Lake of the Woods water level history

Daily records since 1978 · Level today: 59.00 ft

Highest on record

63.66 ft

Jun 24, 2022

Lowest on record

56.52 ft

Apr 15, 1981

Today

59.00 ft

Oct 21, 2026

Years of data

since 1978

In short

Across 42 complete years, 2003 had the lowest average level (57.98 ft) and 2022 the highest (60.25 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in March (58.20 ft) and highest in July (60.11 ft).

Lake of the Woods 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.

198156.52 ft on Apr 15
198857.41 ft on Mar 18
200357.42 ft on Nov 6
200757.55 ft on Mar 13
200657.57 ft on Oct 8

Yearly highs and lows

Year	Average	Low	Low date	High	High date
2026 (293 days)	58.86	58.03	Mar 8	59.89	Jun 21
2025	58.84	58.03	Mar 21	59.93	May 20
2024	59.12	57.84	Apr 18	61.13	Jun 28
2023	58.95	57.96	Mar 4	60.54	Jun 10
2022	60.25	58.05	Apr 2	63.66	Jun 24
2021	58.47	57.79	Aug 21	59.43	May 23
2020	58.68	57.84	Oct 27	59.71	Jan 1
2019	59.52	58.15	Apr 2	61.33	Oct 21
2018	58.94	57.66	Apr 16	60.18	Oct 10
2017	59.21	58.40	Mar 27	60.58	Oct 26
2016	59.18	58.09	Mar 11	60.26	Jul 15
2015	59.01	57.85	Apr 2	59.96	Jul 22
2014	59.68	57.61	Apr 10	62.67	Jul 14
2013	59.08	57.58	Apr 13	60.70	Jun 17
2012	58.80	57.63	Mar 8	60.02	Jul 16
2011 (323 days)	59.05	57.90	Apr 1	60.44	May 14
2010	59.24	57.93	Apr 15	60.54	Jul 29
2009	59.58	58.14	Mar 21	61.07	Jun 8
2008	59.45	57.85	Apr 16	61.07	Jul 22
2007	58.88	57.55	Mar 13	60.37	Jul 10
2006	58.54	57.57	Oct 8	59.64	May 12
2005	59.71	58.28	Mar 31	61.59	Jul 5
2004	59.42	57.88	Mar 7	61.19	Jun 11
2003	57.98	57.42	Nov 6	58.61	May 30
2002	59.24	58.01	Apr 12	62.31	Jul 9
2001	60.09	58.55	Apr 2	62.21	Jun 27
2000	59.61	58.41	May 3	60.87	Nov 19
1999	59.68	57.69	Mar 24	61.24	May 31
1998	58.85	58.19	Feb 23	59.84	Jul 3
1997 (92 days)	58.94	58.47	Oct 9	59.53	Nov 13
1994 (272 days)	59.24	58.16	Apr 9	60.77	Sep 25
1993	59.50	58.57	Mar 25	61.00	Aug 13
1992	60.09	59.15	Apr 1	61.14	Sep 22
1991	59.06	57.79	Mar 31	60.45	Jul 12
1990	58.81	57.62	Nov 22	60.72	Jul 11
1989	59.78	58.41	Dec 31	61.72	Jun 13
1988	58.48	57.41	Mar 18	60.21	Nov 4
1987	58.42	57.75	May 13	59.11	May 21
1986	59.73	58.54	Mar 28	61.03	Jun 1
1985	60.11	58.09	Apr 29	61.79	Jul 6
1984	59.38	58.34	Apr 28	60.75	Jul 13
1983	59.52	58.26	May 13	60.54	Jan 1
1982	59.68	57.66	Mar 13	60.99	Dec 2
1981	58.12	56.52	Apr 15	59.43	Aug 15
1980 (306 days)	57.87	56.78	Sep 4	58.45	Jan 12
1979	59.09	57.71	Apr 15	60.72	Jul 1
1978	59.63	57.61	Apr 4	61.84	Sep 12

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

Monthly averages

Month	Average	Lowest	Highest
January	58.87	57.02	60.54
February	58.52	56.70	59.99
March	58.20	56.55	59.62
April	58.40	56.52	60.23
May	59.23	56.77	62.83
June	59.85	57.35	63.66
July	60.11	57.52	63.65
August	59.81	57.21	63.19
September	59.50	56.78	61.84
October	59.33	56.83	61.33
November	59.25	57.42	61.12
December	59.09	57.39	60.99

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