Great Salt Lake water level history

Daily records since 1900 · Level today: 4,189.50 ft

Highest on record

4,211.60 ft

Jun 3, 1986

Lowest on record

4,188.50 ft

Nov 7, 2022

Today

4,189.50 ft

Oct 21, 2026

Years of data

127

since 1900

In short

Across 36 complete years, 2022 had the lowest average level (4,190.05 ft) and 1999 the highest (4,203.03 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in September (4,196.13 ft) and highest in May (4,197.65 ft).

Great Salt Lake 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.

20224,188.50 ft on Nov 7
20234,189.20 ft on Jan 3
20214,190.20 ft on Oct 18
20254,191.00 ft on Sep 28
20204,192.00 ft on Nov 7

Yearly highs and lows

Year	Average	Low	Low date	High	High date
2026 (292 days)	4,191.30	4,189.40	Oct 10	4,192.60	Apr 2
2025	4,192.32	4,191.00	Sep 28	4,193.70	Apr 13
2024	4,193.43	4,192.10	Nov 7	4,195.20	May 7
2023	4,192.10	4,189.20	Jan 3	4,194.00	Jun 19
2022	4,190.05	4,188.50	Nov 7	4,191.40	Apr 5
2021	4,191.66	4,190.20	Oct 18	4,193.00	Mar 29
2020	4,193.56	4,192.00	Nov 7	4,194.90	Apr 12
2019	4,193.75	4,192.30	Jan 2	4,195.10	Jun 7
2018	4,193.53	4,192.00	Sep 30	4,195.20	Apr 12
2017	4,193.99	4,192.10	Jan 10	4,195.50	Apr 27
2016	4,193.16	4,192.20	Dec 8	4,194.36	May 15
2015	4,193.42	4,192.31	Nov 27	4,194.43	Jun 3
2014	4,194.25	4,193.20	Nov 1	4,195.57	Mar 17
2013	4,195.63	4,194.13	Oct 28	4,197.20	Apr 8
2012	4,197.47	4,195.94	Nov 8	4,198.95	Mar 7
2011	4,197.01	4,194.52	Jan 1	4,198.53	Jun 26
2010	4,194.69	4,193.48	Oct 24	4,195.78	Jun 16
2009	4,194.98	4,194.06	Jan 2	4,196.10	Jul 4
2008	4,195.08	4,193.89	Nov 2	4,196.20	Mar 16
2007	4,196.36	4,194.99	Dec 2	4,197.93	Apr 10
2006	4,196.93	4,195.76	Jan 2	4,198.30	May 27
2005	4,195.97	4,194.49	Jan 1	4,197.45	Jun 18
2004	4,195.17	4,194.00	Oct 8	4,196.38	Apr 9
2003	4,196.61	4,195.01	Nov 28	4,198.08	Mar 18
2002	4,198.56	4,197.20	Nov 3	4,199.89	May 7
2001	4,200.34	4,198.76	Oct 30	4,201.70	Apr 10
2000	4,202.19	4,200.90	Oct 10	4,203.60	Mar 20
1999	4,203.03	4,202.30	Jan 1	4,204.20	Jun 8
1998	4,202.09	4,200.40	Jan 1	4,203.20	Jun 25
1997	4,200.37	4,198.90	Jan 1	4,201.50	Jun 23
1996	4,199.31	4,198.30	Oct 22	4,200.40	Apr 27
1995	4,199.02	4,198.00	Jan 1	4,200.40	Jun 20
1994	4,198.99	4,197.50	Oct 11	4,200.30	May 5
1993	4,199.95	4,198.90	Jan 1	4,201.00	Jun 16
1992	4,200.04	4,198.50	Oct 26	4,201.30	Mar 8
1991	4,201.40	4,200.20	Oct 26	4,202.40	Jun 5
1990	4,202.89	4,201.50	Nov 4	4,204.00	Feb 14
1989 (110 days)	4,204.01	4,203.50	Nov 17	4,206.10	Mar 15
1988 (25 days)	4,207.82	4,205.90	Nov 1	4,209.10	Feb 10
1987 (25 days)	4,210.34	4,208.90	Dec 20	4,211.50	Apr 1
1986 (25 days)	4,210.42	4,208.70	Jan 1	4,211.60	Jun 3
