Lake Trafford water level history
Daily records since 1941 · Level today: 19.65 ft
Highest on record
22.79 ft
Sep 23, 1947
Lowest on record
15.40 ft
Jun 17, 2008
Today
19.65 ft
Oct 21, 2026
Years of data
86
since 1941
In short
Across 78 complete years, 2007 had the lowest average level (17.79 ft) and 1959 the highest (20.55 ft).
On average the lake is lowest in May (18.80 ft) and highest in October (20.38 ft).
Lake Trafford 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.
- 1962
- 1951
- 1965
- 2007
- 2012
Yearly highs and lows
| Year | Average | Low | Low date | High | High date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (293 days) | 19.17 | 18.08 | Aug 25 | 20.13 | Jan 31 |
| 2025 | 19.37 | 18.04 | May 29 | 20.55 | Sep 26 |
| 2024 | 20.33 | 18.91 | Jun 10 | 21.27 | Aug 16 |
| 2023 | 19.29 | 18.26 | Jun 17 | 20.24 | Nov 22 |
| 2022 | 20.12 | 18.55 | May 29 | 22.03 | Sep 29 |
| 2021 | 19.97 | 18.61 | May 30 | 21.18 | Sep 25 |
| 2020 | 19.66 | 18.01 | May 14 | 21.21 | Sep 16 |
| 2019 | 19.89 | 19.18 | Jun 8 | 21.16 | Aug 19 |
| 2018 | 19.65 | 18.04 | May 12 | 20.85 | Sep 7 |
| 2017 | 20.04 | 18.19 | Jun 2 | 22.04 | Sep 19 |
| 2016 | 20.51 | 19.41 | May 28 | 21.32 | Oct 4 |
| 2015 | 19.62 | 18.45 | Jun 8 | 21.07 | Sep 30 |
| 2014 | 19.63 | 18.26 | Jun 8 | 20.81 | Aug 17 |
| 2013 | 19.04 | 17.13 | May 25 | 21.11 | Sep 27 |
| 2012 | 18.26 | 17.08 | Aug 25 | 19.68 | Jan 1 |
| 2011 | 18.95 | 17.88 | Jun 28 | 20.15 | Nov 9 |
| 2010 | 19.97 | 19.31 | Jan 12 | 20.82 | Sep 29 |
| 2009 | 18.92 | 17.63 | May 22 | 19.98 | Sep 29 |
| 2008 (314 days) | 18.45 | 15.40 | Jun 17 | 21.51 | Aug 24 |
| 2007 | 17.79 | 16.98 | Dec 27 | 19.71 | Jan 1 |
| 2006 | 19.51 | 18.04 | Jun 5 | 21.37 | Sep 14 |
| 2005 | 20.24 | 18.84 | May 30 | 21.69 | Oct 27 |
| 2004 | 19.84 | 18.59 | Jul 18 | 20.99 | Sep 10 |
| 2003 (327 days) | 20.50 | 19.57 | May 22 | 21.65 | Sep 30 |
| 2002 | 19.87 | 18.47 | Jun 7 | 21.06 | Sep 14 |
| 2001 | 19.46 | 17.75 | Jun 4 | 21.69 | Oct 1 |
| 2000 (236 days) | 19.23 | 18.02 | Jun 18 | 20.19 | Oct 13 |
| 1999 | 20.52 | 19.17 | May 28 | 21.86 | Sep 25 |
| 1998 | 20.54 | 19.75 | Jun 16 | 21.49 | Nov 8 |
| 1997 (256 days) | 19.88 | 18.68 | May 11 | 20.75 | Dec 27 |
| 1996 | 20.31 | 19.62 | May 11 | 20.80 | Jul 14 |
| 1995 (324 days) | 21.01 | 19.77 | Jun 1 | 22.34 | Oct 18 |
| 1994 | 20.38 | 19.52 | May 28 | 21.23 | Sep 28 |
| 1993 | 20.12 | 19.60 | Aug 22 | 20.58 | Sep 16 |
| 1992 | 20.12 | 19.15 | Jun 1 | 20.93 | Aug 25 |
| 1991 (327 days) | 20.20 | 18.77 | Jan 2 | 21.36 | Jul 8 |
| 1990 | 18.75 | 17.67 | Jun 20 | 19.59 | Oct 13 |
| 1989 | 18.91 | 17.38 | Jun 22 | 20.14 | Sep 4 |
| 1988 | 19.91 | 19.03 | Jul 6 | 20.78 | Jan 1 |
| 1987 | 20.45 | 19.70 | Jan 1 | 21.54 | Nov 6 |
| 1986 | 19.51 | 18.51 | May 31 | 20.21 | Sep 2 |
| 1985 | 19.32 | 18.18 | Jul 17 | 20.28 | Oct 6 |
