Country: USA
United StatesCanadaUnited Kingdom

Independence Lake water level history

Daily records since 1988 · Level today: 6,945.53 ft

Highest on record
6,950.38 ft
Jun 5, 2002
Lowest on record
3,946.33 ft
Sep 11, 1990
Today
6,945.53 ft
Oct 23, 2026
Years of data
38
since 1988

In short

Across 36 complete years, 1990 had the lowest average level (6,937.83 ft) and 2002 the highest (6,947.94 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in December (6,943.58 ft) and highest in July (6,948.14 ft).

Independence Lake level, all years

Loading chart…

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

Each year's lowest and highest level

3,7664,6075,4486,2897,1311988199319982003200820132018202320261988: lowest 6,929.39 ft (1988-11-10), highest 6,931.87 ft (1988-12-31), average 6,930.80 ft, 52 days measured1989: lowest 6,931.90 ft (1989-01-01), highest 6,949.19 ft (1989-06-09), average 6,944.26 ft, 313 days measured1990: lowest 3,946.33 ft (1990-09-11), highest 6,948.28 ft (1990-06-24), average 6,937.83 ft, 365 days measured1991: lowest 6,942.86 ft (1991-10-24), highest 6,947.78 ft (1991-04-29), average 6,944.95 ft, 365 days measured1992: lowest 6,934.36 ft (1992-10-23), highest 6,948.10 ft (1992-05-08), average 6,941.50 ft, 366 days measured1993: lowest 6,935.98 ft (1993-01-01), highest 6,949.27 ft (1993-07-04), average 6,944.00 ft, 365 days measured1994: lowest 6,938.61 ft (1994-12-31), highest 6,947.94 ft (1994-05-13), average 6,944.58 ft, 365 days measured1995: lowest 6,938.50 ft (1995-01-03), highest 6,949.51 ft (1995-08-04), average 6,945.64 ft, 365 days measured1996: lowest 6,941.69 ft (1996-04-07), highest 6,949.33 ft (1996-07-13), average 6,945.81 ft, 366 days measured1997: lowest 6,939.21 ft (1997-02-06), highest 6,949.50 ft (1997-01-02), average 6,944.12 ft, 365 days measured1998: lowest 6,941.44 ft (1998-01-01), highest 6,949.36 ft (1998-07-15), average 6,945.31 ft, 365 days measured1999: lowest 6,942.70 ft (1999-04-17), highest 6,948.35 ft (1999-07-02), average 6,945.60 ft, 359 days measured2000: lowest 6,942.96 ft (2000-12-30), highest 6,948.82 ft (2000-06-18), average 6,945.49 ft, 365 days measured2001: lowest 6,943.30 ft (2001-01-08), highest 6,949.31 ft (2001-05-24), average 6,946.14 ft, 361 days measured2002: lowest 6,944.65 ft (2002-12-24), highest 6,950.38 ft (2002-06-05), average 6,947.94 ft, 365 days measured2003: lowest 6,944.15 ft (2003-12-19), highest 6,949.70 ft (2003-05-28), average 6,947.34 ft, 365 days measured2004: lowest 6,941.82 ft (2004-12-16), highest 6,949.41 ft (2004-07-12), average 6,946.87 ft, 366 days measured2005: lowest 6,942.45 ft (2005-01-01), highest 6,949.89 ft (2005-07-08), average 6,945.97 ft, 365 days measured2006: lowest 6,943.37 ft (2006-11-30), highest 6,949.54 ft (2006-07-16), average 6,946.51 ft, 365 days measured2007: lowest 6,943.80 ft (2007-02-04), highest 6,948.19 ft (2007-05-20), average 6,945.94 ft, 361 days measured2008: lowest 6,944.59 ft (2008-12-08), highest 6,949.54 ft (2008-05-15), average 6,947.25 ft, 364 days measured2009: lowest 6,944.80 ft (2009-11-19), highest 6,949.65 ft (2009-05-23), average 6,946.85 ft, 361 days