1985 (26 days)	4,208.88	4,208.10	Oct 16	4,209.80	May 1
1984 (24 days)	4,207.75	4,205.90	Jan 1	4,209.10	Jul 1
1983 (26 days)	4,203.79	4,201.45	Jan 1	4,205.40	Dec 15
1982 (24 days)	4,199.99	4,198.60	Jan 1	4,201.25	Dec 15
1981 (24 days)	4,199.31	4,198.15	Oct 1	4,200.15	Jun 15
1980 (24 days)	4,199.23	4,197.70	Jan 1	4,200.55	Jun 15
1979 (24 days)	4,198.70	4,197.50	Oct 15	4,199.90	May 15
1978 (24 days)	4,199.22	4,198.40	Nov 1	4,200.25	Jun 1
1977 (24 days)	4,199.89	4,198.65	Nov 15	4,200.75	Mar 15
1976 (24 days)	4,201.12	4,200.30	Nov 1	4,202.25	Jun 1
1975 (24 days)	4,200.45	4,199.55	Jan 1	4,201.55	Jun 15
1974 (24 days)	4,200.12	4,199.15	Oct 15	4,201.30	Jun 1
1973 (24 days)	4,199.57	4,198.65	Jan 1	4,200.45	May 15
1972 (24 days)	4,198.61	4,197.85	Jan 1	4,199.60	May 15
1971 (24 days)	4,197.14	4,195.65	Jan 1	4,198.00	Jun 15
1970 (24 days)	4,195.79	4,194.85	Oct 15	4,196.40	Apr 1
1969 (24 days)	4,195.98	4,194.90	Jan 1	4,197.10	May 15
1968 (24 days)	4,194.81	4,194.00	Jan 1	4,195.60	Jun 15
1967 (24 days)	4,194.12	4,193.50	Jan 1	4,195.15	Jul 1
1966 (24 days)	4,194.46	4,193.20	Nov 1	4,195.60	Apr 15
1965 (24 days)	4,193.81	4,192.90	Jan 1	4,194.40	Dec 15
1964 (24 days)	4,192.76	4,191.85	Jan 1	4,194.15	Jul 1
1963 (24 days)	4,192.11	4,191.35	Oct 15	4,192.95	Jun 15
1962 (24 days)	4,192.74	4,191.90	Oct 15	4,193.85	Jun 15
1961 (24 days)	4,192.78	4,191.60	Nov 1	4,193.80	Apr 1
1960 (15 days)	4,194.13	4,193.20	Nov 1	4,195.30	Apr 1
1959 (12 days)	4,195.35	4,194.30	Dec 1	4,196.05	May 1
1958 (12 days)	4,196.36	4,195.25	Nov 1	4,197.40	May 1
1957 (12 days)	4,196.55	4,195.85	Nov 1	4,197.45	Jun 1
1956 (12 days)	4,196.96	4,195.90	Nov 1	4,197.85	Jun 1
1955 (12 days)	4,197.30	4,196.40	Nov 1	4,198.05	May 1
1954 (12 days)	4,198.45	4,197.15	Nov 1	4,199.35	May 1
1953 (12 days)	4,199.79	4,198.75	Nov 1	4,200.55	Jun 1
1952 (12 days)	4,199.87	4,198.80	Jan 1	4,200.95	Jun 1
1951 (12 days)	4,198.93	4,198.30	Jan 1	4,199.90	Jun 1
1950 (12 days)	4,197.97	4,197.15	Jan 1	4,198.80	Jun 1
1949 (12 days)	4,197.28	4,196.50	Jan 1	4,198.25	Jun 1
1948 (12 days)	4,196.95	4,196.15	Nov 1	4,197.75	Jun 1
1947 (12 days)	4,196.68	4,196.25	Jan 1	4,197.20	May 1
1946 (12 days)	4,196.23	4,195.40	Oct 1	4,197.15	Jun 1
1945 (12 days)	4,195.62	4,195.05	Jan 1	4,196.40	Jul 1
1944 (12 days)	4,195.55	4,194.85	Nov 1	4,196.45	Jul 1
1943 (12 days)	4,195.43	4,194.60	Nov 1	4,196.20	May 1
1942 (12 days)	4,195.48	4,194.65	Nov 1	4,196.55	Jun 1
1941 (12 days)	4,194.80	4,194.05	Oct 1	4,195.65	May 1
1940 (12 days)	4,194.73	4,193.70	Nov 1	4,195.75	May 1
1939 (12 days)	4,195.55	4,194.60	Dec 1	4,196.55	May 1
1938 (12 days)	4,195.61	4,194.90	Oct 1	4,196.55	Jun 1
