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Lake Cherokee water level history

Daily records since 2017 · Level today: 277.03 ft

Highest on record
282.89 ft
Apr 10, 2024
Lowest on record
277.09 ft
Oct 21, 2026
Today
277.03 ft
Oct 23, 2026
Years of data
10
since 2017

In short

Across 8 complete years, 2023 had the lowest average level (279.17 ft) and 2025 the highest (280.17 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in October (278.67 ft) and highest in April (280.39 ft).

Lake Cherokee level, all years

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

Each year's lowest and highest level

27727828028228320172018201920202021202220232024202520262017: lowest 278.84 ft (2017-12-03), highest 280.61 ft (2017-06-03), average 279.92 ft, 320 days measured2018: lowest 277.41 ft (2018-09-08), highest 281.82 ft (2018-11-13), average 279.63 ft, 350 days measured2019: lowest 278.61 ft (2019-10-13), highest 281.64 ft (2019-05-03), average 279.92 ft, 365 days measured2020: lowest 279.42 ft (2020-09-01), highest 280.88 ft (2020-02-21), average 280.08 ft, 366 days measured2021: lowest 278.74 ft (2021-11-10), highest 281.26 ft (2021-05-21), average 279.96 ft, 365 days measured2022: lowest 277.67 ft (2022-10-27), highest 281.20 ft (2022-05-06), average 279.31 ft, 365 days measured2023: lowest 277.15 ft (2023-10-25), highest 281.10 ft (2023-01-30), average 279.17 ft, 365 days measured2024: lowest 277.42 ft (2024-01-01), highest 282.89 ft (2024-04-10), average 279.95 ft, 366 days measured2025: lowest 279.36 ft (2025-08-28), highest 281.26 ft (2025-05-01), average 280.17 ft, 365 days measured2026: lowest 277.09 ft (2026-10-21), highest 280.64 ft (2026-03-12), average 279.64 ft, 291 days measured
2772782802822832017201920212023202520262017: lowest 278.84 ft (2017-12-03), highest 280.61 ft (2017-06-03), average 279.92 ft, 320 days measured2018: lowest 277.41 ft (2018-09-08), highest 281.82 ft (2018-11-13), average 279.63 ft, 350 days measured2019: lowest 278.61 ft (2019-10-13), highest 281.64 ft (2019-05-03), average 279.92 ft, 365 days measured2020: lowest 279.42 ft (2020-09-01), highest 280.88 ft (2020-02-21), average 280.08 ft, 366 days measured2021: lowest 278.74 ft (2021-11-10), highest 281.26 ft (2021-05-21), average 279.96 ft, 365 days measured2022: lowest 277.67 ft (2022-10-27), highest 281.20 ft (2022-05-06), average 279.31 ft, 365 days measured2023: lowest 277.15 ft (2023-10-25), highest 281.10 ft (2023-01-30), average 279.17 ft, 365 days measured2024: lowest 277.42 ft (2024-01-01), highest 282.89 ft (2024-04-10), average 279.95 ft, 366 days measured2025: lowest 279.36 ft (2025-08-28), highest 281.26 ft (2025-05-01), average 280.17 ft, 365 days measured2026: lowest 277.09 ft (2026-10-21), highest 280.64 ft (2026-03-12), average 279.64 ft, 291 days measured
Lowest to highest that yearYear average2026 so far

One bar per year from the lowest to the highest daily level, with the year's average. Years with no bar have no daily record in the agency archive.

Lowest years

Years ranked by their lowest daily level.

  • 2023277.15 ft on Oct 25
  • 2018277.41 ft on Sep 8
  • 2024277.42 ft on Jan 1
  • 2022277.67 ft on Oct 27
  • 2019278.61 ft on Oct 13

Yearly highs and lows

YearAverageLowLow dateHighHigh date
2026 (291 days)279.64277.09Oct 21280.64Mar 12
2025280.17279.36Aug 28281.26May 1
2024279.95277.42Jan 1282.89Apr 10
2023279.17277.15Oct 25281.10Jan 30
2022279.31277.67Oct 27281.20May 6
2021279.96278.74Nov 10281.26May 21
2020280.08279.42Sep 1280.88Feb 21
2019279.92278.61Oct 13281.64May 3
2018279.63277.41Sep 8281.82Nov 13
2017 (320 days)279.92278.84Dec 3280.61Jun 3

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

Monthly averages

MonthAverageLowestHighest
January280.08277.42281.20
February280.38280.04280.99
March280.37280.21281.13
April280.39280.20282.89
May280.37279.88281.64
June280.16279.05281.61
July279.82278.25281.35
August279.26277.48280.30
September278.97277.35280.14
October278.67277.09279.89
November279.18277.22281.82
December279.61277.33281.69

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