Lake Tahoe A Tahoe City Canal water level history

Daily records since 1957 · Level today: 6.62 ft

Highest on record

9.40 ft

Jan 4, 1997

Lowest on record

0.26 ft

Nov 30, 1992

Today

6.62 ft

Oct 21, 2026

Years of data

since 1957

In short

Across 68 complete years, 1992 had the lowest average level (1.28 ft) and 1997 the highest (8.14 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in November (5.25 ft) and highest in June (6.73 ft).

Lake Tahoe A Tahoe City Canal 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.

19920.26 ft on Nov 30
19930.67 ft on Jan 5
19941.01 ft on Oct 31
19951.26 ft on Jan 1
20151.45 ft on Dec 2

Yearly highs and lows

Year	Average	Low	Low date	High	High date
2026 (293 days)	7.93	6.60	Oct 20	8.72	May 12
2025	7.50	6.62	Nov 9	8.56	Jun 8
2024	7.81	6.66	Dec 11	9.04	Jun 11
2023	6.61	3.72	Jan 1	8.29	Jul 21
2022	3.76	2.58	Nov 30	4.52	Jun 13
2021	4.54	2.90	Oct 19	5.71	Feb 13
2020	7.05	5.60	Dec 11	7.98	Jun 4
2019	8.01	6.63	Jan 4	9.03	Jul 13
2018	7.98	6.68	Dec 31	9.03	Jun 5
2017	7.65	3.29	Jan 1	8.97	Jul 7
2016	3.04	1.62	Jan 12	4.05	Jun 11
2015	2.49	1.45	Dec 2	3.01	Jun 10
2014	3.65	2.49	Nov 28	4.44	May 23
2013	5.37	3.59	Dec 31	6.32	May 18
2012	6.69	5.37	Nov 28	7.68	Jun 5
2011	6.70	4.48	Feb 15	8.42	Jul 30
2010	3.72	2.77	Jan 1	4.65	Jul 6
2009	3.58	2.62	Dec 6	4.61	Jun 7
2008	4.55	3.07	Dec 19	5.48	May 30
2007	6.54	4.70	Dec 30	7.61	May 31
2006	7.49	5.49	Jan 1	9.06	Jun 28
2005	4.21	2.72	Jan 6	5.58	Jul 6
2004	3.46	2.48	Dec 5	4.30	Jun 4
2003	3.88	2.86	Nov 30	4.89	Jun 17
2002	4.16	2.97	Nov 6	5.11	Jun 7
2001	5.53	3.80	Nov 19	6.55	Jan 1
2000	7.91	6.55	Dec 31	9.06	Jun 16
1999	8.04	7.09	Dec 29	8.93	Jul 13
1998	8.13	6.84	Jan 1	9.05	Jul 26
1997	8.14	6.84	Dec 31	9.40	Jan 4
1996	7.99	6.02	Jan 9	9.09	Jun 25
1995	4.96	1.26	Jan 1	6.99	Jul 29
1994	2.05	1.01	Oct 31	2.79	May 25
1993	2.49	0.67	Jan 5	3.69	Jul 8
1992	1.28	0.26	Nov 30	1.87	May 16
1991	2.13	1.49	Dec 27	2.71	Jun 14
1990	3.15	1.87	Dec 29	3.81	Jun 7
1989	3.77	2.80	Jan 31	4.88	Jun 20
1988	4.02	2.66	Nov 11	4.99	Jan 15
1987	6.40	4.84	Dec 26	7.38	May 20
1986	8.01	6.50	Jan 3	9.03	Jun 26
1985	7.27	6.33	Nov 20	8.09	Jun 14
1984	7.76	6.97	Mar 12	8.73	Jul 4
1983	8.07	6.99	May 16	8.95	Jul 8
1982	8.02	6.05	Jan 2	8.98	Jun 24
1981	5.57	4.17	Oct 27	6.53	Jun 6
1980	6.09	3.67	Jan 8	7.32	Jul 21
1979	4.11	3.28	Dec 18	5.14	Jun 7
1978	4.11	2.90	Jan 2	5.19	Jul 8
1977	3.64	2.28	Nov 20	4.59	Jan 2
1976	6.26	4.52	Dec 29	7.25	Jan 2
1975	7.70	6.77	Jan 30	8.60	Jul 11
1974	8.00	6.81	Dec 31	8.91	Jul 9
1973	7.58	6.63	Nov 4	8.61	Jun 11
1972	7.44	6.55	Dec 14	8.50	Jun 22
1971	7.91	7.05	Dec 20	8.99	Jun 26
1970	8.01	6.86	Nov 3	9.04	Jun 27
1969	7.89	6.92	Jan 12	9.03	Jun 18
1968	7.82	6.78	Dec 9	8.73	Jun 9
1967	7.74	5.91	Jan 16	8.85	Jul 16
1966	7.14	5.63	Nov 13	8.10	May 27
1965	7.93	6.77	Jan 1	8.87	Aug 17
1964	5.83	4.75	Dec 18	6.74	Dec 30
1963	5.85	3.49	Jan 27	6.97	Jun 24
1962	3.88	2.58	Jan 19	4.90	Jun 24
1961	3.67	2.66	Dec 28	4.45	Jun 13
1960	5.32	3.86	Dec 31	6.32	Jun 12
1959	7.12	5.15	Dec 31	8.13	Jun 7
1958	8.11	7.13	Jan 22	9.05	Jul 24
1957 (92 days)	7.30	7.03	Dec 13	7.75	Oct 1

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

Monthly averages

Month	Average	Lowest	Highest
January	5.47	0.67	9.40
February	5.67	1.29	9.10
March	5.86	1.53	8.71
April	6.05	1.68	8.78
May	6.38	1.81	9.02
June	6.73	1.70	9.10
July	6.68	1.53	9.05
August	6.31	1.16	9.04
September	5.84	0.80	8.83
October	5.47	0.55	8.55
November	5.25	0.26	8.74
December	5.31	0.27	8.59

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