measured2010: lowest 6,944.47 ft (2010-11-30), highest 6,949.91 ft (2010-06-16), average 6,946.74 ft, 365 days measured2011: lowest 6,936.21 ft (2011-12-19), highest 6,949.68 ft (2011-06-22), average 6,945.45 ft, 364 days measured2012: lowest 6,936.18 ft (2012-01-01), highest 6,945.15 ft (2012-12-23), average 6,940.99 ft, 333 days measured2013: lowest 6,944.33 ft (2013-12-31), highest 6,948.25 ft (2013-05-28), average 6,946.02 ft, 356 days measured2014: lowest 6,943.38 ft (2014-12-31), highest 6,948.81 ft (2014-05-28), average 6,946.95 ft, 364 days measured2015: lowest 6,943.18 ft (2015-12-02), highest 6,948.10 ft (2015-05-25), average 6,945.86 ft, 364 days measured2016: lowest 6,944.07 ft (2016-01-01), highest 6,949.34 ft (2016-06-22), average 6,947.56 ft, 365 days measured2017: lowest 6,941.72 ft (2017-01-31), highest 6,949.64 ft (2017-07-04), average 6,946.72 ft, 361 days measured2018: lowest 6,943.86 ft (2018-01-01), highest 6,949.41 ft (2018-06-05), average 6,946.30 ft, 365 days measured2019: lowest 6,939.58 ft (2019-12-31), highest 6,949.40 ft (2019-06-19), average 6,945.76 ft, 365 days measured2020: lowest 6,938.32 ft (2020-01-13), highest 6,945.17 ft (2020-06-07), average 6,941.06 ft, 355 days measured2021: lowest 6,939.28 ft (2021-01-26), highest 6,945.52 ft (2021-12-15), average 6,942.58 ft, 365 days measured2022: lowest 6,940.57 ft (2022-02-26), highest 6,949.53 ft (2022-06-06), average 6,945.61 ft, 365 days measured2023: lowest 6,942.94 ft (2023-02-20), highest 6,949.54 ft (2023-06-29), average 6,946.35 ft, 365 days measured2024: lowest 6,943.07 ft (2024-12-31), highest 6,949.44 ft (2024-06-06), average 6,946.43 ft, 366 days measured2025: lowest 6,942.90 ft (2025-01-30), highest 6,949.40 ft (2025-05-30), average 6,946.44 ft, 365 days measured2026: lowest 6,944.90 ft (2026-01-27), highest 6,949.29 ft (2026-06-04), average 6,947.40 ft, 294 days measured
3,7664,6075,4486,2897,131198819982008201820261988: lowest 6,929.39 ft (1988-11-10), highest 6,931.87 ft (1988-12-31), average 6,930.80 ft, 52 days measured1989: lowest 6,931.90 ft (1989-01-01), highest 6,949.19 ft (1989-06-09), average 6,944.26 ft, 313 days measured1990: lowest 3,946.33 ft (1990-09-11), highest 6,948.28 ft (1990-06-24), average 6,937.83 ft, 365 days measured1991: lowest 6,942.86 ft (1991-10-24), highest 6,947.78 ft (1991-04-29), average 6,944.95 ft, 365 days measured1992: lowest 6,934.36 ft (1992-10-23), highest 6,948.10 ft (1992-05-08), average 6,941.50 ft, 366 days measured1993: lowest 6,935.98 ft (1993-01-01), highest 6,949.27 ft (1993-07-04), average 6,944.00 ft, 365 days measured1994: lowest 6,938.61 ft (1994-12-31), highest 6,947.94 ft (1994-05-13), average 6,944.58 ft, 365 days measured1995: lowest 6,938.50 ft (1995-01-03), highest 6,949.51 ft (1995-08-04), average 6,945.64 ft, 365 days measured1996: lowest 6,941.69 ft (1996-04-07), highest 6,949.33 ft (1996-07-13), average 6,945.81 ft, 366 days measured1997: lowest 6,939.21 ft (1997-02-06), highest 6,949.50 ft (1997-01-02), average 6,944.12 ft, 365 days measured1998: lowest 6,941.44 ft (1998-01-01), highest 6,949.36 ft (1998-07-15), average 6,945.31 ft, 365 days