Big Sandy Lake Dam water level history

Daily records since 1990 · Level today: 1,215.98 ft

Highest on record

1,222.92 ft

Jun 28, 2012

Lowest on record

1,213.92 ft

Apr 1, 1996

Today

1,215.98 ft

Oct 21, 2026

Years of data

since 1990

In short

Across 36 complete years, 2006 had the lowest average level (1,215.43 ft) and 2012 the highest (1,216.33 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in February (1,214.53 ft) and highest in May (1,216.88 ft).

Big Sandy Lake Dam 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.

19961,213.92 ft on Apr 1
20231,214.13 ft on Apr 8
19971,214.20 ft on Mar 20
20001,214.24 ft on Feb 14
19931,214.24 ft on Mar 2

Yearly highs and lows

Year	Average	Low	Low date	High	High date
2026 (292 days)	1,215.75	1,214.41	Mar 4	1,216.66	Apr 29
2025	1,215.74	1,214.49	Feb 26	1,216.61	Apr 30
2024	1,215.70	1,214.31	Feb 25	1,216.60	Apr 24
2023	1,215.93	1,214.13	Apr 8	1,220.76	Apr 29
2022	1,215.98	1,214.43	Mar 15	1,218.89	May 20
2021	1,215.65	1,214.51	Mar 1	1,217.10	Apr 22
2020	1,215.89	1,214.34	Mar 20	1,219.04	Apr 13
2019	1,215.91	1,214.33	Mar 22	1,217.56	May 4
2018	1,215.65	1,214.34	Mar 20	1,217.08	Oct 16
2017	1,215.85	1,214.57	Feb 19	1,217.10	May 6
2016	1,215.96	1,214.58	Feb 17	1,217.50	Mar 26
2015	1,215.78	1,214.52	Mar 10	1,216.92	Sep 8
2014	1,215.89	1,214.32	Mar 10	1,218.55	May 17
2013	1,215.67	1,214.36	Mar 29	1,218.04	May 12
2012	1,216.33	1,214.65	Feb 19	1,222.92	Jun 28
2011	1,215.79	1,214.37	Mar 16	1,216.78	Apr 19
2010	1,215.89	1,214.39	Mar 3	1,217.06	Nov 6
2009	1,215.84	1,214.59	Jan 7	1,217.25	Apr 3
2008	1,215.71	1,214.29	Mar 12	1,218.79	May 6
2007	1,215.56	1,214.46	Dec 21	1,216.82	Oct 22
2006	1,215.43	1,214.51	Mar 4	1,216.61	May 15
2005	1,215.73	1,214.41	Mar 26	1,217.35	Apr 17
2004	1,215.68	1,214.36	Mar 3	1,216.57	Sep 9
2003	1,215.67	1,214.42	Mar 14	1,216.65	Jun 29
2002	1,215.51	1,214.42	Feb 15	1,216.91	Jul 12
2001	1,216.08	1,214.35	Feb 23	1,221.76	Apr 29
2000	1,215.71	1,214.24	Feb 14	1,216.55	Jun 20
1999	1,215.75	1,214.30	Dec 17	1,218.08	Aug 26
1998	1,215.62	1,214.38	Mar 14	1,216.72	Jun 21
1997	1,215.96	1,214.20	Mar 20	1,219.99	Apr 23
1996	1,215.94	1,213.92	Apr 1	1,220.23	May 5
1995	1,215.79	1,214.28	Mar 3	1,217.14	Oct 13
1994	1,215.74	1,214.26	Feb 17	1,217.27	May 3
1993	1,215.77	1,214.24	Mar 2	1,218.08	Jul 14
1992	1,215.73	1,214.31	Feb 4	1,216.65	Apr 24
1991	1,215.77	1,214.46	Feb 4	1,217.04	May 12
1990	1,215.89	1,214.70	Mar 7	1,216.95	May 4

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

Monthly averages

Month	Average	Lowest	Highest
January	1,214.78	1,214.29	1,215.83
February	1,214.53	1,213.98	1,215.34
March	1,214.71	1,213.98	1,217.50
April	1,216.26	1,213.92	1,221.76
May	1,216.88	1,215.96	1,221.71
June	1,216.51	1,216.02	1,222.92
July	1,216.45	1,215.57	1,222.65
August	1,216.27	1,215.46	1,218.08
September	1,216.20	1,215.26	1,217.63
October	1,216.07	1,214.93	1,217.14
November	1,215.61	1,214.45	1,217.12
December	1,215.14	1,214.30	1,216.30

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