Lake Pend Oreille water level history

Daily records since 1970 · Level today: 57.95 ft

Highest on record

65.73 ft

Jun 5, 1997

Lowest on record

50.72 ft

Feb 10, 1985

Today

57.95 ft

Oct 14, 2026

Years of data

since 1970

In short

Across 55 complete years, 2024 had the lowest average level (55.96 ft) and 1983 the highest (58.63 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in December (52.52 ft) and highest in August (62.30 ft).

Lake Pend Oreille 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.

198550.72 ft on Feb 10
202250.96 ft on Dec 22
202350.97 ft on Dec 4
197450.97 ft on Dec 1
199451.00 ft on Nov 13

Yearly highs and lows

Year	Average	Low	Low date	High	High date
2026 (286 days)	58.06	52.34	Mar 14	62.48	Jun 23
2025	56.53	51.20	Dec 7	62.39	Aug 6
2024	55.96	51.12	Dec 15	62.14	Aug 11
2023	56.03	50.97	Dec 4	62.24	Aug 7
2022	56.06	50.96	Dec 22	62.39	Jul 11
2021	56.20	51.10	Nov 21	62.46	Jun 19
2020	56.11	51.14	Jan 5	62.45	Jul 18
2019	56.24	51.10	Dec 25	62.44	Jun 16
2018	56.95	51.07	Dec 21	64.20	May 29
2017	56.77	51.10	Dec 14	62.50	Aug 3
2016	56.76	51.50	Dec 12	62.48	Jul 29
2015	56.46	51.16	Jan 18	62.49	Sep 5
2014	56.06	51.15	Nov 27	62.48	Jul 8
2013	57.28	51.18	Nov 24	62.45	Aug 2
2012	57.52	51.87	Mar 5	62.38	Jul 1
2011	57.37	51.17	Dec 11	64.28	Jun 16
2010	56.91	51.28	Jan 1	62.41	Aug 6
2009	56.01	51.09	Nov 13	62.44	Jul 4
2008	57.08	51.08	Dec 16	62.48	Aug 29
2007	57.59	52.47	Feb 28	62.52	Jun 29
2006	57.70	52.08	Nov 6	62.42	Jul 5
2005	58.29	55.15	Nov 15	62.36	Jul 15
2004	56.99	51.32	Jan 3	62.60	Aug 25
2003	57.30	51.13	Nov 16	62.51	Jul 17
2002	56.92	51.11	Jan 1	62.52	Jul 17
2001	56.61	51.02	Dec 1	62.50	Jul 20
2000	57.09	53.10	Feb 27	62.55	Jul 7
1999	57.47	53.03	Nov 19	62.46	Aug 19
1998	58.25	54.94	Nov 22	62.64	May 31
1997	58.56	55.10	Dec 25	65.73	Jun 5
1996	58.28	54.99	Dec 25	62.45	Aug 24
1995	57.62	51.19	Jan 5	62.60	Jul 1
1994	56.13	51.00	Nov 13	62.46	Jul 8
1993	56.11	51.10	Nov 22	62.57	Jul 6
1992	56.23	51.19	Jan 12	62.39	Jul 30
1991	56.24	51.03	Nov 24	62.48	Aug 1
1990	56.52	51.07	Nov 23	62.47	Jul 30
1989	56.25	51.11	Jan 31	62.57	Sep 1
1988	56.10	51.02	Dec 3	62.45	Jul 16
1987	56.56	51.07	Dec 13	62.46	Aug 20
1986	57.13	51.12	Dec 27	62.47	Jun 16
1985	56.75	50.72	Feb 10	62.53	Jul 3
1984	57.44	51.16	Dec 1	62.65	Sep 5
1983	58.63	54.52	Jan 2	62.53	Aug 29
1982	57.95	51.21	Jan 5	62.51	Sep 18
1981	58.56	51.12	Dec 1	62.91	May 28
1980	56.34	51.03	Feb 18	62.67	May 29
1979	56.21	51.04	Feb 11	62.63	Aug 24
1978	56.09	51.01	Dec 2	62.52	Aug 4
1977	56.17	51.18	Nov 25	62.49	Sep 6
1976	57.29	51.04	Nov 29	62.59	Sep 20
1975	56.38	51.10	Apr 6	62.60	Aug 4
1974	57.72	50.97	Dec 1	65.46	Jun 23
1973	56.55	53.03	Nov 19	62.54	Jul 27
1972	57.26	51.21	Jan 16	65.70	Jun 12
1971	57.21	51.00	Nov 30	62.55	Aug 7
1970 (92 days)	53.86	51.16	Dec 17	59.74	Oct 1

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

Monthly averages

Month	Average	Lowest	Highest
January	53.13	50.82	61.11
February	53.37	50.72	60.38
March	53.53	51.12	59.59
April	54.41	51.10	59.17
May	57.77	53.58	65.23
June	61.56	56.57	65.73
July	62.28	60.42	63.50
August	62.30	61.85	62.69
September	61.66	58.78	62.65
October	57.44	51.83	62.24
November	52.89	50.99	59.38
December	52.52	50.96	57.01

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