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Galesville Reservoir water level history

Daily records since 1985 · Level today: 1,813.98 ft

Highest on record
1,883.62 ft
Jan 2, 1997
Lowest on record
1,780.00 ft
Oct 31, 1985
Today
1,813.98 ft
Oct 21, 2026
Years of data
41
since 1985

In short

Across 37 complete years, 2022 had the lowest average level (1,823.67 ft) and 2024 the highest (1,863.06 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in November (1,834.85 ft) and highest in May (1,865.40 ft).

Galesville Reservoir 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.

Yearly highs and lows

YearAverageLowLow dateHighHigh date
2026 (292 days)1,835.181,814.10Oct 201,843.22Mar 9
20251,861.011,835.03Dec 171,880.08Mar 17
20241,863.061,836.04Jan 51,878.98May 7
20231,850.971,819.84Jan 11,871.65May 17
20221,823.671,807.02Jan 21,835.76Jun 22
20211,833.611,805.85Dec 111,853.08Apr 3
20201,839.861,818.38Dec 251,851.96Apr 11
20191,854.751,817.03Jan 171,879.81Apr 10
20181,838.361,819.02Dec 171,852.23Apr 21
20171,861.311,837.62Dec 311,880.19Apr 29
20161,862.951,841.45Nov 191,878.30May 7
20151,853.221,836.76Dec 21,868.18Feb 11
20141,845.091,833.97Feb 111,856.93Apr 7
20131,861.321,834.96Dec 311,875.53Apr 24
20121,861.781,837.49Jan 171,881.72Mar 31
20111,860.321,838.09Dec 291,879.40Apr 21
20101,854.031,839.64Nov 261,869.85Jun 21
20091,851.471,838.38Dec 301,863.19May 17
20081,859.301,837.63Dec 231,875.97May 18
20071,859.141,838.27Nov 171,875.24May 10
20061,862.311,841.83Nov 191,876.22May 4
20051,855.891,839.40Nov 281,873.53Dec 31
20041,857.781,841.09Dec 71,871.95Apr 26
20031,858.141,840.46Dec 41,879.97Apr 27
20021,853.381,837.91Jan 11,860.71Apr 4
20011,828.361,808.28Nov 211,837.04Dec 31
20001,859.141,837.06Dec 311,878.69May 22
19991,859.821,840.09Dec 11,878.14May 12
1998 (311 days)1,864.481,842.58Oct 311,882.21May 21
19971,859.171,843.93Dec 151,883.62Jan 2
19961,862.641,841.33Jan 71,881.69May 22
19951,860.531,822.13Jan 61,879.72May 5
19941,829.871,807.89Nov 151,842.85Mar 5
19931,860.341,826.39Jan 11,881.36May 9
19921,829.801,805.63Nov 211,842.52Mar 5
19911,843.841,805.04Jan 91,864.69Jun 6
19901,830.561,806.30Dec 311,846.36Mar 25
19891,855.461,826.19Jan 11,879.71May 7
19881,836.171,816.11Nov 131,848.55Jun 13
1987 (312 days)1,856.361,839.69Nov 261,874.92Apr 5
1986 (241 days)1,845.411,798.90Jan 311,849.20Jun 3
1985 (3 days)1,781.731,780.00Oct 311,785.20Dec 31

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

Monthly averages

MonthAverageLowestHighest
January1,841.491,798.901,883.62
February1,847.601,813.241,871.87
March1,857.271,821.171,881.72
April1,863.791,821.621,881.18
May1,865.401,829.751,882.21
June1,864.141,831.711,881.54
July1,860.221,828.661,879.87
August1,854.401,821.831,874.74
September1,847.441,815.241,866.50
October1,840.471,780.001,861.32
November1,834.851,780.001,855.58
December1,836.971,785.201,875.63

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