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Michael J Kirwan Reservoir water level history

Daily records since 2013 · Level today: 980.84 ft

Highest on record
988.56 ft
Jun 18, 2019
Lowest on record
975.44 ft
Oct 19, 2023
Today
980.84 ft
Oct 21, 2026
Years of data
13
since 2013

In short

Across 12 complete years, 2023 had the lowest average level (980.32 ft) and 2019 the highest (983.32 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in November (979.86 ft) and highest in April (985.59 ft).

Michael J Kirwan Reservoir level, all years

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

Lowest years

Years ranked by their lowest daily level.

Yearly highs and lows

YearAverageLowLow dateHighHigh date
2026 (291 days)983.47979.85Jan 1988.47Apr 5
2025982.31978.05Oct 29987.95Apr 7
2024981.91977.39Jan 1988.28Apr 13
2023980.32975.44Oct 19986.65Mar 26
2022982.87980.56Jan 8985.92May 8
2021982.86980.40Feb 23987.52Jul 18
2020982.48980.45Dec 28987.61Mar 31
2019983.32979.89Oct 26988.56Jun 18
2018982.98979.88Feb 11988.10Apr 17
2017982.57979.52Nov 17986.74May 6
2016981.23977.82Oct 19986.34Apr 13
2015982.99980.06Dec 21987.73Jun 29
2014983.32980.12Feb 17987.75May 16
2013 (159 days)982.97980.51Dec 19986.95Aug 10

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

Monthly averages

MonthAverageLowestHighest
January980.74977.39983.70
February981.29979.88985.06
March983.53980.24987.61
April985.59982.11988.47
May985.44983.27987.75
June984.92980.94988.56
July983.91978.84987.52
August982.93978.01986.95
September981.85976.49985.57
October980.06975.44982.84
November979.86975.53982.00
December980.10975.90983.54

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