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Wild Horse Reservoir water level history

Daily records since 1979 · Level today: 6,182.26 ft

Highest on record
6,300.08 ft
Jul 9, 1985
Lowest on record
0.43 ft
Apr 25, 1982
Today
6,182.26 ft
Oct 22, 2026
Years of data
47
since 1979

In short

Across 22 complete years, 1982 had the lowest average level (1,163.60 ft) and 1983 the highest (6,201.79 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in January (5,949.40 ft) and highest in May (5,990.89 ft).

Wild Horse Reservoir 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.

Yearly highs and lows

YearAverageLowLow dateHighHigh date
2026 (293 days)6,190.466,182.27Oct 206,196.24Apr 6
2025 (305 days)6,199.166,194.88Nov 296,205.34May 18
2024 (274 days)6,202.126,197.19Sep 306,206.62Apr 26
20236,197.216,186.71Jan 36,205.54Jun 13
20226,189.676,186.51Nov 276,194.14Jun 1
20216,193.806,189.76Nov 156,199.06May 10
2020 (328 days)6,200.766,195.82Nov 176,205.82May 22
20196,200.986,196.30Jan 56,206.50May 30
20186,199.826,195.77Nov 226,204.11May 3
20176,200.156,188.37Jan 16,205.82May 7
20166,186.276,172.55Jan 16,194.42Jun 8
20156,174.336,171.42Nov 16,178.14Jun 2
20146,175.156,172.21Nov 146,179.03May 25
20136,181.266,174.79Nov 186,188.63Apr 30
20126,191.746,183.72Nov 176,200.06May 2
20116,198.166,187.06Jan 16,206.36May 10
20106,189.536,185.80Jan 46,197.55Jun 21
20096,188.836,184.34Jan 16,195.34May 28
2008 (237 days)6,189.386,183.83Nov 226,197.01Jun 15
1996 (274 days)6,197.966,173.86Jan 166,205.83May 19
19956,190.026,179.32Jan 16,197.38Jul 3
19946,185.776,179.33Dec 286,192.38May 24
19936,184.116,163.49Jan 16,195.91Jun 20
19926,166.346,162.58Oct 256,172.54Apr 28
1991 (93 days)6,168.436,168.06Nov 266,168.92Nov 19
1986 (7 days)6,191.796,191.73Jan 16,191.86Jan 6
19856,197.836,190.78Oct 216,300.08Jul 9
19846,201.226,180.09Mar 56,207.63May 14
19836,201.796,197.11Jan 266,219.97Jan 23
19821,163.600.43Apr 256,199.57Dec 26
1981 (315 days)4,950.3481.61Nov 126,198.38May 4
1980 (289 days)6,197.336,113.22Mar 46,284.31Jul 13
1979 (22 days)6,188.426,188.00Oct 296,188.75Nov 16

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

Monthly averages

MonthAverageLowestHighest
January5,949.4083.336,219.97
February5,962.9584.236,201.45
March5,974.1887.276,203.04
April5,976.740.436,207.39
May5,990.893.076,207.63
June5,990.185.246,206.47
July5,986.933.746,300.08
August5,981.363.746,204.81
September5,983.193.746,202.36
October5,988.1081.626,200.93
November5,969.5681.616,201.18
December5,956.2082.046,201.22

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