Cragin Dam Reservoir water level history

Daily records since 1987 · Level today: 99.62 ft

Highest on record

14,101.80 ft

Apr 27, 1991

Lowest on record

4.74 ft

Dec 29, 1988

Today

99.62 ft

Oct 21, 2026

Years of data

since 1987

In short

Across 33 complete years, 1990 had the lowest average level (39.39 ft) and 1993 the highest (896.89 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in December (65.61 ft) and highest in October (157.69 ft).

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

Years ranked by their lowest daily level.

Year	Average	Low	Low date	High	High date
2026 (293 days)	73.22	59.90	Sep 27	99.98	Oct 16
2025 (296 days)	40.16	29.38	Aug 2	66.55	Dec 4
2024	71.49	36.26	Dec 30	101.01	Apr 6
2023	83.82	51.02	Jan 1	102.75	Mar 22
2022	61.86	43.54	Dec 7	81.23	Apr 10
2021	39.49	30.43	Feb 26	53.75	Dec 31
2020	77.13	32.75	Dec 31	102.45	Mar 11
2019	82.83	55.18	Nov 28	101.79	Feb 15
2018	39.62	28.73	Aug 12	59.16	Oct 28
2017	81.95	39.04	Dec 31	101.25	Mar 11
2016	59.74	38.94	Dec 15	83.06	Mar 18
2015	65.27	26.97	Jan 8	94.87	Mar 21
2014 (92 days)	25.48	24.55	Dec 11	29.46	Oct 1
2013 (273 days)	81.03	41.11	Jan 19	100.94	Mar 21
2012	62.04	41.57	Dec 29	80.58	Apr 19
2011	80.48	63.87	Dec 11	100.45	Apr 13
2010	89.25	79.04	Dec 19	101.73	Mar 30
2009	92.31	82.77	Dec 31	101.36	Feb 25
2008	94.85	86.08	Dec 15	103.44	Jan 27
2007	71.99	61.33	Nov 29	100.92	Dec 9
2006	78.65	70.60	Dec 31	86.58	Jan 1
2005	95.82	86.63	Dec 31	103.00	Feb 18
2004	91.92	81.47	Jan 12	104.79	Dec 29
2003	83.66	48.56	Feb 11	100.34	Apr 15
2002	56.97	49.04	Dec 31	65.45	Jan 1
2001	78.06	56.69	Feb 4	100.83	Apr 15
2000	40.20	29.55	Oct 20	58.33	Dec 13
1999	47.57	31.04	Dec 31	64.39	May 2
1998	72.09	34.69	Feb 9	101.96	Apr 11
1997	107.46	42.86	Jan 2	13,168.83	Mar 31
1996	50.53	5.30	May 25	3,850.07	Dec 17
1995	102.74	49.80	Dec 31	7,774.60	Jan 21
1994	152.78	60.71	Dec 4	9,784.38	Jan 17
1993	896.89	82.32	Nov 21	13,966.81	Apr 24
1992 (91 days)	95.57	93.20	Dec 25	102.06	Dec 29
1991 (273 days)	460.70	24.84	Jan 3	14,101.80	Apr 27
1990	39.39	24.95	Dec 29	2,216.87	Dec 6
1989	194.78	4.74	Jan 1	13,421.57	Apr 29
1988	79.48	4.74	Dec 29	101.30	Apr 26
1987 (92 days)	120.98	53.86	Oct 30	5,398.91	Oct 24

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

Month	Average	Lowest	Highest
January	78.75	4.74	9,784.38
February	80.82	27.21	3,134.14
March	88.72	27.74	13,168.83
April	147.06	28.60	14,101.80
May	116.54	5.30	13,883.60
June	126.58	26.72	13,545.81
July	84.04	26.57	11,990.32
August	83.14	26.09	11,565.63
September	112.63	26.06	11,071.16
October	157.69	24.92	10,992.00
November	151.70	24.62	10,392.26
December	65.61	4.74	3,850.07

Daily levels as CSV (13,427 rows; credit the original agencies listed below)