Hills Creek Lake near Oakridge water level history

Daily records since 1974 · Level today: 1,449.56 ft

Highest on record

1,542.02 ft

Jun 6, 1978

Lowest on record

1,413.75 ft

Jan 6, 1992

Today

1,449.56 ft

Oct 21, 2026

Years of data

since 1974

In short

Across 40 complete years, 2023 had the lowest average level (1,471.38 ft) and 1996 the highest (1,516.25 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in January (1,456.81 ft) and highest in June (1,529.90 ft).

Hills Creek Lake near Oakridge 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.

19921,413.75 ft on Jan 6
19911,417.40 ft on Dec 31
20231,425.08 ft on Mar 12
19771,434.89 ft on Jan 13
19791,435.84 ft on Jan 9

Yearly highs and lows

Year	Average	Low	Low date	High	High date
2026 (293 days)	1,465.30	1,446.34	Feb 7	1,484.08	May 8
2025	1,482.54	1,442.14	Dec 15	1,533.73	Apr 1
2024	1,496.99	1,447.98	Dec 13	1,530.61	Jun 27
2023	1,471.38	1,425.08	Mar 12	1,515.08	May 27
2022	1,486.93	1,442.45	Dec 22	1,531.36	Jun 12
2021	1,476.80	1,445.63	Jan 2	1,510.14	May 23
2020	1,491.51	1,446.53	Dec 31	1,527.67	Jun 30
2019	1,492.35	1,447.36	Dec 31	1,539.79	Apr 9
2018	1,479.42	1,443.51	Nov 26	1,526.80	May 9
2017	1,486.87	1,445.84	Dec 28	1,541.04	May 24
2016	1,479.52	1,448.60	Dec 3	1,526.07	Apr 25
2015	1,485.12	1,448.33	Jan 9	1,524.86	Jun 22
2014	1,498.04	1,447.89	Dec 16	1,541.26	May 11
2013 (153 days)	1,476.56	1,448.01	Dec 30	1,520.60	Aug 1
2003 (273 days)	1,508.41	1,453.12	Jan 14	1,541.85	May 25
2002	1,501.07	1,447.90	Jan 24	1,541.04	May 16
2001	1,475.24	1,448.70	Jan 10	1,509.81	May 19
2000	1,507.47	1,446.94	Dec 12	1,541.68	May 24
1999	1,507.80	1,446.52	Dec 14	1,541.18	Aug 7
1998	1,509.97	1,449.59	Dec 25	1,541.93	May 15
1997	1,511.30	1,447.70	Jan 28	1,541.98	Jun 30
1996	1,516.25	1,460.49	Jan 26	1,541.53	Jun 24
1995	1,511.42	1,448.73	Jan 5	1,541.62	Jul 9
1994	1,491.08	1,450.08	Jan 1	1,526.88	Jul 8
1993	1,504.76	1,447.92	Dec 13	1,541.93	Jun 2
1992	1,472.38	1,413.75	Jan 6	1,509.41	Jun 12
1991	1,502.83	1,417.40	Dec 31	1,541.89	May 19
1990	1,506.99	1,444.45	Dec 24	1,541.52	Jul 20
1989	1,503.60	1,448.05	Jan 5	1,541.26	Jun 15
1988	1,505.83	1,448.31	Jan 7	1,541.55	May 12
1987	1,506.55	1,447.95	Jan 8	1,541.83	Jul 22
1986	1,508.39	1,447.73	Dec 22	1,541.15	May 21
1985	1,503.87	1,449.06	Jan 16	1,541.25	Jun 10
1984	1,507.15	1,449.14	Dec 29	1,541.37	Jun 8
1983	1,506.16	1,452.83	Jan 3	1,541.02	May 20
1982	1,505.23	1,453.36	Feb 12	1,541.19	Jun 27
1981	1,500.63	1,451.88	Jan 19	1,541.84	Jun 9
1980	1,503.21	1,448.40	Jan 1	1,541.12	Jul 2
1979	1,500.58	1,435.84	Jan 9	1,541.68	May 15
1978	1,499.72	1,447.76	Dec 29	1,542.02	Jun 6
1977	1,479.76	1,434.89	Jan 13	1,527.60	Jul 16
1976	1,502.79	1,437.69	Dec 31	1,541.22	Aug 18
1975	1,502.95	1,451.97	Jan 3	1,541.75	Jul 7
1974 (92 days)	1,474.52	1,448.19	Dec 13	1,510.36	Oct 1

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

Monthly averages

Month	Average	Lowest	Highest
January	1,456.81	1,413.75	1,528.61
February	1,470.50	1,429.71	1,524.04
March	1,495.47	1,425.08	1,533.67
April	1,514.82	1,435.11	1,540.86
May	1,528.82	1,482.56	1,541.93
June	1,529.90	1,477.13	1,542.02
July	1,526.35	1,469.58	1,541.84
August	1,519.55	1,459.94	1,541.46
September	1,503.73	1,454.28	1,540.87
October	1,483.88	1,449.01	1,519.82
November	1,466.81	1,443.51	1,509.65
December	1,457.21	1,417.40	1,522.37

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