Horseshoe Reservoir water level history

Daily records since 1978 · Level today: 106.23 ft

Highest on record

127.49 ft

Feb 12, 2005

Lowest on record

40.43 ft

Oct 17, 1978

Today

106.23 ft

Oct 21, 2026

Years of data

since 1978

In short

Across 43 complete years, 1981 had the lowest average level (49.67 ft) and 2023 the highest (114.44 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in October (68.18 ft) and highest in April (96.16 ft).

Horseshoe Reservoir 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.

197941.00 ft on Sep 1
198044.08 ft on Aug 12
198245.18 ft on Jul 19
201945.84 ft on Jul 15
202145.96 ft on Jun 8

Yearly highs and lows

Year	Average	Low	Low date	High	High date
2026 (279 days)	99.03	81.87	Sep 28	116.18	Mar 22
2025 (152 days)	103.94	100.70	Jan 21	110.87	May 6
2024	110.58	102.12	Dec 19	119.31	May 30
2023	114.44	76.29	Jan 1	125.85	May 21
2022	69.88	62.50	Jun 6	84.49	Jan 12
2021	68.12	45.96	Jun 8	96.57	Aug 22
2020	87.04	46.21	Jul 29	125.80	Apr 18
2019	87.14	45.84	Jul 15	125.34	Mar 25
2018	67.49	46.96	Jul 25	76.96	Feb 4
2017	88.86	45.99	Jul 8	125.82	Feb 28
2016	77.99	46.17	Jun 27	113.29	Feb 27
2015	87.84	47.62	Apr 19	113.17	Mar 5
2014	71.98	46.97	Nov 19	109.81	Apr 27
2013	70.92	49.93	Jun 24	108.10	Mar 15
2012	53.46	49.79	Jul 13	67.41	Mar 29
2011	60.81	51.28	Jun 18	93.48	Jan 1
2010 (136 days)	77.23	52.25	Aug 26	93.47	Dec 31
2009 (34 days)	82.40	79.27	Jan 23	89.19	Feb 3
2008	88.47	49.99	Oct 2	126.07	Mar 2
2007	60.83	48.00	Jul 8	101.13	Dec 12
2006	51.91	46.32	Jun 25	62.47	Sep 20
2005	90.66	49.74	Oct 6	127.49	Feb 12
2004	76.63	49.88	Aug 1	121.79	Dec 30
2003	64.05	49.31	Jul 3	101.60	Mar 19
2002	49.71	48.13	Aug 13	55.77	Sep 12
2001	56.88	48.13	Jul 3	87.84	Mar 20
2000	64.79	48.19	Sep 21	95.75	Nov 27
1999 (318 days)	75.36	51.03	Jan 30	100.45	Oct 4
1998	81.51	60.48	Dec 1	125.75	Apr 12
1997	71.25	61.02	Aug 14	91.23	Feb 4
1996	72.13	57.51	Apr 8	93.82	Nov 3
1995	80.58	56.17	Dec 7	125.46	Feb 27
1994	77.63	60.41	Aug 10	105.58	May 29
1993	96.00	66.36	Oct 15	125.60	May 4
1992	111.09	79.89	Dec 3	125.73	May 10
1991	97.87	48.98	Feb 24	125.70	Apr 10
1990	50.53	47.98	Aug 11	65.10	Sep 14
1989	60.57	47.00	Jul 9	79.02	Nov 27
1988	95.86	59.49	Dec 31	124.86	May 2
1987	101.45	66.72	Oct 29	125.80	Apr 16
1986	103.64	82.97	Mar 11	122.80	Apr 18
1985	99.72	56.92	Nov 20	125.75	May 9
1984	69.44	47.14	May 26	110.06	Feb 28
1983	99.16	47.81	Sep 9	125.46	May 6
1982	74.50	45.18	Jul 19	124.64	Mar 27
1981	49.67	46.32	Jun 23	61.16	Oct 3
1980	83.85	44.08	Aug 12	125.18	Apr 24
1979	87.45	41.00	Sep 1	125.70	Apr 17
1978 (92 days)	77.06	40.43	Oct 17	122.60	Dec 23

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

Monthly averages

Month	Average	Lowest	Highest
January	79.96	47.67	125.57
February	86.04	48.40	127.49
March	94.05	47.34	126.07
April	96.16	46.12	125.80
May	91.37	47.14	125.85
June	82.84	45.96	125.34
July	72.67	45.18	122.52
August	69.18	41.60	120.86
September	68.80	41.00	119.47
October	68.18	40.43	118.69
November	68.19	41.10	110.85
December	73.90	46.12	122.60

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