Big Cliff Lake water level history
Daily records since 1989 · Level today: 1,194.78 ft
Highest on record
1,204.21 ft
Apr 28, 1990
Lowest on record
1,163.45 ft
Jul 21, 2023
Today
1,194.78 ft
Oct 21, 2026
Years of data
37
since 1989
In short
Across 36 complete years, 2011 had the lowest average level (1,188.39 ft) and 2008 the highest (1,200.04 ft).
On average the lake is lowest in September (1,195.76 ft) and highest in April (1,197.70 ft).
Big Cliff Lake 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.
- 2023
- 2009
- 2017
- 2013
- 2014
Yearly highs and lows
| Year | Average | Low | Low date | High | High date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (293 days) | 1,195.96 | 1,188.38 | Mar 10 | 1,201.23 | Apr 14 |
| 2025 | 1,197.28 | 1,191.27 | Dec 2 | 1,201.26 | Feb 23 |
| 2024 | 1,197.16 | 1,191.60 | Dec 7 | 1,203.41 | May 28 |
| 2023 | 1,195.82 | 1,163.45 | Jul 21 | 1,202.39 | Nov 9 |
| 2022 | 1,196.74 | 1,189.51 | Jan 30 | 1,203.30 | Oct 10 |
| 2021 | 1,197.74 | 1,191.95 | Nov 24 | 1,202.21 | Dec 11 |
| 2020 | 1,198.10 | 1,190.64 | Feb 5 | 1,202.83 | Feb 7 |
| 2019 | 1,197.40 | 1,188.07 | Dec 28 | 1,202.31 | Mar 18 |
| 2018 | 1,197.75 | 1,190.99 | May 2 | 1,203.20 | Feb 3 |
| 2017 | 1,197.29 | 1,169.95 | Oct 20 | 1,203.35 | Mar 16 |
| 2016 | 1,197.21 | 1,185.96 | May 5 | 1,201.94 | Aug 25 |
| 2015 | 1,198.65 | 1,189.83 | Dec 31 | 1,203.31 | Feb 9 |
| 2014 | 1,196.97 | 1,183.06 | Mar 25 | 1,203.34 | Jul 9 |
| 2013 | 1,188.48 | 1,178.35 | Jan 13 | 1,197.29 | Dec 28 |
| 2012 | 1,188.76 | 1,185.29 | Jan 8 | 1,192.33 | Apr 26 |
| 2011 | 1,188.39 | 1,184.99 | Feb 1 | 1,192.13 | Jan 14 |
| 2010 | 1,189.26 | 1,185.10 | May 22 | 1,193.26 | Jan 6 |
| 2009 | 1,190.74 | 1,169.92 | Sep 17 | 1,203.46 | May 15 |
| 2008 | 1,200.04 | 1,193.23 | Sep 18 | 1,203.74 | Dec 30 |
| 2007 | 1,199.13 | 1,193.18 | Sep 15 | 1,203.21 | Feb 16 |
| 2006 | 1,199.64 | 1,195.39 | Dec 3 | 1,203.05 | Jun 13 |
| 2005 | 1,199.40 | 1,185.27 | Feb 2 | 1,202.97 | Oct 6 |
| 2004 | 1,198.31 | 1,188.22 | Nov 3 | 1,202.77 | Feb 10 |
| 2003 | 1,198.09 | 1,193.49 | Jul 4 | 1,202.57 | Mar 23 |
| 2002 | 1,198.08 | 1,190.10 | Oct 12 | 1,202.38 | May 29 |
| 2001 | 1,199.23 | 1,186.65 | Aug 22 | 1,202.30 | Oct 31 |
| 2000 | 1,198.65 | 1,189.80 | Jun 28 | 1,202.89 | Jun 27 |
| 1999 | 1,198.49 | 1,192.67 | Oct 2 | 1,202.83 | Jun 17 |
| 1998 | 1,198.05 | 1,191.70 | Oct 25 | 1,201.84 | May 2 |
| 1997 | 1,198.69 | 1,193.35 | Sep 5 | 1,202.89 | Dec 17 |
| 1996 | 1,198.90 | 1,193.68 | Sep 13 | 1,204.12 | Feb 7 |
| 1995 | 1,198.17 | 1,192.85 | Sep 29 | 1,201.85 | Nov 28 |
| 1994 | 1,198.97 | 1,191.61 | Oct 24 | 1,202.79 | Nov 3 |
| 1993 | 1,198.48 | 1,193.60 | Oct 8 | 1,202.94 | Apr 3 |
| 1992 | 1,198.86 | 1,190.76 | Oct 7 | 1,202.63 | Feb 21 |
| 1991 | 1,198.72 | 1,193.60 | Oct 27 | 1,203.78 | Oct 3 |
| 1990 | 1,198.49 | 1,188.14 | Jul 18 | 1,204.21 | Apr 28 |
| 1989 (1 days) | 1,200.23 | 1,200.23 | Dec 31 | 1,200.23 | Dec 31 |
Levels in feet. Partial years show the number of days with data.
Monthly averages
| Month | Average | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,197.27 | 1,178.35 | 1,202.91 |
| February | 1,197.67 | 1,184.04 | 1,204.12 |
| March | 1,197.53 | 1,183.06 | 1,203.35 |
| April | 1,197.70 | 1,185.75 | 1,204.21 |
| May | 1,197.08 | 1,183.52 | 1,203.53 |
| June | 1,197.28 | 1,178.27 | 1,203.05 |
| July | 1,196.67 | 1,163.45 | 1,203.34 |
| August | 1,195.93 | 1,169.93 | 1,202.15 |
| September | 1,195.76 | 1,169.92 | 1,202.96 |
| October | 1,196.34 | 1,169.95 | 1,203.78 |
| November | 1,196.85 | 1,180.07 | 1,203.25 |
| December | 1,197.10 | 1,180.06 | 1,203.74 |
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