Lake George water level history

Daily records since 1936 · Level today: 319.20 ft

Highest on record

321.04 ft

Mar 17, 1977

Lowest on record

316.78 ft

Dec 12, 1941

Today

319.20 ft

Oct 21, 2026

Years of data

since 1936

In short

Across 89 complete years, 1941 had the lowest average level (318.17 ft) and 1983 the highest (319.81 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in February (319.09 ft) and highest in May (319.92 ft).

Lake George 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.

1941316.78 ft on Dec 12
1940317.16 ft on Feb 19
1939317.24 ft on Dec 11
1942317.39 ft on Jan 1
1947317.57 ft on Dec 23

Yearly highs and lows

Year	Average	Low	Low date	High	High date
2026 (293 days)	319.50	318.86	Feb 19	319.97	May 26
2025	319.43	318.85	Feb 1	320.40	May 12
2024	319.51	318.90	Nov 20	319.96	Jan 14
2023	319.67	319.25	Feb 6	320.37	Dec 19
2022	319.50	318.89	Feb 1	320.23	Apr 10
2021	319.51	318.72	Mar 8	320.01	Apr 30
2020	319.52	319.11	Feb 26	320.02	Apr 28
2019	319.59	318.99	Mar 21	320.31	Apr 27
2018	319.55	319.02	Jan 10	320.02	Apr 17
2017	319.48	318.88	Feb 7	320.23	Apr 8
2016	319.44	318.92	Oct 17	319.92	Jun 6
2015	319.40	318.66	Mar 13	320.12	May 12
2014	319.48	318.78	Mar 29	320.40	Apr 17
2013	319.50	318.97	Nov 26	320.02	Apr 20
2012	319.47	319.09	Feb 29	320.01	May 10
2011	319.59	319.00	Feb 20	320.36	Apr 29
2010	319.55	319.05	Feb 23	320.08	Apr 1
2009	319.48	318.79	Feb 26	320.03	May 17
2008	319.68	319.22	Oct 22	320.41	Apr 13
2007	319.47	318.81	Feb 13	320.52	Apr 23
2006	319.61	319.01	Dec 22	320.57	Jun 30
2005	319.56	318.79	Feb 28	320.75	Jun 18
2004	319.54	318.79	Feb 27	320.32	May 26
2003	319.54	318.71	Feb 28	320.19	Dec 26
2002	319.35	318.80	Jan 7	320.14	May 15
2001	319.26	318.67	Nov 24	320.16	Apr 24
2000	319.52	318.83	Feb 10	320.30	May 14
1999	319.48	319.03	Mar 20	320.00	Apr 6
1998	319.56	319.05	Nov 17	320.37	Jun 18
1997	319.54	318.99	Feb 21	320.06	Apr 29
1996	319.66	319.21	Mar 15	320.40	May 13
1995	319.49	318.91	Feb 26	320.05	Oct 29
1994	319.50	318.86	Feb 18	320.45	Apr 18
1993	319.49	318.65	Mar 23	320.88	Apr 24
1992	319.49	318.91	Feb 14	320.10	May 3
1991	319.34	318.78	Mar 3	319.95	Jan 1
1990	319.81	319.25	Sep 29	320.71	Apr 5
1989	319.62	318.95	Mar 7	320.33	May 13
1988	319.60	318.76	Mar 14	320.13	Apr 30
1987	319.61	318.73	Feb 25	320.07	Jun 28
1986	319.63	318.67	Mar 6	320.17	Apr 8
1985	319.68	319.11	Feb 21	320.05	Apr 7
1984	319.72	319.31	Feb 1	320.32	May 31
1983	319.81	319.06	Jan 9	320.84	May 4
1982	319.39	318.83	Mar 3	320.40	Apr 21
1981	319.72	319.18	Jan 31	320.42	Feb 27
1980	319.52	319.08	Nov 16	320.02	Apr 16
1979	319.62	318.82	Feb 25	320.16	May 31
1978	319.33	318.55	Mar 10	320.01	Apr 21
1977	319.59	318.81	Jan 3	321.04	Mar 17
1976	319.56	318.72	Jan 24	320.41	Apr 3
1975	319.52	318.66	Jan 5	320.16	Sep 28
1974	319.49	318.73	Dec 31	320.50	Jan 1
1973	319.60	318.99	Nov 15	320.56	Dec 28
1972	319.64	318.97	Mar 13	320.61	May 6
1971	319.51	318.82	Nov 13	320.24	May 5
1970	319.39	318.66	Mar 22	320.21	Apr 27
1969	319.41	318.45	Mar 18	320.68	Apr 25
1968	319.49	318.57	Mar 11	320.25	Apr 26
1967	319.39	318.66	Mar 26	320.19	Apr 22
1966	319.60	319.00	Dec 6	320.35	May 21
1965	319.48	318.53	Jan 23	320.07	May 17
1964	319.33	318.52	Jan 1	320.11	Apr 15
1963	319.09	318.28	Mar 25	320.06	May 19
1962	319.16	318.25	Jan 4	320.48	Apr 14
1961	319.21	318.27	Dec 16	320.16	Apr 17
1960	319.22	318.30	Mar 29	320.08	Apr 27
1959	319.30	318.51	Mar 20	319.98	Dec 15
1958	319.35	318.56	Mar 27	320.35	Apr 24
1957	319.02	318.33	Jan 13	319.96	Dec 31
1956	319.18	318.28	Dec 8	320.24	Jun 7
1955	319.42	318.62	Feb 28	320.08	Jun 4
1954	319.32	318.43	Jan 3	320.45	May 11
1953	319.22	318.00	Nov 7	320.50	Apr 1
1952	319.32	318.17	Nov 17	320.70	Apr 16
1951	319.56	318.71	Nov 1	320.85	Apr 15
1950	319.32	318.36	Nov 3	320.39	Apr 7
1949	319.25	318.12	Dec 10	320.41	Jan 7
1948	318.92	317.58	Jan 1	320.19	May 27
1947	318.93	317.57	Dec 23	320.81	Jun 5
1946	319.24	317.95	Dec 20	320.02	Jun 9
1945	319.44	318.28	Jan 1	320.15	Apr 27
1944	318.99	317.98	Mar 14	320.28	Apr 26
1943	319.26	318.41	Oct 26	320.13	May 13
1942	318.77	317.39	Jan 1	319.91	Jun 22
1941	318.17	316.78	Dec 12	319.44	Feb 11
1940	318.86	317.16	Feb 19	320.64	May 6
1939	318.96	317.24	Dec 11	320.15	Jun 19
1938	319.57	318.59	Jan 1	320.27	Dec 12
1937	319.31	318.20	Nov 13	320.57	May 20
1936 (52 days)	318.57	318.41	Dec 1	318.81	Nov 10

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

Monthly averages

Month	Average	Lowest	Highest
January	319.20	317.19	320.50
February	319.09	317.16	320.42
March	319.18	317.21	321.04
April	319.82	317.61	320.88
May	319.92	318.66	320.84
June	319.83	318.35	320.81
July	319.68	318.14	320.54
August	319.49	317.50	320.32
September	319.29	317.09	320.25
October	319.15	316.84	320.25
November	319.14	316.86	320.31
December	319.20	316.78	320.67

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