Bull Run Reservoir NO 2, water level history

Daily records since 1975 · Level today: 858.54 ft

Highest on record

865.07 ft

Nov 25, 1999

Lowest on record

829.70 ft

Aug 29, 1979

Today

858.54 ft

Oct 22, 2026

Years of data

since 1975

In short

Across 50 complete years, 2003 had the lowest average level (853.18 ft) and 2013 the highest (860.01 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in October (853.18 ft) and highest in February (859.64 ft).

Bull Run Reservoir NO 2, 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.

1979829.70 ft on Aug 29
2003836.10 ft on Oct 4
2009836.53 ft on Oct 17
1995836.81 ft on Aug 23
2006838.27 ft on Oct 3

Yearly highs and lows

Year	Average	Low	Low date	High	High date
2026 (293 days)	858.97	857.29	Oct 5	862.32	Mar 12
2025	859.45	857.73	Sep 4	864.23	Dec 18
2024	858.73	847.76	Oct 25	862.04	Jan 27
2023	859.03	853.57	Oct 2	862.82	Dec 3
2022	858.01	843.43	Oct 20	862.24	Jan 6
2021	858.98	856.30	Oct 7	862.70	Nov 12
2020	859.08	856.26	Nov 22	862.17	Dec 20
2019	857.80	852.46	Sep 16	861.94	Apr 8
2018	858.37	845.93	Oct 31	861.67	Apr 8
2017	858.82	847.96	Oct 1	862.30	Mar 9
2016	859.26	849.26	Oct 5	862.00	Feb 14
2015	857.86	839.21	Oct 27	862.99	Nov 17
2014	858.24	845.80	Oct 22	862.15	Dec 20
2013	860.01	857.88	Nov 15	863.44	Dec 1
2012	857.98	847.06	Oct 15	862.96	Jan 19
2011	857.04	840.29	Sep 24	863.80	Jan 16
2010	857.28	843.40	Sep 23	862.21	Dec 12
2009	856.83	836.53	Oct 17	863.52	Jan 1
2008	859.44	852.70	Sep 14	863.79	Nov 12
2007	857.33	838.46	Sep 19	862.72	Feb 15
2006	855.97	838.27	Oct 3	862.97	Nov 7
2005	857.62	842.09	Sep 30	862.49	Dec 30
2004	857.15	839.63	Aug 13	862.84	Jan 28
2003	853.18	836.10	Oct 4	862.87	Jan 31
2002	856.09	839.99	Nov 4	861.47	Apr 14
2001	855.60	839.58	Oct 8	862.16	Dec 13
2000	856.48	842.87	Sep 21	862.81	Feb 1
1999	857.11	844.24	Oct 5	865.07	Nov 25
1998	858.65	849.39	Sep 8	863.66	Dec 27
1997	859.45	851.61	Oct 23	862.59	Jan 31
1996	858.69	845.85	Oct 9	864.66	Feb 7
1995	858.02	836.81	Aug 23	863.02	Nov 27
1994	858.44	846.32	Oct 10	862.65	Oct 31
1993	859.03	855.75	Oct 17	861.23	Mar 18
1992	858.16	854.50	Sep 23	862.39	Nov 21
1991	856.66	841.78	Oct 28	862.26	Dec 6
1990	858.25	848.52	Sep 15	862.35	Apr 27
1989	859.14	853.13	Oct 22	863.55	Jan 9
1988	857.64	841.88	Oct 26	862.47	Jan 14
1987	856.70	845.38	Nov 10	862.73	Dec 9
1986	858.17	848.47	Mar 5	863.86	Feb 23
1985	859.34	856.45	Jan 16	862.36	Nov 7
1984	859.76	858.03	Feb 8	862.46	Jan 3
1983	859.88	856.75	Dec 26	863.38	Jan 6
1982	859.60	848.42	Apr 27	863.10	Feb 20
1981	857.67	840.94	Oct 5	862.73	Feb 18
1980	859.89	855.65	Aug 28	863.88	Dec 25
1979	856.26	829.70	Aug 29	862.50	Feb 6
1978	857.39	840.25	Jan 2	861.87	Dec 1
1977	859.89	844.18	Dec 31	863.89	Nov 25
1976	856.64	846.53	Oct 24	862.62	Jan 8
1975 (92 days)	860.46	857.70	Oct 2	863.62	Dec 1

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

Monthly averages

Month	Average	Lowest	Highest
January	859.57	840.25	863.80
February	859.64	855.66	864.66
March	859.53	848.47	862.75
April	859.60	848.42	862.35
May	859.50	855.28	861.43
June	859.41	848.97	862.39
July	858.35	842.30	861.66
August	856.39	829.70	860.15
September	854.09	835.00	861.42
October	853.18	832.10	862.65
November	858.15	839.83	865.07
December	859.51	844.18	864.23

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