Richelieu River (Lake Champlain) at Rouses Point Ny water level history

Daily records since 1938 · Level today: 93.98 ft

Highest on record

103.13 ft

May 6, 2011

Lowest on record

92.90 ft

Oct 16, 1941

Today

93.98 ft

Oct 21, 2026

Years of data

since 1938

In short

Across 87 complete years, 1941 had the lowest average level (94.54 ft) and 2011 the highest (97.90 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in October (94.90 ft) and highest in May (98.29 ft).

Richelieu River (Lake Champlain) at Rouses Point Ny 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.

194192.90 ft on Oct 16
195393.12 ft on Nov 7
194993.24 ft on Nov 4
202593.25 ft on Oct 16
201693.34 ft on Oct 17

Yearly highs and lows

Year	Average	Low	Low date	High	High date
2026 (293 days)	95.88	93.53	Oct 12	98.52	Apr 21
2025	95.66	93.25	Oct 16	98.99	May 22
2024	96.60	93.93	Nov 12	99.26	Apr 19
2023	97.27	95.80	Jun 25	99.47	Dec 23
2022	95.90	94.08	Sep 16	99.50	Apr 25
2021	95.34	94.17	Oct 14	97.44	May 9
2020	95.65	93.65	Sep 25	98.58	Apr 16
2019	97.07	94.06	Sep 29	100.82	Apr 29
2018	96.00	93.84	Sep 22	99.92	May 6
2017	96.31	94.23	Oct 25	99.94	Apr 19
2016	95.45	93.34	Oct 17	98.13	Apr 11
2015	95.94	94.41	Oct 26	98.58	Jul 4
2014	96.16	94.08	Oct 23	100.41	Apr 18
2013	96.35	94.53	Nov 2	99.63	Jul 10
2012	95.58	94.06	Sep 2	97.17	May 18
2011	97.90	95.16	Aug 28	103.13	May 6
2010	96.81	94.85	Sep 26	99.04	Apr 5
2009	96.67	95.10	Oct 22	98.77	Apr 9
2008	97.34	95.04	Oct 22	100.67	Apr 22
2007	96.75	94.70	Oct 6	100.59	Apr 27
2006	97.65	95.38	Oct 16	99.54	Jan 24
2005	97.03	95.03	Oct 8	99.46	May 2
2004	96.84	94.64	Nov 25	99.55	Jan 3
2003	96.50	94.42	Mar 16	99.51	Dec 29
2002	95.90	93.64	Jan 7	98.80	Jun 17
2001	95.63	93.49	Nov 28	100.87	Apr 26
2000	96.56	94.07	Oct 28	100.96	May 15
1999	95.68	93.81	Sep 16	98.27	Apr 11
1998	97.24	94.75	Dec 30	101.65	Apr 6
1997	96.44	94.69	Oct 26	99.04	May 12
1996	97.16	94.43	Oct 20	100.88	May 16
1995	95.55	94.01	Oct 3	97.53	Nov 20
1994	96.34	94.38	Nov 26	101.39	Apr 29
1993	96.20	94.66	Sep 24	101.81	Apr 28
1992	95.77	94.45	Oct 5	98.89	Apr 29
1991	96.10	93.93	Sep 11	99.17	Jan 1
1990	97.32	95.39	Jan 16	100.11	Apr 14
1989	96.18	94.40	Feb 20	98.77	May 14
1988	95.49	94.02	Oct 22	97.75	May 4
1987	95.81	94.43	Sep 8	99.18	Apr 10
1986	96.46	94.96	Jan 19	100.44	Apr 6
1985	96.01	94.57	Sep 27	98.11	Apr 24
1984	96.80	94.35	Nov 3	99.60	Jun 9
1983	96.79	94.39	Nov 4	101.31	May 7
1982	96.02	94.15	Nov 1	100.18	Apr 26
1981	96.61	94.86	Jan 31	98.99	Feb 28
1980	95.31	94.13	Mar 12	97.34	Apr 18
1979	96.37	94.12	Jan 1	99.92	Apr 5
1978	96.38	93.84	Nov 26	100.53	Apr 29
1977	96.77	94.65	Aug 9	100.13	Apr 5
1976	97.70	95.78	Dec 31	101.51	Apr 4
1975	96.23	94.56	Sep 10	98.99	May 4
1974	96.90	94.58	Oct 27	99.91	May 3
1973	97.45	94.85	Nov 15	100.34	Apr 7
1972	96.88	94.77	Oct 29	101.44	May 9
1971	96.41	94.52	Nov 30	101.21	May 12
1970	96.11	94.56	Sep 18	100.57	May 1
1969	96.63	94.47	Nov 5	100.92	Apr 30
1968	95.81	93.97	Nov 12	99.04	Apr 4
1967	95.58	94.24	Jan 18	98.06	Apr 22
1966	95.51	94.00	Oct 20	97.99	Mar 30
1965	94.69	93.74	Aug 4	96.28	Dec 3
1964	94.96	93.35	Nov 18	97.76	Apr 22
1963	95.60	93.54	Oct 29	99.84	Apr 26
1962	95.58	94.04	Jan 4	99.08	May 2
1961	95.38	93.66	Feb 18	98.48	May 12
1960	95.87	93.98	Oct 18	100.26	Apr 27
1959	95.72	93.61	Oct 1	99.82	Apr 18
1958	96.12	94.45	Oct 20	100.49	Apr 28
1957	94.84	93.48	Oct 20	96.47	Apr 25
1956	95.29	93.45	Nov 18	99.38	May 9
1955	95.94	93.98	Oct 5	100.43	Apr 21
1954	96.43	93.77	Jan 21	100.11	Apr 29
1953	95.41	93.12	Nov 7	99.42	May 4
1952	95.81	93.37	Nov 12	99.92	Apr 22
1951	95.93	93.77	Oct 20	100.13	Apr 28
1950	95.37	93.59	Nov 3	98.74	Apr 26
1949	95.19	93.24	Nov 4	97.84	Apr 8
1948	95.11	93.40	Nov 1	98.81	Apr 11
1947	96.63	93.67	Dec 4	101.02	Jun 5
1946	95.71	93.61	Sep 30	98.37	Mar 24
1945	96.64	94.10	Jan 1	99.65	Apr 4
1944	95.25	93.66	Sep 27	99.45	May 6
1943	95.99	94.14	Oct 15	99.65	May 16
1942	95.16	93.57	Sep 21	99.12	Apr 28
1941	94.54	92.90	Oct 16	97.51	Apr 20
1940	95.26	93.50	Oct 26	100.19	May 6
1939	95.68	93.47	Oct 23	101.07	Apr 30
1938 (92 days)	95.81	94.76	Dec 1	96.99	Dec 17

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

Monthly averages

Month	Average	Lowest	Highest
January	95.78	93.56	99.55
February	95.69	93.55	99.48
March	96.25	93.63	100.68
April	98.27	94.11	102.70
May	98.29	94.91	103.13
June	96.99	94.35	102.67
July	96.02	93.81	99.63
August	95.41	93.39	98.74
September	94.95	92.91	98.48
October	94.90	92.90	99.04
November	95.27	93.12	99.15
December	95.65	93.25	100.02

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