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Crater Lake water level history

Daily records since 2009 · Level today: 6,165.56 ft

Highest on record
6,174.20 ft
Jun 11, 2017
Lowest on record
6,165.60 ft
Oct 21, 2026
Today
6,165.56 ft
Oct 23, 2026
Years of data
17
since 2009

In short

Across 15 complete years, 2023 had the lowest average level (6,166.68 ft) and 2017 the highest (6,173.30 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in October (6,169.28 ft) and highest in June (6,170.72 ft).

Crater Lake level, all years

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

Each year's lowest and highest level

6,1656,1676,1706,1726,17520092011201320152017201920212023202520262009: lowest 6,169.73 ft (2009-12-14), highest 6,170.22 ft (2009-10-01), average 6,169.99 ft, 92 days measured2010: lowest 6,169.30 ft (2010-10-22), highest 6,170.87 ft (2010-06-11), average 6,170.20 ft, 365 days measured2011: lowest 6,170.64 ft (2011-01-11), highest 6,172.57 ft (2011-06-29), average 6,171.72 ft, 365 days measured2012: lowest 6,170.98 ft (2012-01-17), highest 6,173.30 ft (2012-06-09), average 6,172.37 ft, 366 days measured2013: lowest 6,170.66 ft (2013-12-31), highest 6,172.94 ft (2013-01-01), average 6,172.04 ft, 365 days measured2014: lowest 6,170.48 ft (2014-10-19), highest 6,172.57 ft (2014-05-10), average 6,171.52 ft, 364 days measured2015: lowest 6,169.57 ft (2015-11-16), highest 6,172.57 ft (2015-02-10), average 6,171.35 ft, 354 days measured2016: lowest 6,169.98 ft (2016-10-12), highest 6,172.19 ft (2016-03-24), average 6,171.28 ft, 360 days measured2017: lowest 6,171.30 ft (2017-01-01), highest 6,174.20 ft (2017-06-11), average 6,173.30 ft, 364 days measured2018: lowest 6,170.65 ft (2018-11-21), highest 6,173.50 ft (2018-01-25), average 6,171.96 ft, 220 days measured2019: lowest 6,170.14 ft (2019-12-06), highest 6,172.55 ft (2019-05-28), average 6,171.50 ft, 361 days measured2020: lowest 6,168.52 ft (2020-11-12), highest 6,171.03 ft (2020-01-30), average 6,170.05 ft, 366 days measured2021: lowest 6,166.35 ft (2021-10-19), highest 6,169.60 ft (2021-02-20), average 6,168.11 ft, 365 days measured2022: lowest 6,165.67 ft (2022-12-09), highest 6,167.70 ft (2022-06-13), average 6,166.77 ft, 365 days measured2023: lowest 6,165.72 ft (2023-11-29), highest 6,167.47 ft (2023-06-08), average 6,166.68 ft, 364 days measured2024: lowest 6,165.87 ft (2024-10-26), highest 6,168.01 ft (2024-05-07), average 6,167.20 ft, 366 days measured2025: lowest 6,166.82 ft (2025-12-14), highest 6,169.07 ft (2025-03-31), average 6,168.05 ft, 365 days measured2026: lowest 6,165.60 ft (2026-10-21), highest 6,167.90 ft (2026-04-22), average 6,167.24 ft, 294 days measured
6,1656,1676,1706,1726,175200920132017202120262009: lowest 6,169.73 ft (2009-12-14), highest 6,170.22 ft (2009-10-01), average 6,169.99 ft, 92 days measured2010: lowest 6,169.30 ft (2010-10-22), highest 6,170.87 ft (2010-06-11), average 6,170.20 ft, 365 days measured2011: lowest 6,170.64 ft (2011-01-11), highest 6,172.57 ft (2011-06-29), average 6,171.72 ft, 365 days measured2012: lowest 6,170.98 ft (2012-01-17), highest 6,173.30 ft (2012-06-09), average 6,172.37 ft, 366 days measured2013: lowest 6,170.66 ft (2013-12-31), highest 6,172.94 ft (2013-01-01), average 6,172.04 ft, 365 days measured2014: lowest 6,170.48 ft (2014-10-19), highest 6,172.57 ft (2014-05-10), average 6,171.52 ft, 364 days measured2015: lowest 6,169.57 ft (2015-11-16), highest 6,172.57 ft (2015-02-10), average 6,171.35 ft, 354 days measured2016: lowest 6,169.98 ft (2016-10-12), highest 6,172.19 ft (2016-03-24), average 6,171.28 ft, 360 days measured2017: lowest 6,171.30 ft (2017-01-01), highest 6,174.20 ft (2017-06-11), average 6,173.30 ft, 364 days measured2018: lowest 6,170.65 ft (2018-11-21), highest 6,173.50 ft (2018-01-25), average 6,171.96 ft, 220 days measured2019: lowest 6,170.14 ft (2019-12-06), highest 6,172.55 ft (2019-05-28), average 6,171.50 ft, 361 days measured2020: lowest 6,168.52 ft (2020-11-12), highest 6,171.03 ft (2020-01-30), average 6,170.05 ft, 366 days measured2021: lowest 6,166.35 ft (2021-10-19), highest 6,169.60 ft (2021-02-20), average 6,168.11 ft, 365 days measured2022: lowest 6,165.67 ft (2022-12-09), highest 6,167.70 ft (2022-06-13), average 6,166.77 ft, 365 days measured2023: lowest 6,165.72 ft (2023-11-29), highest 6,167.47 ft (2023-06-08), average 6,166.68 ft, 364 days measured2024: lowest 6,165.87 ft (2024-10-26), highest 6,168.01 ft (2024-05-07), average 6,167.20 ft, 366 days measured2025: lowest 6,166.82 ft (2025-12-14), highest 6,169.07 ft (2025-03-31), average 6,168.05 ft, 365 days measured2026: lowest 6,165.60 ft (2026-10-21), highest 6,167.90 ft (2026-04-22), average 6,167.24 ft, 294 days measured
Lowest to highest that yearYear average2026 so far

