Laurel Lake water level history

Daily records since 1989 · Level today: 1,000.05 ft

Highest on record

1,020.18 ft

Dec 2, 2004

Lowest on record

996.47 ft

Jan 1, 2000

Today

1,000.05 ft

Oct 21, 2026

Years of data

since 1989

In short

Across 36 complete years, 2000 had the lowest average level (1,004.84 ft) and 1992 the highest (1,016.68 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in November (1,008.95 ft) and highest in April (1,014.01 ft).

Laurel 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.

2000996.47 ft on Jan 1
2006996.56 ft on Jan 9
1999996.59 ft on Dec 31
2005997.07 ft on Dec 27
2018998.73 ft on Jan 19

Yearly highs and lows

Year	Average	Low	Low date	High	High date
2026 (294 days)	1,004.43	998.04	Feb 3	1,010.16	Jan 14
2025	1,010.99	1,005.54	Jan 27	1,019.42	Feb 17
2024	1,010.74	1,004.46	Jan 23	1,016.52	Jun 8
2023	1,009.54	1,004.18	Jan 1	1,014.94	Feb 19
2022	1,009.41	1,003.56	Nov 29	1,016.31	May 9
2021	1,009.40	1,004.33	Dec 10	1,017.12	Mar 29
2020	1,010.95	1,004.02	Dec 3	1,019.00	Feb 14
2019	1,011.83	1,001.49	Nov 21	1,019.57	Feb 24
2018	1,010.21	998.73	Jan 19	1,015.61	Dec 31
2017	1,012.26	1,006.68	Oct 17	1,017.36	Apr 24
2016	1,012.54	1,007.15	Nov 29	1,018.92	May 5
2015	1,014.06	1,010.64	Nov 27	1,018.68	Mar 6
2014	1,013.29	1,009.14	Feb 14	1,017.07	Dec 27
2013	1,014.03	1,011.80	Nov 16	1,017.20	Jul 8
2012	1,013.23	1,008.55	Dec 8	1,016.98	Mar 9
2011	1,011.23	1,006.39	Nov 14	1,017.17	Dec 27
2010	1,009.96	1,004.00	Aug 4	1,018.23	Jan 26
2009	1,015.15	1,007.22	Jan 1	1,018.70	May 5
2008	1,007.19	998.88	Jan 29	1,012.47	Apr 13
2007	1,009.53	999.51	Dec 21	1,016.81	Jan 9
2006	1,008.10	996.56	Jan 9	1,014.32	Dec 31
2005	1,009.98	997.07	Dec 27	1,017.51	Apr 9
2004	1,014.79	1,011.76	Sep 7	1,020.18	Dec 2
2003	1,014.37	1,011.11	Apr 6	1,018.71	Feb 18
2002	1,012.57	1,004.16	Jan 10	1,017.11	Apr 1
2001	1,009.57	1,002.32	Dec 8	1,015.25	Feb 28
2000	1,004.84	996.47	Jan 1	1,008.87	Dec 21
1999	1,008.70	996.59	Dec 31	1,017.22	Jan 24
1998	1,012.66	1,006.34	Dec 4	1,019.86	Apr 19
1997	1,013.92	1,007.67	Dec 20	1,019.33	Mar 4
1996	1,015.02	1,012.25	Nov 6	1,017.40	Mar 8
1995	1,014.55	1,010.56	Oct 3	1,017.62	May 15
1994	1,014.33	1,009.81	Nov 25	1,019.29	Mar 29
1993	1,014.83	1,009.93	Nov 14	1,017.53	Mar 5
1992	1,016.68	1,014.58	Nov 10	1,018.00	Jun 28
1991	1,016.32	1,012.54	Nov 20	1,019.41	Feb 20
1990	1,015.26	1,010.77	Oct 20	1,019.68	Dec 24
1989 (1 days)	1,014.78	1,014.78	Dec 31	1,014.78	Dec 31

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

Monthly averages

Month	Average	Lowest	Highest
January	1,011.73	996.47	1,018.23
February	1,012.90	997.07	1,019.57
March	1,013.72	999.78	1,019.33
April	1,014.01	999.86	1,019.86
May	1,013.93	1,005.27	1,018.92
June	1,013.30	1,005.07	1,018.31
July	1,012.43	1,003.87	1,017.99
August	1,011.41	1,003.20	1,017.76
September	1,010.02	1,000.93	1,017.65
October	1,009.19	1,000.24	1,017.54
November	1,008.95	998.29	1,018.45
December	1,010.36	996.59	1,020.18

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