Reelfoot Lake water level history

Daily records since 1984 · Level today: 11.06 ft

Highest on record

15.71 ft

May 5, 2011

Lowest on record

9.59 ft

Jul 7, 1985

Today

11.06 ft

Oct 21, 2026

Years of data

since 1984

In short

Across 36 complete years, 2012 had the lowest average level (11.26 ft) and 2019 the highest (12.98 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in October (11.51 ft) and highest in March (12.84 ft).

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

Years ranked by their lowest daily level.

Year	Average	Low	Low date	High	High date
2026 (280 days)	11.62	11.06	Jan 13	12.55	Jun 15
2025	12.37	10.74	Oct 25	15.56	Apr 8
2024	12.49	11.54	Sep 11	13.99	Dec 31
2023	12.36	11.50	Aug 2	13.66	Mar 27
2022	12.12	10.95	Nov 27	13.73	Feb 25
2021	12.58	11.93	Sep 17	14.01	Mar 3
2020	12.76	12.25	Oct 17	13.81	Jan 14
2019	12.98	11.92	Oct 10	15.58	Feb 25
2018	12.34	10.99	Aug 28	14.68	Mar 2
2017 (233 days)	11.84	11.26	Oct 7	12.54	Dec 27
2016	12.03	10.82	Nov 18	14.03	Jan 1
2015	12.24	11.08	Oct 23	14.09	Dec 30
2014	12.16	11.38	Nov 30	13.45	May 1
2013	12.27	10.55	Jan 3	13.52	Dec 24
2012	11.26	9.82	Aug 31	13.20	Mar 17
2011	11.92	10.12	Jan 11	15.71	May 5
2010	11.70	9.66	Nov 22	13.59	May 6
2009	12.48	11.70	Jan 1	13.73	May 9
2008	11.82	10.40	Nov 11	13.91	Apr 6
2007	11.93	10.37	Sep 5	13.77	Jan 17
2006	12.56	11.74	Jan 8	13.63	Sep 28
2005	12.34	11.55	Aug 26	13.57	Jan 8
2004	12.52	11.52	Oct 8	13.28	Apr 26
2003	12.59	12.04	Jul 27	13.65	Feb 25
2002	12.51	11.37	Sep 14	13.50	Dec 23
2001 (311 days)	12.17	11.13	Oct 10	14.34	Dec 19
2000 (323 days)	12.11	11.00	Nov 2	13.36	Mar 21
1999 (280 days)	12.30	10.64	Oct 8	14.13	Jan 25
1998 (319 days)	12.58	11.74	Oct 5	13.23	May 10
1997	12.40	11.67	Oct 23	13.97	Mar 6
1996	12.53	11.94	Sep 14	13.13	Nov 11
1995	12.35	11.59	Oct 21	13.06	Jan 23
1994	12.16	11.24	Nov 3	13.18	Mar 29
1993	12.42	11.58	Oct 16	13.47	Dec 6
1992	12.17	11.48	Aug 22	12.95	Mar 20
1991	12.14	11.13	Oct 24	13.89	Jan 1
1990	12.02	10.93	Sep 18	14.06	Dec 30
1989	12.20	11.14	Nov 6	14.82	Feb 17
1988	11.94	10.86	Oct 20	13.22	Nov 27
1987	11.66	10.43	Nov 8	12.83	Mar 3
1986	11.78	10.58	Oct 11	13.05	Feb 8
1985	11.39	9.59	Jul 7	13.55	Jan 2
1984 (92 days)	12.01	10.23	Oct 3	13.35	Dec 31

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

Month	Average	Lowest	Highest
January	12.60	10.12	14.13
February	12.79	10.21	15.58
March	12.84	11.29	15.32
April	12.66	11.27	15.56
May	12.53	11.14	15.71
June	12.26	9.95	13.66
July	11.95	9.59	12.88
August	11.73	9.82	13.63
September	11.53	9.89	13.63
October	11.51	9.96	13.38
November	11.83	9.66	13.37
December	12.26	10.03	14.34

Daily levels as CSV (14,743 rows; credit the original agencies listed below)