One bar per year from the lowest to the highest daily level, with the year's average. Years with no bar have no daily record in the agency archive.

Lowest years

Years ranked by their lowest daily level.

  • 20226,165.67 ft on Dec 9
  • 20236,165.72 ft on Nov 29
  • 20246,165.87 ft on Oct 26
  • 20216,166.35 ft on Oct 19
  • 20256,166.82 ft on Dec 14

Yearly highs and lows

YearAverageLowLow dateHighHigh date
2026 (294 days)6,167.246,165.60Oct 216,167.90Apr 22
20256,168.056,166.82Dec 146,169.07Mar 31
20246,167.206,165.87Oct 266,168.01May 7
20236,166.686,165.72Nov 296,167.47Jun 8
20226,166.776,165.67Dec 96,167.70Jun 13
20216,168.116,166.35Oct 196,169.60Feb 20
20206,170.056,168.52Nov 126,171.03Jan 30
20196,171.506,170.14Dec 66,172.55May 28
2018 (220 days)6,171.966,170.65Nov 216,173.50Jan 25
20176,173.306,171.30Jan 16,174.20Jun 11
20166,171.286,169.98Oct 126,172.19Mar 24
20156,171.356,169.57Nov 166,172.57Feb 10
20146,171.526,170.48Oct 196,172.57May 10
20136,172.046,170.66Dec 316,172.94Jan 1
20126,172.376,170.98Jan 176,173.30Jun 9
20116,171.726,170.64Jan 116,172.57Jun 29
20106,170.206,169.30Oct 226,170.87Jun 11
2009 (92 days)6,169.996,169.73Dec 146,170.22Oct 1

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

Monthly averages

MonthAverageLowestHighest
January6,170.036,166.246,173.50
February6,170.116,166.396,172.82
March6,170.386,166.516,173.76
April6,170.616,166.596,174.07
May6,170.656,166.976,174.14
June6,170.726,167.386,174.20
July6,170.536,166.946,174.14
August6,170.016,166.306,173.78
September6,169.506,165.926,173.28
October6,169.286,165.606,172.95
November6,169.416,165.696,173.58
December6,169.646,165.676,173.56

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