Pawnee Lake water level history

Daily records since 1989 · Level today: 1,244.73 ft

Highest on record

1,270.54 ft

Oct 6, 1992

Lowest on record

1,217.76 ft

Jul 15, 2001

Today

1,244.73 ft

Oct 21, 2026

Years of data

since 1989

In short

Across 35 complete years, 2006 had the lowest average level (1,242.03 ft) and 2019 the highest (1,244.62 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in November (1,243.14 ft) and highest in June (1,244.00 ft).

Pawnee Lake 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.

19921,238.78 ft on Jun 8
20021,239.06 ft on Jan 6
20031,239.21 ft on May 19
19901,239.23 ft on Jul 29
19971,239.88 ft on Jan 13

Yearly highs and lows

Year	Average	Low	Low date	High	High date
2026 (294 days)	1,243.45	1,242.29	May 16	1,248.33	Oct 1
2025	1,242.16	1,241.65	Jul 29	1,242.75	Sep 3
2024	1,242.04	1,241.31	Jan 22	1,243.46	Jul 7
2023	1,242.39	1,241.34	Dec 2	1,243.07	Mar 16
2022	1,243.79	1,242.55	Dec 11	1,244.77	May 7
2021	1,244.17	1,243.16	Jan 1	1,245.30	Mar 24
2020	1,244.29	1,242.95	Dec 14	1,245.32	May 26
2019	1,244.62	1,243.66	Jun 24	1,248.56	Mar 14
2018	1,243.85	1,242.24	Apr 3	1,245.05	Dec 28
2017	1,244.31	1,242.90	Jan 7	1,245.42	May 21
2016	1,244.09	1,241.90	Oct 27	1,245.49	May 12
2015	1,244.46	1,244.15	Oct 20	1,246.19	Jun 15
2014	1,243.35	1,242.24	Apr 3	1,245.02	Oct 2
2013	1,242.41	1,241.24	Jan 8	1,243.94	Jun 9
2012	1,243.06	1,241.10	Dec 14	1,244.40	May 6
2011	1,244.11	1,242.98	Nov 2	1,245.55	May 21
2010	1,244.35	1,243.90	Nov 7	1,245.60	Jun 22
2009	1,244.15	1,243.52	Oct 5	1,244.63	Jun 23
2008	1,244.48	1,244.11	Sep 6	1,245.31	Oct 23
2007	1,243.49	1,241.38	Jan 1	1,246.20	May 6
2006	1,242.03	1,241.12	Dec 18	1,243.09	May 24
2005	1,242.80	1,241.73	Nov 25	1,244.14	Mar 20
2004	1,243.44	1,242.72	Nov 9	1,244.13	May 23
2003	1,243.62	1,239.21	May 19	1,244.90	Jun 13
2002	1,243.35	1,239.06	Jan 6	1,245.07	Mar 5
2001 (321 days)	1,243.45	1,217.76	Jul 15	1,244.85	May 5
2000	1,243.36	1,242.69	Oct 22	1,244.10	Jul 5
1999	1,244.16	1,242.82	Nov 3	1,246.44	Jul 1
1998	1,243.94	1,242.29	Jan 28	1,246.63	Jun 14
1997	1,243.78	1,239.88	Jan 13	1,244.59	Jun 25
1996	1,243.96	1,241.01	Jan 31	1,246.53	May 27
1995	1,244.03	1,242.70	Oct 22	1,246.03	May 8
1994	1,244.34	1,243.98	Sep 29	1,245.05	Mar 5
1993	1,244.55	1,243.21	Jan 1	1,249.15	Jul 25
1992	1,243.48	1,238.78	Jun 8	1,270.54	Oct 6
1991	1,243.33	1,242.28	Oct 27	1,269.94	Mar 28
1990	1,242.85	1,239.23	Jul 29	1,244.41	Aug 16
1989 (1 days)	1,240.26	1,240.26	Dec 31	1,240.26	Dec 31

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

Monthly averages

Month	Average	Lowest	Highest
January	1,243.29	1,239.06	1,244.96
February	1,243.50	1,239.94	1,244.98
March	1,243.72	1,241.46	1,269.94
April	1,243.72	1,241.51	1,245.16
May	1,243.95	1,239.21	1,246.53
June	1,244.00	1,238.78	1,246.63
July	1,243.92	1,217.76	1,249.15
August	1,243.80	1,241.70	1,246.18
September	1,243.64	1,241.58	1,245.50
October	1,243.36	1,241.34	1,270.54
November	1,243.14	1,241.15	1,244.62
December	1,243.24	1,240.26	1,245.11

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