Applegate Lake near Copper water level history

Daily records since 1980 · Level today: 1,888.56 ft

Highest on record

1,987.65 ft

May 12, 2009

Lowest on record

1,855.20 ft

Jan 10, 1991

Today

1,888.56 ft

Oct 22, 2026

Years of data

since 1980

In short

Across 45 complete years, 2001 had the lowest average level (1,888.26 ft) and 1982 the highest (1,948.73 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in December (1,886.01 ft) and highest in May (1,976.23 ft).

Applegate Lake near Copper 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.

19911,855.20 ft on Jan 10
20141,858.06 ft on Feb 7
20011,860.70 ft on Mar 2
19901,860.84 ft on Dec 31
20201,861.09 ft on Dec 15

Yearly highs and lows

Year	Average	Low	Low date	High	High date
2026 (293 days)	1,924.94	1,888.97	Oct 20	1,948.98	Apr 28
2025	1,936.96	1,867.70	Dec 16	1,985.64	May 12
2024	1,935.90	1,882.42	Nov 12	1,985.75	May 16
2023	1,930.28	1,874.57	Dec 2	1,986.37	May 15
2022	1,925.01	1,864.01	Dec 22	1,980.35	Jun 13
2021	1,921.73	1,871.65	Jan 1	1,961.71	May 21
2020	1,913.11	1,861.09	Dec 15	1,948.54	Jun 13
2019	1,933.39	1,864.75	Dec 6	1,986.59	Jun 1
2018	1,927.38	1,869.65	Nov 21	1,986.66	May 19
2017	1,937.73	1,877.24	Dec 31	1,986.74	May 29
2016	1,936.67	1,887.32	Nov 18	1,986.32	May 14
2015	1,917.84	1,867.97	Dec 2	1,955.76	Apr 30
2014	1,928.74	1,858.06	Feb 7	1,979.57	May 20
2013	1,933.94	1,866.87	Dec 31	1,986.42	May 9
2012	1,933.98	1,884.59	Jan 1	1,986.87	Jun 2
2011	1,937.34	1,867.98	Dec 28	1,987.00	Jun 28
2010	1,935.87	1,882.13	Nov 30	1,987.00	May 14
2009	1,935.58	1,874.38	Dec 14	1,987.65	May 12
2008	1,937.72	1,871.42	Dec 21	1,986.88	Jun 15
2007	1,939.73	1,887.77	Dec 23	1,987.09	May 9
2006	1,939.62	1,881.99	Dec 20	1,987.07	May 17
2005	1,937.26	1,887.64	Jan 15	1,987.14	May 18
2004	1,941.00	1,886.14	Dec 5	1,987.06	May 1
2003	1,942.46	1,882.93	Dec 4	1,987.05	May 14
2002	1,940.55	1,877.29	Dec 12	1,986.99	May 15
2001	1,888.26	1,860.70	Mar 2	1,905.24	May 20
2000	1,937.70	1,868.90	Dec 31	1,986.75	Apr 30
1999	1,930.46	1,865.88	Nov 25	1,986.72	Jun 15
1998	1,940.25	1,885.09	Nov 19	1,987.08	Apr 30
1997	1,939.60	1,884.62	Nov 18	1,987.38	May 9
1996	1,945.10	1,885.24	Nov 17	1,987.01	Apr 29
1995	1,945.19	1,879.81	Nov 30	1,987.03	May 1
1994	1,919.36	1,874.58	Nov 24	1,955.84	May 23
1993	1,940.67	1,868.98	Dec 6	1,986.99	Jun 23
1992	1,917.31	1,873.16	Dec 7	1,955.20	May 8
1991	1,927.51	1,855.20	Jan 10	1,972.51	Jun 11
1990	1,928.08	1,860.84	Dec 31	1,968.78	Jun 25
1989	1,938.42	1,870.96	Dec 31	1,986.97	May 21
1988	1,928.66	1,886.78	Dec 31	1,960.42	Jun 19
1987	1,939.71	1,885.24	Jan 1	1,986.96	May 5
1986	1,936.79	1,876.90	Jan 1	1,984.17	May 31
1985	1,934.25	1,876.63	Dec 31	1,986.61	May 23
1984	1,945.02	1,888.69	Dec 28	1,986.84	May 3
1983	1,947.17	1,887.44	Nov 15	1,986.82	May 23
1982	1,948.73	1,886.60	Nov 27	1,986.99	May 5
1981	1,923.33	1,873.33	Nov 10	1,966.02	May 2
1980 (29 days)	1,883.06	1,861.80	Dec 3	1,891.70	Dec 25

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

Monthly averages

Month	Average	Lowest	Highest
January	1,892.32	1,855.20	1,986.33
February	1,909.55	1,858.06	1,950.95
March	1,939.75	1,860.70	1,974.95
April	1,963.78	1,888.84	1,987.12
May	1,976.23	1,901.10	1,987.65
June	1,975.55	1,903.18	1,987.07
July	1,967.15	1,900.89	1,986.95
August	1,952.31	1,894.76	1,985.56
September	1,933.68	1,887.97	1,979.44
October	1,910.40	1,876.89	1,955.28
November	1,889.45	1,865.88	1,928.54
December	1,886.01	1,860.84	1,961.40

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