Pike Lake water level history

Daily records since 1954 · Level today: 5.81 ft

Highest on record

10.79 ft

Oct 15, 1954

Lowest on record

3.71 ft

Sep 21, 1955

Today

5.81 ft

Oct 21, 2026

Years of data

since 1954

In short

Across 52 complete years, 1955 had the lowest average level (4.79 ft) and 2017 the highest (5.96 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in November (5.16 ft) and highest in May (5.88 ft).

Pike 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.

19553.71 ft on Sep 21
19774.10 ft on Jan 10
19864.24 ft on Apr 10
19624.40 ft on Jul 28
19614.46 ft on Sep 4

Yearly highs and lows

Year	Average	Low	Low date	High	High date
2026 (267 days)	5.87	4.77	Feb 10	8.76	Apr 5
2025 (322 days)	5.50	4.72	Nov 6	6.98	Apr 6
2024	5.73	4.63	Jan 21	7.30	Jul 15
2023	5.62	4.76	Nov 20	8.05	Mar 5
2022	5.78	4.77	Nov 18	7.93	Feb 18
2021	5.58	4.71	Jan 23	7.26	Oct 26
2020	5.76	4.70	Dec 26	8.25	May 19
2019	5.88	4.94	Dec 28	7.58	May 1
2018	5.92	4.95	Jan 8	9.10	Feb 22
2017	5.96	5.01	Dec 17	7.39	May 28
2016	5.61	4.88	Nov 22	6.40	May 11
2015	5.66	4.77	Nov 19	7.68	Jul 20
2014	5.85	4.78	Nov 17	7.36	Apr 5
2013	5.83	4.58	Jan 2	8.83	Apr 25
2012	5.59	4.69	Nov 11	6.98	Jan 28
2011 (329 days)	6.00	4.81	Jan 17	8.30	Apr 29
2010 (92 days)	5.34	4.75	Nov 10	5.80	Oct 26
2002 (273 days)	5.88	4.93	Jan 25	7.60	May 13
2001	5.83	4.84	Oct 4	7.64	Oct 24
2000	5.52	4.77	Jan 18	6.43	Jun 15
1999	5.69	4.74	Dec 1	8.01	Apr 24
1998	5.85	4.77	Nov 8	8.66	Jan 9
1997	5.88	4.86	Nov 12	8.01	Feb 28
1996	5.70	4.81	Jan 10	9.23	May 18
1995	5.61	4.76	Dec 13	6.95	Apr 12
1994	5.56	4.78	Nov 26	7.48	Apr 13
1993 (280 days)	5.72	4.85	Nov 12	8.40	Jan 5
1992	5.60	4.92	Mar 9	6.70	Nov 12
1991 (278 days)	5.75	4.94	Dec 27	8.47	Jan 1
1990	5.85	4.89	Jan 2	8.71	Dec 31
1989	5.41	4.70	Oct 18	7.27	Jun 4
1988	5.60	4.93	Jan 15	6.58	Apr 7
1987	5.57	4.80	Nov 17	6.89	May 19
1986	5.58	4.24	Apr 10	7.24	Oct 4
1985	5.92	4.98	Nov 8	9.40	Feb 25
1984	5.57	4.89	Sep 20	7.83	May 27
1983	5.54	4.81	Nov 8	7.87	May 3
1982	5.87	4.81	Oct 29	9.36	Mar 14
1981	5.79	4.90	Oct 15	9.36	Jun 15
1980	5.60	4.91	Feb 20	7.47	Jun 4
1979	5.41	4.73	Oct 30	7.77	Mar 3
1978	5.46	4.72	Nov 8	8.38	Mar 23
1977	5.57	4.10	Jan 10	7.13	Sep 19
1976 (204 days)	5.61	4.64	Feb 8	7.21	Mar 6
1975 (288 days)	5.62	4.76	Dec 31	7.20	Jun 2
1974 (243 days)	5.57	4.60	Jan 16	7.10	Mar 8
1973 (316 days)	5.63	4.10	Jan 16	7.00	Jan 1
1972 (328 days)	5.37	4.00	Dec 29	7.20	Apr 21
1971	4.98	4.50	Jan 29	6.80	Feb 6
1970 (275 days)	5.21	4.70	Sep 2	6.15	Apr 19
1969	5.48	4.92	Dec 30	8.40	Jan 31
1968	5.53	4.70	Aug 29	8.10	Feb 3
1967	5.46	4.80	Oct 23	7.20	Dec 24
1966	5.34	4.70	Oct 17	8.50	Dec 10
1965	5.50	4.74	Nov 20	7.15	Dec 27
1964	5.22	4.56	Nov 23	6.20	Jul 9
1963	5.02	4.63	Jan 10	6.80	Mar 7
1962	5.09	4.40	Jul 28	7.55	Mar 13
1961	5.15	4.46	Sep 4	7.02	Apr 29
1960	5.43	4.56	Sep 14	7.30	Apr 20
1959	5.74	4.62	Sep 19	8.73	Feb 15
1958	5.53	4.62	Jun 7	8.30	Sep 19
1957	5.10	4.48	Sep 25	7.15	Dec 28
1956	5.14	4.56	Oct 8	7.99	May 9
1955	4.79	3.71	Sep 21	6.63	Jan 6
1954 (184 days)	5.54	4.41	Sep 28	10.79	Oct 15

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

Monthly averages

Month	Average	Lowest	Highest
January	5.37	4.10	8.66
February	5.48	4.28	9.40
March	5.75	4.60	9.36
April	5.85	4.24	9.14
May	5.88	4.32	9.23
June	5.77	3.82	9.36
July	5.65	3.82	7.90
August	5.56	3.92	7.82
September	5.52	3.71	8.30
October	5.54	4.05	10.79
November	5.16	4.56	7.09
December	5.30	4.00	8.71

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