measured1999: lowest 6,942.70 ft (1999-04-17), highest 6,948.35 ft (1999-07-02), average 6,945.60 ft, 359 days measured2000: lowest 6,942.96 ft (2000-12-30), highest 6,948.82 ft (2000-06-18), average 6,945.49 ft, 365 days measured2001: lowest 6,943.30 ft (2001-01-08), highest 6,949.31 ft (2001-05-24), average 6,946.14 ft, 361 days measured2002: lowest 6,944.65 ft (2002-12-24), highest 6,950.38 ft (2002-06-05), average 6,947.94 ft, 365 days measured2003: lowest 6,944.15 ft (2003-12-19), highest 6,949.70 ft (2003-05-28), average 6,947.34 ft, 365 days measured2004: lowest 6,941.82 ft (2004-12-16), highest 6,949.41 ft (2004-07-12), average 6,946.87 ft, 366 days measured2005: lowest 6,942.45 ft (2005-01-01), highest 6,949.89 ft (2005-07-08), average 6,945.97 ft, 365 days measured2006: lowest 6,943.37 ft (2006-11-30), highest 6,949.54 ft (2006-07-16), average 6,946.51 ft, 365 days measured2007: lowest 6,943.80 ft (2007-02-04), highest 6,948.19 ft (2007-05-20), average 6,945.94 ft, 361 days measured2008: lowest 6,944.59 ft (2008-12-08), highest 6,949.54 ft (2008-05-15), average 6,947.25 ft, 364 days measured2009: lowest 6,944.80 ft (2009-11-19), highest 6,949.65 ft (2009-05-23), average 6,946.85 ft, 361 days measured2010: lowest 6,944.47 ft (2010-11-30), highest 6,949.91 ft (2010-06-16), average 6,946.74 ft, 365 days measured2011: lowest 6,936.21 ft (2011-12-19), highest 6,949.68 ft (2011-06-22), average 6,945.45 ft, 364 days measured2012: lowest 6,936.18 ft (2012-01-01), highest 6,945.15 ft (2012-12-23), average 6,940.99 ft, 333 days measured2013: lowest 6,944.33 ft (2013-12-31), highest 6,948.25 ft (2013-05-28), average 6,946.02 ft, 356 days measured2014: lowest 6,943.38 ft (2014-12-31), highest 6,948.81 ft (2014-05-28), average 6,946.95 ft, 364 days measured2015: lowest 6,943.18 ft (2015-12-02), highest 6,948.10 ft (2015-05-25), average 6,945.86 ft, 364 days measured2016: lowest 6,944.07 ft (2016-01-01), highest 6,949.34 ft (2016-06-22), average 6,947.56 ft, 365 days measured2017: lowest 6,941.72 ft (2017-01-31), highest 6,949.64 ft (2017-07-04), average 6,946.72 ft, 361 days measured2018: lowest 6,943.86 ft (2018-01-01), highest 6,949.41 ft (2018-06-05), average 6,946.30 ft, 365 days measured2019: lowest 6,939.58 ft (2019-12-31), highest 6,949.40 ft (2019-06-19), average 6,945.76 ft, 365 days measured2020: lowest 6,938.32 ft (2020-01-13), highest 6,945.17 ft (2020-06-07), average 6,941.06 ft, 355 days measured2021: lowest 6,939.28 ft (2021-01-26), highest 6,945.52 ft (2021-12-15), average 6,942.58 ft, 365 days measured2022: lowest 6,940.57 ft (2022-02-26), highest 6,949.53 ft (2022-06-06), average 6,945.61 ft, 365 days measured2023: lowest 6,942.94 ft (2023-02-20), highest 6,949.54 ft (2023-06-29), average 6,946.35 ft, 365 days measured2024: lowest 6,943.07 ft (2024-12-31), highest 6,949.44 ft (2024-06-06), average 6,946.43 ft, 366 days measured2025: lowest 6,942.90 ft (2025-01-30), highest 6,949.40 ft (2025-05-30), average 6,946.44 ft, 365 days measured2026: lowest 6,944.90 ft (2026-01-27), highest 6,949.29 ft (2026-06-04), average 6,947.40 ft, 294 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.

