Trinidad Lake water level history

Daily records since 1989 · Level today: 6,173.96 ft

Highest on record

6,230.29 ft

Aug 7, 1999

Lowest on record

6,142.41 ft

Oct 5, 1992

Today

6,173.96 ft

Oct 21, 2026

Years of data

since 1989

In short

Across 36 complete years, 1990 had the lowest average level (6,154.80 ft) and 2000 the highest (6,212.74 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in October (6,173.49 ft) and highest in May (6,186.38 ft).

Trinidad Lake 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.

19926,142.41 ft on Oct 5
19906,143.76 ft on Sep 16
19916,148.00 ft on Jul 27
19966,155.27 ft on Oct 10
19936,155.64 ft on Jan 1

Yearly highs and lows

Year	Average	Low	Low date	High	High date
2026 (293 days)	6,177.61	6,171.53	Sep 28	6,182.88	Mar 31
2025	6,182.60	6,177.04	Oct 6	6,187.11	Mar 31
2024	6,182.04	6,176.58	Oct 12	6,185.93	May 11
2023	6,183.77	6,177.96	Oct 12	6,189.43	Jun 22
2022	6,184.33	6,179.08	Oct 14	6,188.35	Apr 1
2021	6,185.25	6,176.91	Jan 1	6,197.16	Jun 7
2020	6,181.88	6,175.31	Oct 15	6,188.59	Mar 31
2019	6,186.13	6,181.42	Oct 14	6,190.74	Jul 6
2018	6,192.99	6,181.20	Oct 15	6,206.22	Jan 21
2017	6,198.45	6,187.58	Jan 1	6,210.83	May 10
2016	6,192.22	6,184.64	Oct 15	6,201.29	May 17
2015	6,188.23	6,175.69	Jan 1	6,201.16	Jul 15
2014	6,174.44	6,168.08	Sep 28	6,182.12	Apr 24
2013	6,169.49	6,164.25	Jul 27	6,176.02	Dec 31
2012	6,172.91	6,165.42	Oct 19	6,184.46	May 9
2011	6,173.91	6,166.68	Oct 14	6,181.35	Apr 21
2010	6,180.19	6,168.71	Oct 14	6,195.52	May 1
2009	6,179.74	6,168.07	Oct 14	6,190.53	May 6
2008	6,182.02	6,170.44	Oct 13	6,194.60	May 5
2007	6,186.89	6,174.37	Oct 15	6,195.91	Jun 14
2006	6,176.50	6,167.54	Oct 13	6,182.29	Apr 17
2005	6,184.86	6,169.07	Oct 17	6,195.90	Apr 13
2004	6,180.88	6,172.93	Jan 1	6,194.81	May 3
2003	6,171.44	6,164.49	Oct 2	6,180.18	May 5
2002	6,172.28	6,167.34	Sep 16	6,177.80	Apr 9
2001	6,185.62	6,170.35	Oct 4	6,199.59	May 7
2000	6,212.74	6,190.22	Oct 14	6,229.97	Mar 31
1999	6,210.79	6,177.82	Jan 1	6,230.29	Aug 7
1998	6,179.48	6,166.99	Sep 22	6,194.72	May 14
1997	6,173.25	6,161.59	Jan 1	6,185.34	Aug 25
1996	6,170.83	6,155.27	Oct 10	6,193.02	Apr 15
1995	6,180.62	6,167.05	Jan 1	6,201.83	Jul 24
1994	6,176.46	6,160.13	Oct 13	6,194.05	May 13
1993	6,173.33	6,155.64	Jan 1	6,183.50	Jun 22
1992	6,160.88	6,142.41	Oct 5	6,176.62	Apr 27
1991	6,159.32	6,148.00	Jul 27	6,169.02	Dec 31
1990	6,154.80	6,143.76	Sep 16	6,164.58	May 13
1989 (93 days)	6,151.42	6,147.36	Sep 30	6,154.70	Dec 31

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

Monthly averages

Month	Average	Lowest	Highest
January	6,180.09	6,154.76	6,227.58
February	6,181.79	6,156.97	6,228.50
March	6,183.41	6,158.80	6,229.97
April	6,185.52	6,160.02	6,229.94
May	6,186.38	6,150.35	6,229.58
June	6,184.70	6,148.33	6,230.08
July	6,181.55	6,145.73	6,230.19
August	6,178.98	6,145.09	6,230.29
September	6,175.61	6,143.76	6,228.40
October	6,173.49	6,142.41	6,223.33
November	6,175.98	6,145.92	6,225.24
December	6,178.12	6,150.74	6,226.53

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