Fort Randall Reservoir water level history

Daily records since 1989 · Level today: 1,345.04 ft

Highest on record

1,373.96 ft

Jul 12, 2011

Lowest on record

1,332.69 ft

Nov 24, 2000

Today

1,345.04 ft

Oct 21, 2026

Years of data

since 1989

In short

Across 36 complete years, 2002 had the lowest average level (1,348.54 ft) and 1997 the highest (1,358.29 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in December (1,339.89 ft) and highest in June (1,357.55 ft).

Fort Randall Reservoir 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.

20001,332.69 ft on Nov 24
20021,334.91 ft on Nov 14
20221,336.01 ft on Nov 22
20231,336.22 ft on Nov 23
20161,336.36 ft on Dec 15

Yearly highs and lows

Year	Average	Low	Low date	High	High date
2026 (293 days)	1,352.22	1,339.84	Jan 1	1,356.45	Jul 10
2025	1,350.14	1,336.53	Nov 21	1,356.31	Jul 11
2024	1,350.63	1,337.81	Nov 26	1,361.08	Jul 5
2023	1,350.60	1,336.22	Nov 23	1,357.06	Jun 3
2022	1,349.82	1,336.01	Nov 22	1,356.90	May 14
2021	1,350.18	1,336.71	Nov 25	1,356.19	Sep 3
2020	1,349.79	1,337.45	Dec 8	1,357.60	Aug 1
2019	1,355.10	1,337.27	Nov 29	1,370.31	Jun 1
2018	1,351.91	1,337.05	Nov 28	1,362.14	Jul 5
2017	1,350.89	1,337.12	Dec 6	1,357.52	Aug 26
2016	1,350.82	1,336.36	Dec 15	1,361.69	May 13
2015	1,351.10	1,338.52	Nov 24	1,360.59	Jun 26
2014	1,350.09	1,337.04	Dec 2	1,357.55	Jun 27
2013	1,350.52	1,337.14	Nov 22	1,358.04	Jun 1
2012	1,349.95	1,337.77	Jan 3	1,356.42	May 11
2011	1,353.97	1,337.65	Dec 28	1,373.96	Jul 12
2010	1,353.27	1,337.47	Dec 7	1,367.85	Jun 23
2009	1,351.20	1,336.55	Dec 11	1,358.47	Apr 30
2008	1,349.81	1,337.07	Oct 14	1,362.16	Jun 13
2007	1,350.79	1,338.85	Nov 27	1,360.55	May 14
2006	1,349.02	1,336.94	Nov 7	1,358.12	May 10
2005	1,349.29	1,337.85	Dec 7	1,357.42	Apr 27
2004	1,348.77	1,337.92	Nov 16	1,356.18	May 25
2003	1,349.70	1,337.34	Nov 19	1,354.65	Apr 25
2002	1,348.54	1,334.91	Nov 14	1,355.80	Aug 17
2001	1,352.34	1,337.98	Nov 22	1,365.10	May 10
2000	1,349.23	1,332.69	Nov 24	1,357.72	May 12
1999	1,352.53	1,338.36	Dec 31	1,363.01	May 14
1998	1,351.83	1,336.67	Dec 1	1,358.99	Jun 27
1997	1,358.29	1,337.29	Dec 1	1,372.06	May 8
1996	1,352.34	1,338.27	Nov 19	1,361.43	Jun 29
1995	1,354.03	1,338.06	Nov 28	1,367.87	Jun 2
1994	1,350.93	1,338.25	Nov 23	1,357.23	Jun 25
1993	1,352.13	1,338.23	Nov 17	1,361.04	Aug 1
1992	1,349.30	1,337.19	Nov 18	1,356.41	Jul 30
1991	1,350.54	1,336.85	Dec 2	1,359.84	Jun 10
1990	1,349.19	1,337.28	Nov 20	1,357.33	Jun 2
1989 (1 days)	1,343.20	1,343.20	Dec 31	1,343.20	Dec 31

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

Monthly averages

Month	Average	Lowest	Highest
January	1,343.67	1,337.10	1,351.24
February	1,348.86	1,343.16	1,356.17
March	1,353.60	1,343.57	1,366.70
April	1,356.27	1,350.43	1,370.71
May	1,357.22	1,349.14	1,372.06
June	1,357.55	1,349.78	1,373.46
July	1,357.39	1,352.93	1,373.96
August	1,356.41	1,351.63	1,369.21
September	1,353.78	1,342.60	1,365.64
October	1,347.54	1,335.60	1,359.00
November	1,340.28	1,332.69	1,348.14
December	1,339.89	1,336.27	1,345.56

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