lowest 1.92 m (2005-04-19), highest 3.98 m (2005-08-19), average 2.59 m, 365 days measured2006: lowest 1.85 m (2006-05-06), highest 3.61 m (2006-08-02), average 2.41 m, 365 days measured2007: lowest 2.07 m (2007-05-03), highest 3.99 m (2007-08-11), average 2.59 m, 365 days measured2008: lowest 1.94 m (2008-04-26), highest 3.29 m (2008-08-30), average 2.40 m, 366 days measured2009: lowest 1.94 m (2009-04-23), highest 3.97 m (2009-08-10), average 2.53 m, 365 days measured2010: lowest 1.86 m (2010-04-27), highest 3.90 m (2010-08-20), average 2.44 m, 365 days measured2011: lowest 2.00 m (2011-04-24), highest 4.00 m (2011-08-06), average 2.52 m, 365 days measured2012: lowest 1.98 m (2012-05-14), highest 3.58 m (2012-08-21), average 2.48 m, 366 days measured2013: lowest 1.92 m (2013-05-04), highest 4.51 m (2013-08-05), average 2.65 m, 365 days measured2014: lowest 1.82 m (2014-04-15), highest 3.39 m (2014-08-13), average 2.32 m, 365 days measured2015: lowest 1.79 m (2015-05-09), highest 3.63 m (2015-08-12), average 2.39 m, 365 days measured2016: lowest 1.70 m (2016-05-06), highest 2.20 m (2016-07-29), average 1.91 m, 366 days measured2017: lowest 1.68 m (2017-12-08), highest 2.36 m (2017-07-22), average 1.89 m, 365 days measured2018: lowest 1.66 m (2018-12-07), highest 2.10 m (2018-07-06), average 1.85 m, 365 days measured2019: lowest 1.66 m (2019-05-08), highest 2.22 m (2019-08-17), average 1.81 m, 365 days measured2020: lowest 1.71 m (2020-01-01), highest 2.63 m (2020-08-28), average 2.04 m, 366 days measured2021: lowest 1.73 m (2021-11-11), highest 2.32 m (2021-06-29), average 1.97 m, 365 days measured2022: lowest 1.74 m (2022-11-13), highest 2.43 m (2022-06-26), average 1.97 m, 365 days measured2023: lowest 1.67 m (2023-11-30), highest 2.23 m (2023-08-04), average 1.90 m, 365 days measured2024: lowest 1.58 m (2024-11-05), highest 1.88 m (2024-08-20), average 1.74 m, 366 days measured2026: lowest 1.71 m (2026-10-20), highest 1.94 m (2026-09-23), average 1.83 m, 30 days measured
Lowest to highest that yearYear average2026 so far

One bar per year from the lowest to the highest daily level, with the year's average. Years with no bar have no daily record in the agency archive.

Lowest years

Years ranked by their lowest daily level.

  • 20241.577 m on Nov 5
  • 20181.657 m on Dec 7
  • 20191.658 m on May 8
  • 20231.667 m on Nov 30
  • 20171.676 m on Dec 8

Yearly highs and lows

YearAverageLowLow dateHighHigh date
2026 (30 days)1.8351.708Oct 201.938Sep 23
20241.7431.577Nov 51.881Aug 20
20231.8951.667Nov 302.225Aug 4
20221.9701.742Nov 132.430Jun 26
20211.9671.729Nov 112.321Jun 29
20202.0361.713Jan 12.634Aug 28
20191.8121.658May 82.223Aug 17
20181.8491.657Dec 72.103Jul 6
20171.8941.676Dec 82.358Jul 22
20161.9141.702May 62.202Jul 29
20152.3901.790May 93.627Aug 12
20142.3241.820Apr 153.387Aug 13
20132.6511.921May 44.510Aug 5
20122.4811.978May 143.583Aug 21
20112.5202.001Apr 244.004Aug 6
20102.4421.863Apr 273.898Aug 20
20092.5321.939Apr 233.966Aug 10
20082.4021.936Apr 263.291Aug 30
20072.5952.068May 33.989Aug 11
20062.4151.851May 63.611Aug 2
20052.5951.922Apr 193.978Aug 19
20042.7082.070Apr 254.215Aug 12
20032.5232.003Apr 223.877Jul 31
20022.5751.987Apr 283.861Aug 14
20012.5951.940May 74.149Aug 17
20002.5401.973Apr 304.006Aug 16
19992.5842.046May 104.065Aug 14
1998 (216 days)2.7492.145Dec 123.557Jul 31
1997 (117 days)3.3372.326Nov 304.401Aug 18
1996 (124 days)2.3252.184May 83.601Aug 16
19952.7602.141Apr 224.042Jul 27
1994 (238 days)2.8762.086Apr 174.213Aug 23
1993 (258 days)2.4682.041Apr 263.610Jul 15
19862.6662.107Apr 304.051Aug 7
19852.5822.009May 73.829Aug 18
19842.5642.057Apr 293.773Aug 13
19832.5772.039Apr 264.089Aug 12
1982 (317 days)2.7892.140May 53.939Aug 11
19812.6782.079Apr 243.901Aug 12
1980 (259 days)2.6102.162Apr 303.701Jul 29
19792.8592.252Apr 184.195Aug 21
19782.7692.167Apr 264.206Aug 18
19772.7372.143Apr 123.938Aug 24
19762.7082.249Apr 263.941Aug 10
19752.7652.131Apr 303.968Aug 11
19742.8302.332Feb 154.170Aug 19
1973 (253 days)2.8602.176Apr 293.850Aug 14
19722.8912.326Apr 184.240Aug 10
19712.8312.280Jan 44.502Aug 15
19702.5272.188Apr 303.316Jul 30
19692.8362.344May 74.121Aug 8
19682.6802.219May 33.719Jul 15
19672.6672.271Dec 123.652Jun 26
19662.8192.365May 54.246Aug 10
1965 (325 days)2.7832.332May 13.722Aug 25
1964 (247 days)3.0192.316May 134.075Aug 8
1963 (101 days)2.8502.341Apr 194.167Aug 24
1962 (132 days)3.3342.338May 14.188Aug 17
1961 (197 days)2.9962.283Apr 273.770Aug 7
1960 (112 days)2.9922.347Apr 194.127Aug 21
1959 (123 days)3.1172.310Jan 293.868Aug 26
1958 (113 days)2.8832.341Apr 243.956Jul 15
1957 (135 days)3.3172.326Apr 214.398Aug 18
1956 (91 days)3.3342.408May 54.212Aug 16
1955 (139 days)3.2112.384Jun 43.947Aug 13
1954 (179 days)3.2582.438Jan 204.106Aug 14
1953 (191 days)2.9122.390Apr 123.456Jul 7
1952 (2 days)2.5452.542Dec 192.548Dec 27

Levels in metres. Partial years show the number of days with data.

Monthly averages

MonthAverageLowestHighest
January2.1821.6712.871
February2.1611.7002.606
March2.1261.7022.667
April2.0711.6742.637
May2.1421.6582.801
June2.6051.6813.652
July3.2681.7804.421
August3.5571.7814.510
September3.1281.7634.225
October2.6041.6173.508
November2.3191.5772.883
December2.2121.5942.646

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