Blue River Lake near Blue River water level history

Daily records since 1974 · Level today: 1,223.95 ft

Highest on record

1,353.59 ft

Apr 28, 1990

Lowest on record

1,167.04 ft

Nov 16, 2024

Today

1,223.95 ft

Oct 21, 2026

Years of data

since 1974

In short

Across 38 complete years, 2001 had the lowest average level (1,244.20 ft) and 1996 the highest (1,302.31 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in January (1,201.22 ft) and highest in May (1,343.69 ft).

Blue River Lake near Blue River 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.

20241,167.04 ft on Nov 16
19761,167.70 ft on Dec 22
20191,168.02 ft on Dec 22
20211,174.15 ft on Nov 20
20201,175.23 ft on Nov 20

Yearly highs and lows

Year	Average	Low	Low date	High	High date
2026 (293 days)	1,279.99	1,179.63	Jan 19	1,346.23	May 1
2025	1,279.26	1,179.42	Nov 19	1,342.37	Jun 27
2024	1,289.30	1,167.04	Nov 16	1,351.04	Jun 3
2023	1,281.85	1,176.76	Nov 30	1,350.00	May 25
2022	1,290.07	1,176.46	Nov 16	1,351.71	May 14
2021	1,265.71	1,174.15	Nov 20	1,336.58	May 29
2020	1,285.96	1,175.23	Nov 20	1,350.13	May 27
2019	1,269.11	1,168.02	Dec 22	1,350.55	Apr 9
2018	1,262.03	1,181.49	Dec 27	1,349.62	May 13
2017	1,288.25	1,180.18	Dec 11	1,350.34	Jun 19
2016	1,272.08	1,180.42	Dec 7	1,345.07	May 6
2015	1,255.23	1,179.94	Jan 14	1,308.36	May 6
2014	1,288.63	1,179.61	Dec 18	1,350.48	May 14
2013 (93 days)	1,224.34	1,179.98	Dec 10	1,324.03	Oct 1
2003 (272 days)	1,306.52	1,179.65	Jan 23	1,352.27	May 21
2002	1,292.03	1,179.95	Dec 25	1,351.86	Jun 17
2001	1,244.20	1,180.34	Dec 27	1,304.39	Apr 3
2000	1,280.36	1,176.91	Dec 16	1,333.90	Jul 16
1999	1,296.09	1,182.13	Nov 16	1,350.31	Jun 25
1998	1,295.95	1,182.83	Nov 19	1,350.65	Jun 27
1997	1,295.62	1,176.55	Jan 16	1,352.03	Jun 29
1996	1,302.31	1,181.95	Nov 13	1,352.56	Jun 24
1995	1,297.83	1,180.94	Jan 10	1,351.50	May 21
1994 (276 days)	1,295.65	1,182.12	Dec 31	1,352.69	Jul 4
1993	1,288.26	1,181.66	Dec 10	1,350.72	Jul 23
1992 (306 days)	1,265.76	1,177.43	Oct 29	1,349.34	May 28
1991	1,288.56	1,176.57	Dec 16	1,350.88	May 18
1990	1,278.91	1,179.66	Nov 13	1,353.59	Apr 28
1989	1,280.06	1,181.41	Jan 5	1,350.66	May 24
1988	1,281.53	1,179.17	Dec 12	1,350.72	Jun 1
1987	1,259.04	1,179.58	Jan 9	1,342.04	Jun 8
1986	1,269.47	1,179.27	Jan 4	1,350.58	Jun 18
1985	1,270.36	1,179.27	Jan 1	1,350.33	Jun 8
1984	1,286.55	1,179.50	Dec 31	1,352.12	Jun 7
1983	1,286.50	1,178.19	Dec 1	1,350.50	May 15
1982	1,285.17	1,179.07	Dec 14	1,351.66	May 25
1981	1,283.05	1,179.41	Jan 13	1,351.06	Jun 8
1980	1,283.31	1,175.85	Jan 11	1,352.36	Jul 5
1979	1,268.90	1,177.69	Nov 15	1,352.01	May 23
1978	1,270.96	1,176.96	Dec 28	1,352.03	Jun 10
1977	1,267.01	1,177.55	Jan 11	1,353.02	Jun 12
1976	1,274.60	1,167.70	Dec 22	1,352.04	Jun 7
1975	1,278.66	1,179.70	Nov 18	1,351.17	Jul 1
1974 (89 days)	1,216.37	1,178.10	Nov 17	1,288.31	Oct 1

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

Monthly averages

Month	Average	Lowest	Highest
January	1,201.22	1,175.85	1,339.80
February	1,251.55	1,183.53	1,348.75
March	1,302.62	1,229.18	1,336.81
April	1,329.62	1,286.72	1,353.59
May	1,343.69	1,286.49	1,352.27
June	1,342.14	1,271.54	1,353.02
July	1,333.31	1,257.96	1,352.69
August	1,308.00	1,200.55	1,351.92
September	1,276.30	1,190.33	1,348.82
October	1,251.30	1,177.43	1,324.03
November	1,203.14	1,167.04	1,287.86
December	1,201.57	1,167.70	1,313.02

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