Falls Lake water level history

Daily records since 2012 · Level today: 246.04 ft

Highest on record

261.21 ft

Jan 1, 2016

Lowest on record

245.57 ft

Jul 5, 2026

Today

246.04 ft

Oct 21, 2026

Years of data

since 2012

In short

Across 12 complete years, 2022 had the lowest average level (250.92 ft) and 2016 the highest (252.50 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in November (250.83 ft) and highest in February (252.43 ft).

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Measured Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years) Full pool

Years ranked by their lowest daily level.

Year	Average	Low	Low date	High	High date
2026 (284 days)	247.93	245.57	Jul 5	249.58	Mar 23
2025	251.71	249.00	Dec 18	257.07	Jul 11
2024	252.39	250.15	Jul 10	259.07	Aug 13
2023	251.05	247.98	Dec 9	256.38	Apr 11
2022	250.92	248.66	Nov 24	253.66	Mar 18
2021	251.85	249.00	Dec 18	260.89	Feb 23
2020	252.48	250.86	Aug 2	258.09	Feb 12
2019	251.63	249.17	Nov 11	258.24	Feb 25
2018	252.49	248.11	Jan 11	260.62	Nov 18
2017	251.33	248.36	Dec 7	261.15	Apr 29
2016	252.50	250.34	Sep 18	261.21	Jan 1
2015	251.57	248.55	Sep 24	260.68	Dec 31
2014 (123 days)	251.85	251.06	Sep 23	254.40	Dec 30
2013	251.80	249.71	Nov 25	255.29	Jun 11
2012 (237 days)	251.13	250.20	Aug 18	253.03	May 8

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

Month	Average	Lowest	Highest
January	252.01	248.11	261.21
February	252.43	248.28	260.89
March	252.16	249.15	259.54
April	252.17	248.43	261.15
May	252.00	247.21	260.89
June	251.43	245.83	255.29
July	251.29	245.57	257.07
August	251.32	248.25	259.07
September	250.96	246.80	258.97
October	251.04	246.04	258.93
November	250.83	248.19	260.62
December	251.29	247.98	260.68

Daily levels as CSV (4,947 rows; credit the original agencies listed below)