Lake Maxinkuckee water level history

Daily records since 1942 · Level today: 3.38 ft

Highest on record

5.48 ft

Jun 14, 1981

Lowest on record

2.12 ft

Nov 19, 1953

Today

3.38 ft

Oct 21, 2026

Years of data

since 1942

In short

Across 75 complete years, 1953 had the lowest average level (2.83 ft) and 1981 the highest (3.72 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in October (2.97 ft) and highest in April (3.68 ft).

Lake Maxinkuckee 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.

19562.12 ft on Nov 19
19532.12 ft on Nov 19
19462.15 ft on Oct 15
19992.27 ft on Dec 2
19542.28 ft on Jan 1

Yearly highs and lows

Year	Average	Low	Low date	High	High date
2026 (293 days)	3.58	3.15	Jan 2	4.38	Apr 18
2025	3.23	2.82	Nov 6	3.92	Apr 5
2024	3.59	2.91	Oct 29	4.36	Jul 16
2023	3.60	3.07	Nov 28	4.48	Apr 1
2022	3.57	2.80	Oct 21	4.33	Apr 14
2021	3.46	3.07	Jan 1	3.93	Oct 30
2020	3.36	2.61	Oct 18	4.01	Mar 28
2019	3.59	3.05	Sep 26	4.37	May 3
2018	3.41	2.95	Jul 19	4.52	Feb 24
2017	3.40	2.84	Oct 3	4.04	May 26
2016	3.43	2.97	Aug 13	3.88	Apr 11
2015	3.45	2.90	Oct 21	4.37	Jul 19
2014	3.52	3.03	Aug 1	3.96	Apr 4
2013	3.43	2.73	Jan 6	4.24	Apr 24
2012	2.93	2.29	Oct 11	3.85	Jan 28
2011	3.46	2.88	Sep 18	4.59	May 30
2010	3.16	2.46	Nov 19	3.59	Jun 24
2009	3.49	2.95	Oct 1	4.74	Mar 12
2008	3.63	2.98	Sep 11	4.68	Feb 7
2007 (243 days)	3.51	3.06	Aug 14	4.02	Jan 16
2006	3.25	2.98	Aug 9	3.66	Dec 31
2005	3.22	2.73	Oct 30	4.08	Jan 15
2004	3.36	2.91	Oct 17	3.75	Jan 4
2003 (288 days)	3.34	2.98	Jan 3	3.74	Jul 22
2002	3.35	2.69	Nov 3	4.16	May 17
2001	3.44	3.01	Oct 1	3.93	Feb 26
2000	3.09	2.58	Jan 1	3.55	Apr 24
1999	3.14	2.27	Dec 2	4.10	Apr 27
1998	3.57	3.00	Oct 5	4.17	Apr 10
1997	3.64	3.20	Nov 25	4.23	Mar 1
1996	3.50	3.13	Jan 1	4.30	Jul 21
1995	3.36	2.68	Oct 19	4.04	May 28
1994	3.31	2.75	Oct 29	3.91	Apr 15
1993 (307 days)	3.75	3.15	Aug 17	4.32	Jan 13
1992	3.36	3.02	Jul 8	3.66	Apr 24
1991	3.54	2.70	Oct 2	4.53	Jan 1
1990 (303 days)	3.60	3.12	Jan 1	4.53	Dec 31
1989	3.21	2.89	Oct 18	3.60	Jun 14
1988	3.04	2.30	Oct 14	3.86	Apr 8
1987 (299 days)	3.26	2.96	Nov 22	3.67	Dec 28
1986	3.53	2.97	Sep 10	4.23	Oct 4
1985	3.36	2.66	Oct 8	4.35	Mar 4
1984	3.25	2.60	Oct 5	3.71	Mar 27
1983	3.20	2.46	Oct 17	4.14	May 3
1982	3.39	2.66	Sep 30	4.62	Mar 23
1981	3.72	3.15	Sep 25	5.48	Jun 14
1980	3.42	3.00	Jul 26	4.18	Apr 15
1979	3.29	2.90	Sep 26	4.13	Apr 12
1978	3.36	2.70	Oct 20	4.47	Apr 6
1977	3.38	2.99	Aug 26	4.16	Mar 29
1976	3.33	2.88	Sep 25	4.23	Mar 6
1975 (165 days)	3.24	3.00	Jan 1	3.80	Jul 7
1974 (299 days)	3.17	2.50	Oct 20	4.20	May 23
1973	3.37	2.80	Sep 22	4.00	Jan 3
1972	3.43	3.10	Jun 24	4.00	Apr 20
1971 (289 days)	3.13	2.70	Dec 2	3.50	Feb 22
1970	3.42	3.10	Aug 18	4.30	May 15
1969	3.34	2.90	Sep 10	3.80	Jan 30
1968	3.46	3.00	Oct 27	4.20	Feb 3
1967	3.45	2.90	Sep 30	4.10	Apr 14
1966	3.28	2.60	Oct 7	4.20	Dec 8
1965	3.30	2.89	Jan 1	3.80	Apr 25
1964	2.99	2.48	Nov 23	3.50	Apr 28
1963	3.12	2.79	Nov 12	3.66	Jul 20
1962	3.12	2.67	Jul 10	3.81	Mar 22
1961	3.51	3.13	Feb 1	4.28	Apr 25
1960	3.36	3.00	Nov 5	4.03	Apr 18
1959	3.28	2.45	Sep 19	4.10	Feb 12
1958	3.34	2.70	May 30	3.82	Jul 15
1957	3.18	2.34	Jan 1	3.93	May 23
1956	2.90	2.12	Nov 19	3.70	May 14
1955	2.99	2.42	Sep 26	3.58	Mar 5
1954	3.06	2.28	Jan 1	3.60	Apr 28
1953	2.83	2.12	Nov 19	3.32	Mar 18
1952	3.03	2.40	Nov 13	3.52	May 26
1951	3.21	2.74	Oct 3	3.72	Apr 15
1950	3.43	2.75	Nov 6	4.38	Apr 11
1949	3.04	2.42	Oct 2	3.65	Feb 16
1948	3.07	2.45	Oct 23	3.69	May 14
1947	3.07	2.67	Aug 19	3.52	Jun 8
1946	2.89	2.15	Oct 15	3.42	Mar 17
1945	3.17	2.84	Sep 19	3.72	May 18
1944	3.03	2.54	Sep 25	3.92	Apr 24
1943	3.36	2.94	Oct 29	4.58	May 20
1942 (67 days)	3.15	2.90	Oct 27	3.50	Dec 31

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

Monthly averages

Month	Average	Lowest	Highest
January	3.38	2.28	4.53
February	3.45	2.54	4.68
March	3.58	2.82	4.74
April	3.68	2.96	4.48
May	3.61	2.70	4.63
June	3.48	2.67	5.48
July	3.30	2.53	4.71
August	3.16	2.46	4.18
September	3.03	2.30	3.90
October	2.97	2.15	4.23
November	3.04	2.12	3.93
December	3.20	2.16	4.53

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