1937 (12 days)	4,195.47	4,194.65	Jan 1	4,196.45	Jun 1
1936 (12 days)	4,194.88	4,194.00	Jan 1	4,195.80	Jun 1
1935 (12 days)	4,195.07	4,193.85	Nov 1	4,196.05	Jun 1
1934 (12 days)	4,196.18	4,194.80	Nov 1	4,197.20	Mar 1
1933 (12 days)	4,197.86	4,196.75	Dec 1	4,198.85	Jun 1
1932 (12 days)	4,198.52	4,197.75	Dec 1	4,199.40	Jun 1
1931 (12 days)	4,199.42	4,197.90	Dec 1	4,200.45	Mar 1
1930 (12 days)	4,200.53	4,199.70	Oct 1	4,201.20	Jun 1
1929 (12 days)	4,201.13	4,200.25	Nov 1	4,202.00	Jun 1
1928 (12 days)	4,201.76	4,200.70	Oct 1	4,202.60	Apr 1
1927 (12 days)	4,202.67	4,201.80	Nov 1	4,203.50	Jun 1
1926 (12 days)	4,203.42	4,202.40	Nov 1	4,204.30	May 1
1925 (12 days)	4,203.73	4,203.30	Jan 1	4,204.30	May 1
1924 (12 days)	4,204.09	4,203.00	Nov 1	4,205.10	May 1
1923 (12 days)	4,204.11	4,203.30	Jan 1	4,204.90	Jun 1
1922 (12 days)	4,203.33	4,202.30	Jan 1	4,204.40	Jul 1
1921 (12 days)	4,202.24	4,201.30	Jan 1	4,203.30	Jul 1
1920 (12 days)	4,201.27	4,200.70	Oct 1	4,202.00	Jun 1
1919 (12 days)	4,201.82	4,200.70	Nov 1	4,202.70	Apr 1
1918 (12 days)	4,202.78	4,201.90	Nov 1	4,203.50	Apr 1
1917 (12 days)	4,202.48	4,201.50	Jan 1	4,203.40	Jul 1
1916 (12 days)	4,201.98	4,201.30	Oct 1	4,202.90	May 1
1915 (12 days)	4,202.43	4,201.40	Nov 1	4,203.20	May 1
1914 (12 days)	4,202.75	4,201.90	Jan 1	4,203.60	Jul 1
1913 (12 days)	4,202.29	4,201.70	Nov 1	4,202.90	Jun 1
1912 (12 days)	4,202.14	4,201.60	Jan 1	4,202.70	Jul 1
1911 (12 days)	4,202.42	4,201.60	Oct 1	4,203.20	May 1
1910 (12 days)	4,202.91	4,201.90	Dec 1	4,203.90	May 1
1909 (12 days)	4,201.77	4,200.30	Jan 1	4,202.60	Jul 1
1908 (12 days)	4,200.42	4,199.90	Oct 1	4,201.00	Jul 1
1907 (12 days)	4,199.37	4,197.40	Jan 1	4,200.50	Jul 1
1906 (12 days)	4,197.15	4,195.90	Jan 1	4,198.30	Jul 1
1905 (12 days)	4,196.82	4,195.80	Nov 1	4,197.60	May 1
1904 (12 days)	4,197.32	4,196.40	Jan 1	4,198.30	Jun 1
1903 (12 days)	4,196.93	4,196.10	Nov 1	4,197.70	Jun 1
1902 (4 days)	4,197.25	4,196.50	Nov 1	4,199.00	Mar 28
1901 (3 days)	4,199.20	4,198.50	Nov 1	4,200.20	Apr 18
1900 (3 days)	4,200.27	4,199.20	Sep 27	4,201.10	Jun 13

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

Monthly averages

Month	Average	Lowest	Highest
January	4,196.61	4,189.20	4,211.00
February	4,196.94	4,190.00	4,211.20
March	4,197.24	4,190.30	4,211.40
April	4,197.51	4,191.00	4,211.50
May	4,197.65	4,190.70	4,211.40
June	4,197.61	4,190.30	4,211.60
July	4,197.15	4,189.70	4,211.10
August	4,196.56	4,189.30	4,210.80
September	4,196.13	4,188.90	4,210.50
October	4,196.13	4,188.60	4,210.50
November	4,196.22	4,188.50	4,210.60
December	4,196.35	4,188.90	4,210.70

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