Lake Tuscaloosa water level history

Daily records since 1982 · Level today: 220.97 ft

Highest on record

229.00 ft

Dec 4, 1983

Lowest on record

219.51 ft

Nov 5, 2000

Today

220.97 ft

Oct 21, 2026

Years of data

since 1982

In short

Across 43 complete years, 2007 had the lowest average level (222.31 ft) and 1983 the highest (223.91 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in October (222.64 ft) and highest in February (224.08 ft).

Lake Tuscaloosa level, all years

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

Lowest years

Years ranked by their lowest daily level.

2000219.51 ft on Nov 5
2016220.25 ft on Nov 28
1987220.28 ft on Nov 16
2023220.62 ft on Nov 20
2007220.70 ft on Nov 12

Yearly highs and lows

Year	Average	Low	Low date	High	High date
2026 (291 days)	223.23	221.02	Oct 20	225.40	Mar 12
2025	223.30	221.52	Oct 18	226.09	Apr 7
2024	223.17	221.32	Jan 5	225.49	Feb 13
2023	222.98	220.62	Nov 20	225.98	Apr 9
2022	223.64	222.68	Oct 11	226.38	Mar 23
2021	223.84	223.38	Nov 9	226.44	Mar 26
2020	223.75	222.89	Sep 23	226.57	Apr 20
2019	223.63	221.91	Oct 24	225.97	Feb 22
2018	223.35	221.51	Oct 31	226.86	Dec 29
2017	223.43	221.87	Jan 1	225.29	Apr 4
2016	222.98	220.25	Nov 28	224.88	Feb 24
2015	223.48	222.04	Oct 25	225.98	Jan 4
2014	223.31	221.58	Oct 12	227.17	Apr 8
2013	223.60	222.30	Nov 14	226.42	Jan 16
2012	223.33	221.80	Aug 8	225.38	Mar 24
2011	223.38	222.11	Sep 4	226.99	Mar 10
2010	223.28	221.21	Oct 24	226.19	Mar 12
2009	223.83	222.87	Jul 15	227.82	Jan 7
2008	223.10	221.69	Jan 1	225.26	Dec 12
2007	222.31	220.70	Nov 12	225.28	Jan 1
2006	223.34	222.01	Sep 11	225.68	Feb 7
2005	223.73	223.20	Oct 30	225.97	Apr 8
2004	223.78	223.20	Sep 15	227.09	Feb 7
2003	223.85	223.10	Sep 20	226.39	Feb 23
2002	223.64	221.98	Sep 20	225.55	Jan 26
2001	223.75	222.70	Aug 3	226.41	Dec 15
2000	222.47	219.51	Nov 5	227.79	Apr 4
1999	223.00	220.99	Oct 30	226.85	Jan 31
1998	223.64	222.60	Oct 3	227.20	Jan 8
1997	223.73	222.95	Sep 24	225.52	Jan 25
1996	223.69	223.00	Jul 6	227.20	Jan 27
1995	223.57	222.07	Sep 20	225.73	Mar 8
1994	223.72	223.26	Aug 31	226.43	Mar 29
1993	223.41	222.16	Oct 28	225.80	Jan 12
1992	223.58	222.96	Oct 29	225.05	Feb 26
1991	223.78	223.05	Oct 21	226.82	Feb 20
1990	223.29	221.27	Nov 8	228.07	Feb 16
1989	223.75	223.00	Sep 10	225.92	Jan 14
1988	223.05	221.29	Sep 15	224.40	Jan 21
1987	222.68	220.28	Nov 16	226.36	Mar 1
1986	222.99	221.20	Oct 8	224.48	Nov 26
1985	223.57	223.00	Sep 22	225.26	Feb 2
1984	223.63	222.65	Oct 7	226.30	Apr 29
1983	223.91	223.06	Sep 5	229.00	Dec 4
1982 (92 days)	223.60	222.50	Oct 7	225.46	Dec 2

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

Monthly averages

Month	Average	Lowest	Highest
January	223.89	221.32	227.82
February	224.08	223.44	228.07
March	224.04	223.36	227.46
April	223.91	223.27	227.79
May	223.65	222.57	227.57
June	223.45	221.71	225.97
July	223.24	221.67	225.51
August	223.05	220.97	224.80
September	222.80	220.14	226.24
October	222.64	219.59	225.69
November	222.89	219.51	225.74
December	223.49	220.65	229.00

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