| 1984 | 20.33 | 19.66 | May 5 | 21.06 | Oct 1 |
| 1983 | 20.43 | 19.46 | Jun 3 | 21.18 | Sep 24 |
| 1982 | 19.53 | 17.45 | May 26 | 21.18 | Oct 8 |
| 1981 | 18.81 | 17.22 | Jul 10 | 20.15 | Sep 23 |
| 1980 | 19.63 | 18.90 | Aug 13 | 20.45 | Mar 5 |
| 1979 | 19.07 | 17.98 | Aug 4 | 19.93 | Oct 5 |
| 1978 | 19.59 | 18.88 | Jun 18 | 20.17 | Aug 14 |
| 1977 | 19.29 | 18.12 | May 31 | 20.26 | Sep 27 |
| 1976 | 18.96 | 17.84 | May 27 | 20.22 | Oct 1 |
| 1975 | 18.94 | 17.47 | Jun 8 | 20.55 | Oct 5 |
| 1974 | 19.22 | 17.44 | May 17 | 20.61 | Aug 21 |
| 1973 | 19.20 | 17.73 | Jun 4 | 20.67 | Sep 7 |
| 1972 | 19.34 | 18.86 | Jun 14 | 19.94 | Sep 8 |
| 1971 | 19.05 | 17.53 | Jun 4 | 20.77 | Sep 17 |
| 1970 | 20.36 | 19.52 | Dec 31 | 21.51 | Mar 28 |
| 1969 | 20.06 | 18.75 | Jun 2 | 21.34 | Oct 1 |
| 1968 | 19.93 | 18.55 | Jun 2 | 21.14 | Jul 19 |
| 1967 | 19.53 | 17.73 | May 31 | 20.69 | Oct 15 |
| 1966 | 20.02 | 19.01 | May 18 | 20.93 | Jul 30 |
| 1965 | 19.05 | 16.75 | Dec 16 | 20.45 | Sep 9 |
| 1964 | 19.11 | 18.31 | Jun 3 | 19.71 | Feb 8 |
| 1963 | 19.24 | 18.39 | May 22 | 19.87 | Jan 1 |
| 1962 | 18.05 | 15.90 | Jun 6 | 21.43 | Sep 25 |
| 1961 | 18.95 | 17.41 | Dec 26 | 20.37 | Jan 14 |
| 1960 | 20.39 | 19.34 | Apr 19 | 21.70 | Sep 21 |
| 1959 | 20.55 | 19.66 | May 13 | 21.83 | Sep 13 |
| 1958 | 20.55 | 20.06 | Dec 26 | 21.01 | Jul 11 |
| 1957 | 20.06 | 19.27 | Feb 25 | 21.33 | Oct 4 |
| 1956 | 19.08 | 18.03 | Jul 28 | 20.53 | Oct 15 |
| 1955 | 19.60 | 18.53 | May 14 | 20.71 | Sep 12 |
| 1954 | 19.78 | 19.05 | Jun 15 | 20.79 | Oct 2 |
| 1953 | 19.77 | 18.67 | Jun 3 | 21.55 | Oct 11 |
| 1952 | 19.41 | 18.43 | May 27 | 21.03 | Oct 24 |
| 1951 | 18.28 | 16.11 | Jun 29 | 22.25 | Oct 3 |
| 1950 | 18.35 | 17.39 | May 27 | 19.77 | Jan 1 |
| 1949 | 19.29 | 17.37 | Jun 8 | 21.25 | Oct 4 |
| 1948 | 19.69 | 18.77 | Jul 3 | 21.13 | Sep 27 |
| 1947 | 20.26 | 18.90 | Jun 4 | 22.79 | Sep 23 |
| 1946 | 19.75 | 18.51 | May 10 | 21.09 | Sep 20 |
| 1945 | 19.41 | 17.49 | Jun 15 | 21.19 | Sep 18 |
| 1944 | 19.35 | 18.37 | Jul 10 | 20.21 | Sep 13 |
| 1943 | 19.43 | 18.03 | May 12 | 20.55 | Oct 3 |
| 1942 | 20.20 | 19.55 | May 29 | 20.89 | Jun 17 |
| 1941 (275 days) | 20.83 | 20.21 | Dec 29 | 21.53 | Jul 18 |
Levels in feet. Partial years show the number of days with data.
Monthly averages
| Month | Average | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.69 | 16.75 | 21.19 |
| February | 19.59 | 16.63 | 21.14 |
| March | 19.41 | 16.40 | 21.51 |
| April | 19.10 | 16.15 | 21.35 |
| May | 18.80 | 16.00 | 20.97 |
| June | 18.88 | 15.40 | 21.11 |
| July | 19.42 | 16.01 | 21.60 |
| August | 19.86 | 17.08 | 22.28 |
| September | 20.30 | 17.08 | 22.79 |
| October | 20.38 | 17.31 | 22.34 |
| November | 20.06 | 17.15 | 21.68 |
| December | 19.82 | 16.75 | 21.39 |
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