Cayuga Inlet (Cayuga Lake) water level history

Daily records since 1956 · Level today: 382.62 ft

Highest on record

386.30 ft

Jun 25, 1972

Lowest on record

377.64 ft

Mar 28, 1960

Today

382.62 ft

Oct 21, 2026

Years of data

since 1956

In short

Across 68 complete years, 1962 had the lowest average level (380.62 ft) and 2011 the highest (382.09 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in February (379.54 ft) and highest in May (382.61 ft).

Cayuga Inlet (Cayuga 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.

1960377.64 ft on Mar 28
1958377.76 ft on Feb 26
1978378.08 ft on Mar 13
1962378.30 ft on Feb 19
1961378.34 ft on Feb 3

Yearly highs and lows

Year	Average	Low	Low date	High	High date
2026 (293 days)	381.88	378.67	Feb 16	384.16	Apr 7
2025	381.49	379.14	Feb 15	383.97	May 11
2024	381.76	379.33	Mar 5	383.21	Apr 16
2023	381.66	379.29	Feb 19	383.32	Apr 8
2022	381.62	379.14	Feb 16	382.69	May 18
2021	381.76	379.04	Feb 15	384.45	Nov 1
2020	381.50	378.99	Feb 24	383.90	May 3
2019	381.51	379.12	Mar 10	383.16	Jun 22
2018	381.61	378.72	Feb 15	382.92	Jul 6
2017	381.86	379.57	Jan 10	383.99	Apr 11
2016	381.54	379.25	Jan 30	382.93	Oct 22
2015	381.67	378.64	Mar 10	383.91	Jun 17
2014	381.65	379.10	Feb 12	383.36	May 22
2013	381.77	379.35	Feb 22	382.97	Sep 3
2012	381.28	378.96	Feb 21	382.82	May 22
2011	382.09	379.55	Jan 18	384.74	May 5
2010	381.62	379.26	Feb 22	382.98	Aug 23
2009	381.52	378.92	Feb 9	382.68	Apr 26
2008	381.59	379.14	Mar 3	382.98	Apr 29
2007	381.73	378.40	Mar 1	384.31	Apr 24
2006	381.90	379.09	Mar 9	383.46	Nov 22
2005	381.83	378.82	Mar 17	383.71	Apr 12
2004	381.70	378.69	Feb 18	383.52	Sep 19
2003	381.47	378.86	Mar 15	383.09	Jul 25
2002 (312 days)	381.03	379.15	Mar 2	383.11	May 30
2001	381.31	378.79	Mar 12	383.73	Apr 14
2000	381.39	378.62	Dec 16	383.54	May 26
1999	381.25	378.88	Jan 6	382.59	May 27
1998	381.64	378.83	Dec 21	383.16	May 13
1997	381.06	378.59	Jan 31	382.71	May 22
1996	381.95	378.60	Mar 13	384.79	May 13
1995	380.96	378.66	Dec 30	382.49	Jul 30
1994	381.23	378.57	Jan 21	384.41	Apr 17
1993	381.37	378.40	Feb 9	386.16	Apr 26
1992	381.41	379.18	Feb 14	383.33	Aug 1
1991	381.16	378.88	Mar 3	382.90	Apr 28
1990	381.53	379.21	Jan 2	383.39	May 22
1989	381.20	379.17	Jan 26	383.45	May 17
1988	381.25	378.87	Jan 17	382.79	May 21
1987	381.24	378.93	Jan 22	382.66	Jun 23
1986	381.37	378.92	Feb 17	382.63	Jun 17
1985	381.14	378.56	Feb 11	382.57	Jun 24
1984	381.41	378.97	Jan 16	383.49	May 16
1983	381.30	378.77	Feb 2	384.59	May 3
1982	381.13	378.55	Jan 30	383.14	Jun 7
1981	381.44	378.62	Feb 1	383.54	Oct 29
1980	381.15	378.58	Feb 22	382.66	May 20
1979	381.36	378.53	Feb 24	382.72	Mar 11
1978	381.12	378.08	Mar 13	382.90	Apr 8
1977	381.62	378.77	Feb 10	383.93	Sep 28
1976	381.55	378.83	Feb 15	383.31	Mar 8
1975	381.35	378.66	Feb 17	384.33	Sep 28
1974	381.24	378.68	Feb 19	383.14	May 13
1973	381.54	378.49	Mar 4	383.06	Jan 2
1972	382.08	378.84	Feb 12	386.30	Jun 25
1971	381.63	379.00	Feb 5	383.29	Mar 21
1970	381.61	378.79	Jan 28	382.86	May 18
1969	381.53	379.43	Mar 17	383.67	Apr 26
1968	381.84	379.28	Jan 14	383.17	Jun 29
1967	381.24	378.43	Mar 4	383.26	May 12
1966	381.37	378.62	Feb 11	383.06	Jun 11
1965	381.10	379.00	Feb 5	382.60	May 13
1964	381.29	378.61	Mar 4	383.07	May 2
1963	381.30	379.06	Feb 1	383.56	Mar 31
1962	380.62	378.30	Feb 19	381.84	Jul 1
1961	381.22	378.34	Feb 3	383.89	Apr 27
1960	381.26	377.64	Mar 28	383.65	May 26
1959	381.34	379.00	Jan 19	382.83	Dec 17
1958	381.44	377.76	Feb 26	384.09	Apr 17
1957	380.95	378.53	Feb 25	383.37	May 27
1956 (139 days)	381.16	380.61	Dec 5	381.89	Aug 15

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

Monthly averages

Month	Average	Lowest	Highest
January	379.87	378.40	383.08
February	379.54	377.76	382.70
March	380.32	377.64	383.57
April	382.12	379.68	386.16
May	382.61	381.29	385.60
June	382.55	381.63	386.30
July	382.41	381.23	386.07
August	382.19	380.95	383.99
September	382.00	380.50	384.33
October	381.77	380.17	384.36
November	381.30	379.53	384.45
December	380.59	378.62	383.62

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