  • 19903,946.33 ft on Sep 11
  • 19926,934.36 ft on Oct 23
  • 19936,935.98 ft on Jan 1
  • 20126,936.18 ft on Jan 1
  • 20116,936.21 ft on Dec 19

Yearly highs and lows

YearAverageLowLow dateHighHigh date
2026 (294 days)6,947.406,944.90Jan 276,949.29Jun 4
20256,946.446,942.90Jan 306,949.40May 30
20246,946.436,943.07Dec 316,949.44Jun 6
20236,946.356,942.94Feb 206,949.54Jun 29
20226,945.616,940.57Feb 266,949.53Jun 6
20216,942.586,939.28Jan 266,945.52Dec 15
20206,941.066,938.32Jan 136,945.17Jun 7
20196,945.766,939.58Dec 316,949.40Jun 19
20186,946.306,943.86Jan 16,949.41Jun 5
20176,946.726,941.72Jan 316,949.64Jul 4
20166,947.566,944.07Jan 16,949.34Jun 22
20156,945.866,943.18Dec 26,948.10May 25
20146,946.956,943.38Dec 316,948.81May 28
20136,946.026,944.33Dec 316,948.25May 28
20126,940.996,936.18Jan 16,945.15Dec 23
20116,945.456,936.21Dec 196,949.68Jun 22
20106,946.746,944.47Nov 306,949.91Jun 16
20096,946.856,944.80Nov 196,949.65May 23
20086,947.256,944.59Dec 86,949.54May 15
20076,945.946,943.80Feb 46,948.19May 20
20066,946.516,943.37Nov 306,949.54Jul 16
20056,945.976,942.45Jan 16,949.89Jul 8
20046,946.876,941.82Dec 166,949.41Jul 12
20036,947.346,944.15Dec 196,949.70May 28
20026,947.946,944.65Dec 246,950.38Jun 5
20016,946.146,943.30Jan 86,949.31May 24
20006,945.496,942.96Dec 306,948.82Jun 18
19996,945.606,942.70Apr 176,948.35Jul 2
19986,945.316,941.44Jan 16,949.36Jul 15
19976,944.126,939.21Feb 66,949.50Jan 2
19966,945.816,941.69Apr 76,949.33Jul 13
19956,945.646,938.50Jan 36,949.51Aug 4
19946,944.586,938.61Dec 316,947.94May 13
19936,944.006,935.98Jan 16,949.27Jul 4
19926,941.506,934.36Oct 236,948.10May 8
19916,944.956,942.86Oct 246,947.78Apr 29
19906,937.833,946.33Sep 116,948.28Jun 24
1989 (313 days)6,944.266,931.90Jan 16,949.19Jun 9
1988 (52 days)6,930.806,929.39Nov 106,931.87Dec 31

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

Monthly averages

MonthAverageLowestHighest
January6,943.636,931.906,949.50
February6,943.826,932.006,948.14
March6,944.166,932.106,948.47
April6,945.076,935.706,949.14
May6,946.936,940.156,949.96
June6,948.136,942.276,950.38
July6,948.146,943.186,950.25
August6,947.416,937.126,949.86
September6,943.733,946.336,949.28
October6,944.996,934.366,948.49
November6,944.036,929.396,948.55
December6,943.586,930.966,947.93

Download

Daily levels as CSV (13,726 rows; credit the original agencies listed below)