Bear Creek Reservoir water level history
Daily records since 1989 · Level today: 5,544.73 ft
Highest on record
5,607.79 ft
Sep 22, 2013
Lowest on record
5,543.89 ft
Sep 17, 2026
Today
5,544.73 ft
Oct 22, 2026
Years of data
37
since 1989
In short
Across 36 complete years, 2025 had the lowest average level (5,554.17 ft) and 2015 the highest (5,564.68 ft).
On average the lake is lowest in November (5,557.18 ft) and highest in June (5,560.10 ft).
Bear Creek Reservoir level, all years
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Measured
Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)
Full pool
Lowest years
Years ranked by their lowest daily level.
- 1999
- 2025
- 2021
- 2023
- 2020
Yearly highs and lows
| Year | Average | Low | Low date | High | High date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (292 days) | 5,549.44 | 5,543.89 | Sep 17 | 5,554.03 | Jun 26 |
| 2025 | 5,554.17 | 5,551.08 | Dec 2 | 5,558.78 | Jun 7 |
| 2024 | 5,557.94 | 5,555.64 | Dec 3 | 5,560.14 | Mar 21 |
| 2023 | 5,558.25 | 5,551.84 | Apr 12 | 5,581.39 | May 19 |
| 2022 | 5,556.36 | 5,552.49 | Dec 20 | 5,559.16 | Jun 2 |
| 2021 | 5,556.13 | 5,551.24 | Apr 15 | 5,560.04 | May 23 |
| 2020 | 5,556.43 | 5,552.29 | Nov 15 | 5,558.78 | Apr 18 |
| 2019 | 5,556.62 | 5,552.85 | Feb 22 | 5,559.28 | Jun 23 |
| 2018 | 5,556.86 | 5,552.67 | Dec 24 | 5,558.81 | May 4 |
| 2017 | 5,558.42 | 5,556.29 | Sep 22 | 5,559.76 | Oct 30 |
| 2016 | 5,557.85 | 5,554.35 | Nov 4 | 5,560.76 | Apr 24 |
| 2015 | 5,564.68 | 5,553.12 | Oct 30 | 5,602.71 | May 26 |
| 2014 | 5,558.69 | 5,556.61 | Jul 15 | 5,559.96 | May 25 |
| 2013 | 5,561.28 | 5,556.56 | Jan 1 | 5,607.79 | Sep 22 |
| 2012 | 5,557.50 | 5,555.49 | Sep 11 | 5,558.80 | Jul 10 |
| 2011 | 5,558.27 | 5,557.13 | Sep 14 | 5,559.09 | Jul 14 |
| 2010 | 5,558.36 | 5,556.66 | Dec 2 | 5,560.03 | Apr 26 |
| 2009 | 5,558.55 | 5,558.13 | Sep 6 | 5,559.96 | Jun 2 |
| 2008 | 5,558.24 | 5,556.21 | Aug 7 | 5,559.31 | May 21 |
| 2007 | 5,558.81 | 5,556.19 | Nov 7 | 5,561.69 | Apr 30 |
| 2006 | 5,557.33 | 5,555.12 | Oct 8 | 5,559.30 | Jul 10 |
| 2005 | 5,558.38 | 5,556.75 | Sep 28 | 5,559.89 | May 13 |
| 2004 | 5,558.54 | 5,558.13 | Jun 8 | 5,559.43 | Jul 24 |
| 2003 | 5,557.91 | 5,553.42 | May 6 | 5,561.25 | Apr 14 |
| 2002 | 5,557.08 | 5,554.80 | Sep 4 | 5,561.08 | Nov 7 |
| 2001 | 5,558.44 | 5,557.97 | Jul 16 | 5,559.24 | May 12 |
| 2000 | 5,558.14 | 5,557.07 | Sep 19 | 5,558.89 | Apr 30 |
| 1999 | 5,558.55 | 5,548.99 | Oct 18 | 5,565.46 | May 28 |
| 1998 | 5,559.16 | 5,558.22 | Nov 11 | 5,567.19 | May 9 |
| 1997 | 5,558.81 | 5,558.05 | Apr 10 | 5,560.94 | Jun 8 |
| 1996 | 5,558.69 | 5,557.34 | Nov 4 | 5,600.00 | Sep 19 |
| 1995 | 5,560.44 | 5,557.68 | Apr 4 | 5,587.09 | Jun 19 |
| 1994 | 5,558.37 | 5,557.89 | Aug 18 | 5,559.57 | May 10 |
| 1993 | 5,558.36 | 5,558.05 | Sep 7 | 5,559.32 | Jun 18 |
| 1992 | 5,558.49 | 5,553.21 | Jun 20 | 5,560.47 | May 22 |
| 1991 | 5,558.65 | 5,556.41 | Aug 26 | 5,560.42 | Jun 2 |
| 1990 | 5,558.65 | 5,557.77 | Jan 29 | 5,559.78 | Jul 9 |
| 1989 (1 days) | 5,558.36 | 5,558.36 | Dec 31 | 5,558.36 | Dec 31 |
Levels in feet. Partial years show the number of days with data.
Monthly averages
| Month | Average | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5,557.57 | 5,551.02 | 5,559.15 |
| February | 5,557.57 | 5,551.09 | 5,559.31 |
| March | 5,557.63 | 5,550.79 | 5,560.14 |
| April | 5,557.97 | 5,550.50 | 5,563.24 |
| May | 5,559.94 | 5,550.30 | 5,602.71 |
| June | 5,560.10 | 5,549.61 | 5,599.86 |
| July | 5,558.40 | 5,548.25 | 5,578.36 |
| August | 5,557.68 | 5,546.02 | 5,560.24 |
| September | 5,557.91 | 5,543.89 | 5,607.79 |
| October | 5,557.39 | 5,543.99 | 5,595.05 |
| November | 5,557.18 | 5,551.23 | 5,561.08 |
| December | 5,557.42 | 5,551.08 | 5,559.93 |
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