Waconda Lake water level history

Daily records since 1990 · Level today: 1,456.87 ft

Highest on record

1,487.02 ft

Jul 29, 1993

Lowest on record

1,446.18 ft

Dec 19, 2006

Today

1,456.87 ft

Oct 21, 2026

Years of data

since 1990

In short

Across 36 complete years, 2007 had the lowest average level (1,447.61 ft) and 1993 the highest (1,467.83 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in February (1,453.05 ft) and highest in July (1,455.21 ft).

Waconda Lake level, all years

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Measured Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years) Full pool

Lowest years

Years ranked by their lowest daily level.

20061,446.18 ft on Dec 19
20071,446.49 ft on Jan 1
20081,448.51 ft on Jan 3
20241,448.74 ft on Oct 30
20251,449.15 ft on Jan 1

Yearly highs and lows

Year	Average	Low	Low date	High	High date
2026 (289 days)	1,452.77	1,450.85	May 27	1,457.03	Oct 7
2025	1,449.99	1,449.15	Jan 1	1,451.36	Nov 26
2024	1,449.86	1,448.74	Oct 30	1,450.97	Mar 15
2023	1,450.64	1,450.13	Nov 13	1,451.16	Jul 22
2022	1,453.58	1,450.19	Nov 18	1,456.85	Jun 10
2021	1,455.72	1,454.52	Jan 22	1,458.08	May 20
2020	1,456.10	1,454.31	Feb 20	1,459.85	Aug 4
2019	1,458.95	1,454.37	Feb 11	1,466.07	Aug 29
2018	1,455.85	1,454.37	Mar 16	1,459.58	Oct 16
2017	1,455.29	1,454.42	Mar 15	1,458.68	May 30
2016	1,455.62	1,454.09	Apr 16	1,458.38	Sep 7
2015	1,454.68	1,453.23	Apr 23	1,457.30	Aug 10
2014	1,453.35	1,452.88	Jan 6	1,454.57	Jul 1
2013	1,453.35	1,452.71	Jan 1	1,454.07	Aug 7
2012	1,453.93	1,452.44	Oct 12	1,456.01	May 1
2011	1,455.81	1,451.80	Apr 14	1,467.28	Jun 6
2010	1,454.57	1,452.92	Sep 11	1,460.82	Jul 24
2009	1,455.23	1,454.06	Feb 23	1,456.38	Jun 18
2008	1,454.12	1,448.51	Jan 3	1,462.66	Oct 27
2007	1,447.61	1,446.49	Jan 1	1,448.95	Aug 8
2006	1,448.63	1,446.18	Dec 19	1,450.53	Jan 8
2005	1,450.91	1,450.30	Jan 2	1,451.91	Jun 14
2004	1,451.16	1,450.29	Dec 25	1,452.19	Jul 31
2003	1,451.66	1,450.13	Sep 10	1,452.51	Jun 12
2002	1,453.14	1,451.58	Sep 29	1,454.60	Jun 1
2001	1,454.68	1,451.92	Jan 1	1,457.98	Jun 7
2000	1,453.60	1,451.59	Oct 11	1,455.02	May 27
1999	1,454.98	1,453.60	Mar 4	1,458.41	May 26
1998	1,455.54	1,453.69	Jan 14	1,457.48	Aug 4
1997	1,454.68	1,453.51	Mar 19	1,455.92	Jun 29
1996	1,453.94	1,451.55	Sep 14	1,458.90	Nov 23
1995	1,456.80	1,453.48	Sep 11	1,467.07	Jun 10
1994	1,455.18	1,453.36	Sep 24	1,463.97	Jan 1
1993	1,467.83	1,455.46	Feb 1	1,487.02	Jul 29
1992	1,453.21	1,450.35	Jan 1	1,457.12	Aug 10
1991	1,452.04	1,450.09	Nov 6	1,453.73	Jun 5
1990	1,454.92	1,453.29	Dec 31	1,456.78	Aug 23

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

Monthly averages

Month	Average	Lowest	Highest
January	1,453.25	1,446.49	1,463.97
February	1,453.05	1,446.51	1,458.66
March	1,453.27	1,446.88	1,464.69
April	1,453.45	1,447.19	1,463.18
May	1,454.02	1,447.35	1,466.33
June	1,455.19	1,447.49	1,467.28
July	1,455.21	1,446.93	1,487.02
August	1,455.02	1,447.22	1,486.84
September	1,454.44	1,446.82	1,484.63
October	1,454.12	1,446.52	1,480.77
November	1,453.95	1,446.28	1,474.89
December	1,453.66	1,446.18	1,468.22

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