Priest Lake water level history

Daily records since 1939 · Level today: 1.40 ft

Highest on record

6.67 ft

Jun 19, 1974

Lowest on record

-0.45 ft

Jan 4, 1977

Today

1.40 ft

Oct 21, 2026

Years of data

since 1939

In short

Across 82 complete years, 1940 had the lowest average level (1.24 ft) and 1951 the highest (2.66 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in February (0.42 ft) and highest in June (3.59 ft).

Priest 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.

1977-0.45 ft on Jan 4
2001-0.44 ft on Feb 24
2022-0.40 ft on Dec 17
1976-0.40 ft on Dec 24
2020-0.37 ft on Dec 14

Yearly highs and lows

Year	Average	Low	Low date	High	High date
2026 (290 days)	2.55	0.66	Feb 13	3.91	May 28
2025	1.97	0.24	Jan 28	3.79	May 30
2024	2.15	0.08	Nov 8	3.79	May 16
2023	1.75	-0.06	Jan 4	4.39	May 18
2022	1.69	-0.40	Dec 17	5.04	Jun 15
2021	1.51	-0.32	Mar 12	3.43	May 29
2020	1.50	-0.37	Dec 14	4.44	Jun 1
2019	1.69	-0.33	Mar 3	3.53	Jul 4
2018	1.76	-0.07	Jan 16	5.64	May 18
2017	1.99	-0.04	Feb 1	4.17	Jun 2
2016	2.12	0.15	Feb 13	3.87	May 24
2015	1.89	0.09	Jan 31	3.39	Jun 4
2014	1.87	0.17	Nov 23	4.12	May 26
2013	1.78	-0.12	Dec 13	4.10	May 23
2012	2.03	0.17	Jan 16	4.75	Jun 8
2011	1.83	-0.05	Dec 11	4.80	May 27
2010	1.74	0.04	Mar 6	4.05	Jun 4
2009	1.57	-0.13	Dec 11	3.61	Jun 1
2008	1.61	-0.10	Mar 15	5.00	May 22
2007	1.83	-0.08	Feb 1	3.39	Jun 6
2006	1.91	0.10	Feb 25	5.28	May 24
2005	1.63	0.00	Nov 27	3.47	Jun 19
2004	1.75	0.19	Feb 24	3.42	Jun 7
2003	1.84	0.05	Nov 15	3.92	Jun 2
2002	1.74	0.02	Nov 6	4.52	Jun 1
2001	1.56	-0.44	Feb 24	3.50	May 29
2000	1.76	-0.06	Feb 20	3.86	May 24
1999	2.05	0.22	Feb 20	5.06	May 31
1998	1.83	0.01	Jan 12	4.24	May 30
1997 (92 days)	1.26	0.12	Dec 27	3.37	Oct 9
1996 (274 days)	2.29	0.44	Feb 4	4.07	May 28
1995	2.15	0.29	Jan 7	3.65	May 19
1994	1.87	0.19	Jan 1	3.28	Jun 9
1993	1.81	0.12	Mar 20	3.69	May 19
1992	1.82	-0.15	Dec 7	3.36	May 27
1991	1.80	-0.05	Nov 30	4.40	May 23
1990	1.91	0.00	Mar 6	4.27	Jun 12
1989	1.85	-0.05	Mar 4	4.21	May 11
1988	1.80	0.01	Dec 19	3.48	May 29
1987	1.83	-0.03	Jan 19	3.76	May 10
1986	1.72	0.18	Nov 17	3.52	Jun 1
1985	1.64	0.00	Dec 15	3.93	May 26
1984	1.70	0.10	Dec 3	4.06	Jun 16
1983	2.21	0.23	Jan 2	4.93	Jun 3
1982	1.85	0.09	Feb 8	4.60	May 26
1981	1.82	0.24	Dec 31	3.71	May 27
1980	1.75	0.06	Jan 31	4.69	May 7
1979	1.44	-0.33	Jan 7	3.34	May 26
1978	1.74	-0.32	Dec 31	4.24	May 22
1977	1.37	-0.45	Jan 4	3.25	Jun 9
1976	1.69	-0.40	Dec 24	4.54	May 17
1975	1.79	-0.10	Feb 8	5.05	Jun 7
1974	2.34	0.25	Dec 23	6.67	Jun 19
1973	1.78	-0.13	Feb 23	3.74	May 26
1972	1.93	-0.26	Dec 15	5.61	Jun 2
1971	1.97	-0.07	Jan 9	5.34	May 15
1970	1.63	-0.02	Jan 8	4.00	May 28
1969 (325 days)	2.25	0.05	Mar 13	5.37	May 31
1968	2.00	-0.05	Jan 6	4.13	Jun 4
1967	1.93	0.03	Dec 30	5.29	Jun 9
1966	1.81	-0.17	Mar 5	3.68	May 13
1965	1.87	0.03	Feb 25	4.20	May 31
1964	1.77	-0.16	Feb 28	4.89	Jun 9
1963	1.87	0.18	Dec 31	3.68	May 30
1962	1.90	-0.22	Mar 16	3.97	May 29
1961 (327 days)	2.01	-0.10	Dec 14	6.05	Jun 7
1960	1.82	0.10	Mar 3	4.40	Jun 7
1959	1.75	0.10	Mar 18	4.70	Jun 7
1958	2.01	-0.15	Jan 9	4.87	May 26
1957	1.62	-0.19	Feb 21	4.99	May 20
1956	2.15	0.07	Dec 31	6.23	May 26
1955	1.88	-0.16	Mar 26	5.40	Jun 14
1954	2.01	0.00	Feb 11	5.52	May 25
1953	1.88	-0.07	Jan 1	4.61	Jun 14
1952	1.91	-0.07	Dec 30	4.77	May 21
1951	2.66	0.73	Apr 2	4.62	May 19
1950	1.92	0.26	Feb 12	4.62	Jun 23
1949	1.28	-0.08	Sep 14	5.42	May 17
1948	1.86	0.40	Oct 28	6.45	May 29
1947	1.93	0.71	Oct 1	5.02	May 11
1946	2.03	0.38	Oct 19	5.49	May 29
1945	1.61	0.32	Oct 20	5.14	May 17
1944	1.29	0.47	Sep 15	2.93	May 18
1943	1.71	0.57	Mar 9	4.32	Apr 22
1942	1.67	0.39	Oct 25	4.30	May 29
1941	1.73	0.57	Aug 31	4.13	May 20
1940	1.24	0.06	Sep 4	4.04	May 15
1939 (92 days)	0.33	0.05	Oct 23	1.06	Dec 21

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

Monthly averages

Month	Average	Lowest	Highest
January	0.45	-0.45	3.71
February	0.42	-0.45	2.85
March	0.56	-0.43	2.68
April	1.45	-0.34	4.61
May	3.33	0.67	6.45
June	3.59	1.53	6.67
July	2.97	0.61	4.66
August	2.80	0.09	3.45
September	2.74	-0.08	3.44
October	2.12	-0.07	3.42
November	0.80	-0.20	3.33
December	0.55	-0.40	3.78

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