Detroit Lake water level history

Daily records since 1974 · Level today: 1,489.31 ft

Highest on record

1,568.99 ft

Apr 28, 1990

Lowest on record

1,424.07 ft

Dec 31, 2019

Today

1,489.31 ft

Oct 21, 2026

Years of data

since 1974

In short

Across 40 complete years, 2001 had the lowest average level (1,478.16 ft) and 1996 the highest (1,531.24 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in January (1,462.16 ft) and highest in June (1,558.65 ft).

Detroit Lake 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.

20191,424.07 ft on Dec 31
20151,425.86 ft on Oct 29
19891,426.57 ft on Feb 10
20201,427.39 ft on Jan 1
19971,427.50 ft on Feb 13

Yearly highs and lows

Year	Average	Low	Low date	High	High date
2026 (293 days)	1,520.72	1,452.10	Jan 3	1,557.27	May 7
2025	1,515.82	1,445.86	Dec 4	1,557.05	May 22
2024	1,521.04	1,447.70	Dec 13	1,562.69	May 8
2023	1,505.72	1,445.03	Jan 21	1,558.68	May 10
2022	1,517.21	1,445.89	Jan 5	1,562.57	May 7
2021	1,503.01	1,448.42	Dec 7	1,549.14	Jun 5
2020	1,513.89	1,427.39	Jan 1	1,563.55	Jun 19
2019	1,510.33	1,424.07	Dec 31	1,566.88	Apr 12
2018	1,515.74	1,447.23	Dec 11	1,564.68	Apr 27
2017	1,525.72	1,437.83	Dec 28	1,565.45	Apr 26
2016	1,516.78	1,450.96	Dec 9	1,556.35	May 9
2015	1,478.76	1,425.86	Oct 29	1,514.79	Dec 22
2014	1,525.30	1,446.37	Jan 7	1,564.36	May 9
2013 (155 days)	1,506.84	1,445.00	Dec 23	1,557.21	Jul 30
2003 (273 days)	1,538.34	1,456.52	Jan 11	1,565.27	Jun 9
2002	1,520.67	1,447.30	Jan 1	1,564.68	May 30
2001	1,478.16	1,447.16	Dec 31	1,510.72	May 5
2000	1,522.43	1,444.90	Dec 13	1,565.37	May 11
1999	1,524.47	1,450.34	Dec 31	1,564.57	Jun 15
1998	1,526.10	1,451.72	Jan 10	1,564.21	Jun 27
1997	1,523.64	1,427.50	Feb 13	1,565.18	Jul 1
1996	1,531.24	1,455.05	Dec 23	1,565.83	Apr 24
1995	1,529.15	1,451.33	Jan 5	1,564.84	Jul 10
1994	1,523.52	1,450.54	Dec 14	1,565.27	Jun 14
1993	1,519.19	1,447.60	Jan 18	1,564.94	Jun 27
1992	1,519.26	1,448.24	Dec 18	1,562.36	May 5
1991	1,523.23	1,445.63	Jan 1	1,564.40	Jun 12
1990	1,521.26	1,442.59	Dec 24	1,568.99	Apr 28
1989	1,515.23	1,426.57	Feb 10	1,565.03	Jun 4
1988	1,523.24	1,445.92	Dec 26	1,564.64	May 28
1987	1,521.71	1,449.56	Jan 7	1,564.05	Jun 12
1986	1,522.09	1,449.35	Dec 17	1,564.11	May 31
1985	1,514.68	1,448.64	Dec 4	1,566.19	Jun 8
1984	1,522.48	1,449.10	Dec 8	1,566.37	May 29
1983	1,524.20	1,449.55	Dec 28	1,565.36	Jun 20
1982	1,524.97	1,449.08	Jan 9	1,565.03	Jun 25
1981	1,523.76	1,451.22	Nov 30	1,566.22	Jun 8
1980	1,519.98	1,452.03	Dec 1	1,563.76	May 28
1979	1,517.98	1,429.73	Jan 9	1,566.01	May 7
1978	1,511.95	1,445.12	Dec 31	1,556.36	Jul 17
1977	1,511.43	1,437.57	Feb 20	1,567.88	Jun 22
1976	1,515.86	1,443.18	Dec 25	1,567.58	Jun 21
1975	1,523.42	1,453.40	Dec 24	1,568.12	Jun 23
1974 (92 days)	1,480.11	1,449.34	Dec 3	1,529.35	Oct 1

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

Monthly averages

Month	Average	Lowest	Highest
January	1,462.16	1,427.39	1,555.72
February	1,480.87	1,426.57	1,563.54
March	1,515.65	1,444.11	1,551.11
April	1,542.97	1,480.43	1,568.99
May	1,557.87	1,499.20	1,566.37
June	1,558.65	1,493.23	1,568.12
July	1,556.12	1,484.46	1,567.52
August	1,550.49	1,470.21	1,564.49
September	1,537.37	1,449.09	1,561.25
October	1,507.31	1,425.86	1,541.82
November	1,476.90	1,432.86	1,515.86
December	1,463.10	1,424.07	1,554.29

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