Harlan County Lake water level history

Daily records since 1989 · Level today: 1,932.80 ft

Highest on record

2,033.58 ft

Dec 30, 1992

Lowest on record

1,798.19 ft

Jul 8, 1997

Today

1,932.80 ft

Oct 21, 2026

Years of data

since 1989

In short

Across 36 complete years, 2004 had the lowest average level (1,926.25 ft) and 2019 the highest (1,949.93 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in November (1,937.24 ft) and highest in June (1,941.87 ft).

Harlan County 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.

19971,798.19 ft on Jul 8
19931,899.99 ft on Jun 13
19921,899.99 ft on Apr 25
19961,900.00 ft on Aug 5
19941,900.82 ft on Jan 5

Yearly highs and lows

Year	Average	Low	Low date	High	High date
2026 (294 days)	1,935.65	1,932.08	Sep 23	1,937.86	Jun 11
2025	1,937.02	1,934.41	Oct 24	1,939.54	Jun 7
2024	1,939.37	1,937.02	Nov 2	1,943.07	Jun 20
2023	1,938.83	1,937.05	Sep 21	1,941.30	Jun 7
2022	1,942.35	1,938.47	Dec 7	1,945.97	Jun 11
2021	1,944.14	1,942.32	Aug 22	1,946.62	Jun 1
2020	1,944.85	1,942.63	Oct 25	1,946.76	Jan 1
2019	1,949.93	1,941.08	Jan 1	1,958.16	Jul 23
2018	1,939.54	1,938.08	Sep 1	1,941.30	Jun 2
2017	1,938.53	1,935.58	Jan 1	1,941.85	Jun 5
2016	1,936.59	1,932.88	Jan 1	1,940.75	Jun 10
2015	1,933.07	1,930.81	Jan 1	1,936.44	Jun 22
2014	1,930.41	1,927.81	Jan 29	1,933.97	Jul 2
2013	1,933.45	1,927.86	Dec 31	1,937.51	Jun 9
2012	1,941.65	1,935.20	Dec 14	1,947.32	Feb 24
2011	1,946.37	1,944.72	Oct 6	1,947.57	Jun 22
2010	1,946.59	1,944.89	Oct 5	1,949.68	Jul 1
2009	1,945.64	1,943.49	Oct 5	1,947.45	Jun 21
2008	1,944.99	1,941.10	Jan 1	1,948.84	Jun 6
2007	1,936.39	1,926.82	Jan 1	1,941.09	Dec 31
2006	1,927.98	1,926.44	Dec 8	1,929.67	May 9
2005	1,928.14	1,925.43	Jan 2	1,929.93	Jun 26
2004	1,926.25	1,925.44	Dec 26	1,926.96	May 23
2003	1,930.32	1,926.34	Dec 31	1,934.05	Jun 16
2002	1,937.53	1,932.11	Oct 21	1,942.88	Jun 16
2001	1,941.06	1,937.40	Jan 1	1,945.76	Jun 14
2000	1,942.20	1,936.16	Oct 21	1,947.52	May 22
1999	1,944.46	1,937.21	Apr 4	1,948.11	Jun 19
1998	1,944.26	1,935.25	Dec 22	1,947.83	Apr 9
1997	1,944.37	1,798.19	Jul 8	1,950.00	Apr 3
1996	1,943.44	1,900.00	Aug 5	1,952.95	Oct 17
1995	1,944.70	1,940.53	Sep 18	1,951.15	Jun 7
1994	1,943.67	1,900.82	Jan 5	1,948.05	Jun 14
1993	1,942.61	1,899.99	Jun 13	1,999.93	Sep 20
1992	1,931.45	1,899.99	Apr 25	2,033.58	Dec 30
1991	1,932.61	1,926.25	Oct 25	1,953.62	Sep 30
1990	1,934.90	1,918.88	Jan 15	1,949.83	Jun 19
1989 (1 days)	1,927.35	1,927.35	Dec 31	1,927.35	Dec 31

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

Monthly averages

Month	Average	Lowest	Highest
January	1,937.58	1,900.82	1,946.78
February	1,938.37	1,909.86	1,948.40
March	1,939.60	1,900.09	1,965.77
April	1,940.41	1,899.99	1,950.00
May	1,941.25	1,900.03	1,950.91
June	1,941.87	1,899.99	1,952.64
July	1,940.04	1,798.19	1,997.13
August	1,938.83	1,900.00	1,993.84
September	1,938.03	1,918.63	1,999.93
October	1,937.58	1,901.88	1,958.20
November	1,937.24	1,900.18	1,953.37
December	1,937.93	1,923.42	2,033.58

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