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Truman Lake water level history

Daily records since 1989 · Level today: 705.58 ft

Highest on record
739.66 ft
Jun 4, 2019
Lowest on record
704.10 ft
Nov 2, 2011
Today
705.58 ft
Oct 21, 2026
Years of data
37
since 1989

In short

Across 36 complete years, 2023 had the lowest average level (705.55 ft) and 2019 the highest (716.29 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in September (706.85 ft) and highest in May (712.78 ft).

Truman 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.

Yearly highs and lows

YearAverageLowLow dateHighHigh date
2026 (294 days)707.80704.93Jan 2715.93May 1
2025707.13704.34Nov 19716.57May 1
2024707.12704.51Aug 20720.56May 10
2023705.55704.26May 4708.03Feb 23
2022707.11704.18Jul 19717.85May 13
2021709.01704.22Oct 12722.85Mar 25
2020708.14704.14Oct 20717.66Mar 27
2019716.29706.12Nov 4739.66Jun 4
2018706.77704.83Aug 9711.96Oct 21
2017709.13704.40Oct 9729.60May 9
2016708.06704.45Apr 20724.01Jan 3
2015709.56704.86Oct 26722.55Dec 31
2014706.98704.99Aug 31710.69Oct 19
2013709.27704.42Jan 1718.43Jun 10
2012706.35704.27Dec 1714.36Mar 30
2011707.17704.10Nov 2717.99May 31
2010709.52706.24Feb 20722.68May 24
2009710.37706.05Feb 5724.47May 11
2008712.20706.15Dec 6727.75Jun 21
2007709.92704.89Dec 6730.22Jul 12
2006705.77704.22Oct 25708.70May 8
2005707.93705.50Oct 18720.92Jan 15
2004708.31705.63Oct 7715.72Mar 14
2003706.49704.85Aug 27709.26Dec 29
2002707.86705.01Sep 11724.47May 19
2001707.75704.62Jan 2719.39Jun 11
2000706.18704.52Dec 23709.72Jun 27
1999709.77705.00Sep 17727.58May 13
1998709.20705.05Jul 11721.57Oct 13
1997707.28704.51Aug 16719.00Mar 2
1996706.99705.45Mar 9715.37May 13
1995711.09705.59Sep 11733.39Jun 16
1994710.93705.83Aug 1735.59May 9
1993715.73706.06Apr 2735.19Aug 3
1992708.16705.43Oct 27723.12Dec 22
1991706.21705.40Aug 28708.75May 30
1990709.00705.61Sep 28722.93May 29
1989 (1 days)706.31706.31Dec 31706.31Dec 31

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

Monthly averages

MonthAverageLowestHighest
January707.47704.42724.01
February707.20704.56718.50
March708.46705.13722.85
April709.22704.45730.68
May712.78704.26738.85
June712.47704.60739.66
July709.93704.18734.71
August707.37704.35735.19
September706.85704.19731.04
October707.13704.11731.76
November707.04704.10720.77
December707.12704.27723.12

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