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Hugh Butler Lake water level history

Daily records since 1990 · Level today: 2,564.68 ft

Highest on record
2,583.02 ft
Jun 15, 1995
Lowest on record
2,551.49 ft
Sep 29, 2012
Today
2,564.68 ft
Oct 21, 2026
Years of data
37
since 1990

In short

Across 36 complete years, 2012 had the lowest average level (2,552.59 ft) and 1994 the highest (2,580.20 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in September (2,567.20 ft) and highest in June (2,570.63 ft).

Hugh Butler 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 (289 days)2,565.582,564.64Sep 172,566.13Jun 4
20252,565.112,563.80Jan 12,565.71Jun 30
20242,565.902,562.86Oct 182,569.10Jun 5
20232,564.932,560.74Jan 12,567.31Aug 9
20222,564.112,559.87Oct 182,567.89May 12
20212,568.472,565.40Sep 292,572.03Jun 3
20202,571.302,568.05Oct 202,574.28May 25
20192,571.472,569.75Jan 12,573.57Jul 12
20182,568.202,565.95Jan 12,569.75Dec 31
20172,565.852,564.51Sep 222,567.36May 29
20162,564.972,562.98Jan 12,566.78Jun 7
20152,560.742,556.90Jan 12,562.97Dec 31
20142,555.392,554.95Jan 72,556.88Dec 31
20132,554.402,553.05May 152,556.81Apr 2
20122,552.592,551.49Sep 292,553.59Dec 29
20112,553.782,552.45Apr 142,556.68May 29
20102,553.602,552.89Oct 82,556.03Jun 23
20092,572.742,554.02Dec 232,577.18Jun 26
20082,575.232,574.18Jan 12,577.44Jun 27
20072,571.262,563.25Jan 12,576.26Jun 6
20062,567.012,561.75Aug 192,571.32Apr 18
20052,570.042,568.64Jan 12,571.49Jun 17
20042,567.742,565.92Jan 12,568.80Aug 2
20032,565.562,562.72Jan 12,567.47Jun 30
20022,565.852,560.72Aug 82,570.73Jun 4
20012,571.592,566.31Aug 152,576.83May 14
20002,575.382,571.40Sep 182,578.82May 8
19992,576.932,575.25Aug 92,578.83Jun 27
19982,577.752,574.34Oct 12,580.64May 28
19972,579.822,576.42Sep 52,582.74Jun 15
19962,579.442,577.71Jan 12,581.56Jun 19
19952,579.422,576.43Sep 222,583.02Jun 15
19942,580.202,577.22Sep 242,582.96Apr 25
19932,578.572,573.52Jan 12,581.39Dec 31
19922,572.482,569.72Jan 12,573.63Jun 23
19912,570.902,567.42Sep 252,575.54Jun 13
19902,573.062,568.24Sep 182,577.66Jun 9

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

Monthly averages

MonthAverageLowestHighest
January2,568.132,553.082,581.91
February2,568.622,553.052,582.54
March2,569.202,552.712,582.76
April2,569.622,552.452,582.96
May2,570.072,552.692,582.77
June2,570.632,552.202,583.02
July2,569.392,551.902,582.56
August2,568.002,551.812,580.60
September2,567.202,551.492,580.00
October2,567.272,551.492,580.60
November2,567.432,551.922,580.98
December2,567.542,552.732,581.39

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