Lake Minnehaha water level history

Daily records since 1946 · Level today: 94.36 ft

Highest on record

99.04 ft

Apr 5, 1960

Lowest on record

87.66 ft

Jun 2, 2002

Today

94.36 ft

Oct 21, 2026

Years of data

since 1946

In short

Across 72 complete years, 2002 had the lowest average level (90.20 ft) and 1959 the highest (97.54 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in June (94.88 ft) and highest in October (95.81 ft).

Lake Minnehaha 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.

200287.66 ft on Jun 2
201290.52 ft on May 28
200991.15 ft on May 17
201391.63 ft on Apr 29
201192.29 ft on Dec 31

Yearly highs and lows

Year	Average	Low	Low date	High	High date
2026 (290 days)	94.62	93.78	Aug 25	95.71	Jan 1
2025	96.40	95.73	Dec 31	97.22	Jan 1
2024	96.75	95.42	Jun 27	98.81	Oct 23
2023	96.23	95.47	Nov 10	97.20	Feb 1
2022	96.60	95.67	Aug 22	97.50	Nov 28
2021	96.77	95.72	Jun 13	97.32	Sep 17
2020	96.77	95.96	Jul 3	97.29	Sep 30
2019	96.69	95.64	Jun 6	97.45	Oct 22
2018	96.89	96.28	May 13	97.34	Sep 17
2017	96.55	95.23	May 30	97.75	Oct 9
2016	97.06	96.78	Jun 5	97.42	Oct 17
2015	96.97	96.40	Jul 2	97.28	Feb 10
2014	93.69	92.61	Jun 7	96.80	Dec 31
2013	92.44	91.63	Apr 29	93.18	Oct 20
2012	91.84	90.52	May 28	92.91	Oct 19
2011	92.81	92.29	Dec 31	93.57	Apr 8
2010	93.67	92.57	Jan 14	94.32	Sep 12
2009	92.45	91.15	May 17	93.23	Sep 6
2008	93.30	92.51	Jun 24	94.00	Jan 24
2007	94.48	93.86	Dec 14	95.60	Jan 6
2006	96.21	95.44	Dec 12	97.20	Feb 5
2005	97.08	96.60	May 30	97.47	Jul 16
2004	96.97	96.25	Aug 6	97.96	Oct 13
2003	97.20	95.55	Jan 1	98.08	Sep 7
2002	90.20	87.66	Jun 2	95.32	Dec 31
2001 (316 days)	89.38	88.79	Dec 31	90.12	Sep 16
2000 (302 days)	91.63	90.08	Dec 31	93.56	Jan 1
1999	94.21	93.40	Sep 17	95.26	Jan 24
1998 (86 days)	95.57	95.18	Dec 30	95.99	Oct 7
1995 (272 days)	96.68	96.16	Jun 21	97.00	Sep 7
1994	94.64	93.29	May 28	96.91	Dec 31
1993	95.52	94.22	Dec 31	96.64	Apr 16
1992 (315 days)	95.06	94.40	Jul 31	95.43	Oct 17
1991	95.46	94.44	Mar 15	96.61	Aug 6
1990	95.25	94.57	Jun 1	95.88	Jan 7
1989	96.30	95.55	Dec 7	97.07	Jan 23
1988	96.48	96.05	Jun 4	97.20	Mar 19
1987	96.18	95.41	Oct 31	97.08	Apr 8
1986	96.20	95.56	Jan 1	96.97	Mar 16
1985	95.07	94.05	Jun 12	95.69	Jan 4
1984	96.65	95.67	Dec 31	97.28	Aug 6
1983	96.87	96.33	Jan 19	97.29	Mar 28
1982	94.53	92.83	Jan 12	96.58	Nov 3
1981	93.51	92.49	Dec 20	94.64	Feb 19
1980	95.89	94.59	Dec 31	97.09	Jan 1
1979	96.10	95.09	Jan 1	97.66	Sep 30
1978	94.90	93.67	Jan 6	96.24	Aug 21
1977	94.42	93.50	Nov 22	95.55	Feb 4
1976	95.26	94.40	May 14	95.77	Jan 1
1975	95.49	94.63	May 28	96.30	Oct 10
1974	95.61	94.21	Jun 6	96.95	Sep 10
1973	95.12	94.05	Jan 9	95.98	Oct 1
1972	94.31	93.76	Nov 24	94.75	Apr 1
1971	94.51	93.61	Jun 22	95.01	Feb 22
1970	96.04	94.67	Dec 28	97.88	Feb 17
1969	96.64	95.44	Jul 17	97.55	Nov 1
1968	95.00	93.26	May 11	96.72	Nov 10
1967	95.03	94.20	Jun 16	95.77	Feb 22
1966	96.34	95.69	Dec 31	96.98	Mar 5
1965	95.93	95.02	Jun 7	96.58	Aug 25
1964	95.80	94.30	Jan 1	97.07	Sep 25
1963	93.73	92.72	Jan 22	94.28	Nov 29
1962	93.36	92.82	Dec 31	94.05	Feb 10
1961	94.90	93.87	Dec 31	96.47	Jan 1
1960	97.37	96.16	Mar 16	99.04	Apr 5
1959	97.54	96.26	Jan 1	98.53	Apr 27
1958	96.48	95.66	Oct 2	97.62	Mar 13
1957	96.17	95.36	Feb 18	97.07	Sep 8
1956	94.62	93.69	Jun 19	95.80	Nov 18
1955	95.16	94.04	Jun 16	96.20	Oct 11
1954	96.10	95.26	Dec 22	98.27	Jan 1
1953	96.88	95.74	Mar 20	98.84	Oct 10
1952	96.16	95.52	Sep 20	97.06	Jan 1
1951	96.29	95.31	Jun 19	97.66	Dec 1
1950	96.11	95.05	Jun 17	97.31	Oct 25
1949	96.27	94.77	May 30	98.04	Oct 12
1948	97.07	95.50	Jun 24	98.30	Oct 13
1947	96.70	95.44	Feb 11	98.28	Oct 6
1946 (92 days)	96.59	95.97	Dec 30	97.22	Oct 8

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

Monthly averages

Month	Average	Lowest	Highest
January	95.47	88.78	98.27
February	95.49	88.79	97.88
March	95.48	88.55	98.90
April	95.38	88.19	99.04
May	95.02	87.67	98.48
June	94.88	87.66	97.76
July	95.11	88.61	98.04
August	95.40	88.98	98.11
September	95.62	89.23	98.71
October	95.81	89.48	98.84
November	95.63	89.06	98.67
December	95.49	88.79	98.30

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