Lake Champlain water level history

Daily records since 1907 · Level today: 94.10 ft

Highest on record

103.19 ft

May 6, 2011

Lowest on record

92.61 ft

Dec 4, 1908

Today

94.10 ft

Oct 21, 2026

Years of data

120

since 1907

In short

Across 88 complete years, 1941 had the lowest average level (94.43 ft) and 2011 the highest (97.93 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in October (94.74 ft) and highest in April (98.33 ft).

Lake Champlain 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.

194192.82 ft on Oct 27
195393.02 ft on Nov 21
194993.27 ft on Oct 28
201693.33 ft on Oct 16
194893.34 ft on Nov 3

Yearly highs and lows

Year	Average	Low	Low date	High	High date
2026 (291 days)	96.00	93.68	Oct 11	98.62	Apr 20
2025	95.73	93.36	Oct 19	99.10	May 21
2024	96.71	94.15	Nov 20	99.39	Jan 1
2023	97.38	95.88	Jul 1	99.57	Dec 22
2022	95.97	94.17	Sep 12	99.49	Apr 23
2021	95.40	94.19	Oct 15	97.56	May 8
2020	95.68	93.66	Sep 29	98.66	Apr 16
2019	97.12	94.19	Sep 28	100.94	Apr 29
2018	96.03	93.78	Sep 25	100.03	May 7
2017	96.33	94.25	Oct 23	99.77	Apr 18
2016	95.50	93.33	Oct 16	98.22	Apr 14
2015	95.99	94.43	Oct 25	98.64	Jul 3
2014	96.21	94.15	Oct 15	100.50	Apr 20
2013	96.39	94.54	Nov 1	99.65	Jul 8
2012	95.61	94.06	Sep 4	97.20	May 18
2011	97.93	95.33	Aug 25	103.19	May 6
2010	96.90	94.94	Sep 27	99.14	Apr 9
2009	96.72	95.22	Oct 24	98.84	Apr 10
2008	97.38	95.21	Oct 25	100.75	Apr 22
2007	96.81	94.71	Oct 19	100.68	Apr 26
2006	97.72	95.38	Oct 17	99.60	Feb 7
2005	97.09	95.16	Oct 7	99.53	May 2
2004	96.84	94.63	Nov 24	99.43	Jan 5
2003	96.51	94.44	Mar 16	99.37	Dec 31
2002	95.90	93.70	Jan 9	98.81	Jun 18
2001	95.62	93.53	Nov 25	100.94	Apr 28
2000	96.59	94.21	Nov 6	101.00	May 14
1999	95.70	93.81	Sep 16	98.37	Apr 10
1998	97.32	94.84	Dec 29	101.78	Apr 5
1997	96.46	94.76	Oct 26	99.03	May 10
1996	97.17	94.54	Oct 19	100.88	May 15
1995	95.56	94.05	Oct 2	97.53	Nov 20
1994	96.32	94.39	Nov 28	101.32	Apr 21
1993	96.19	94.56	Oct 2	101.84	Apr 27
1992	95.77	94.44	Oct 9	98.93	Apr 28
1991	96.11	93.97	Sep 15	99.04	Jan 3
1990	97.33	95.40	Jan 17	100.09	Apr 13
1989	96.19	94.39	Mar 14	98.83	May 14
1988	95.50	94.21	Oct 18	97.80	May 3
1987	95.82	94.42	Sep 7	99.25	Apr 11
1986	96.47	94.97	Jan 18	100.25	Apr 4
1985	96.02	94.62	Sep 24	98.10	Apr 23
1984	96.80	94.25	Nov 4	99.61	Jun 9
1983	96.81	94.45	Nov 2	101.32	May 12
1982	96.01	94.14	Oct 31	100.23	Apr 28
1981	96.62	94.81	Feb 1	99.01	Mar 1
1980	95.30	94.14	Mar 10	97.34	Apr 19
1979	96.36	94.03	Jan 1	99.86	Apr 7
1978	96.37	93.85	Dec 4	100.62	Apr 29
1977	96.78	94.67	Aug 13	100.02	Apr 4
1976	97.67	95.83	Jan 26	101.62	Apr 4
1975	96.21	94.50	Sep 11	99.01	May 6
1974	96.90	94.61	Oct 29	99.92	May 2
1973	97.44	94.91	Nov 13	100.43	Apr 7
1972	96.86	94.85	Oct 28	101.43	May 9
1971	96.40	94.62	Dec 6	101.23	May 10
1970	96.09	94.53	Sep 21	100.46	May 3
1969	96.61	94.55	Nov 5	100.97	Apr 30
1968	95.81	94.15	Oct 24	98.88	Apr 3
1967	95.57	94.23	Jan 23	98.06	Apr 25
1966	95.49	93.96	Nov 1	98.00	Mar 29
1965	94.68	93.71	Aug 6	96.21	Dec 6
1964	94.91	93.40	Nov 5	97.69	Apr 25
1963	95.55	93.63	Nov 4	99.77	Apr 24
1962	95.53	94.02	Jan 15	98.85	Apr 16
1961	95.33	93.65	Feb 17	98.37	May 11
1960	95.81	93.86	Oct 23	100.23	Apr 27
1959	95.66	93.58	Sep 29	99.83	Apr 20
1958	96.06	94.39	Oct 22	100.45	Apr 26
1957	94.77	93.43	Oct 17	96.42	Dec 30
1956	95.22	93.44	Nov 15	99.34	May 7
1955	95.86	93.92	Oct 7	100.39	Apr 23
1954	96.36	93.71	Jan 20	100.05	Apr 29
1953	95.34	93.02	Nov 21	99.37	May 5
1952	95.72	93.37	Nov 6	99.77	Apr 21
1951	95.84	93.65	Oct 23	100.05	Apr 17
1950	95.27	93.61	Oct 28	98.68	Apr 24
1949	95.10	93.27	Oct 28	97.85	Apr 9
1948	95.04	93.34	Nov 3	98.55	Apr 4
1947	96.54	93.58	Nov 8	100.82	Jun 7
1946	95.61	93.64	Sep 20	98.30	Mar 23
1945	96.55	94.01	Jan 1	99.52	May 20
1944	95.16	93.55	Sep 14	99.31	May 5
1943	95.93	94.08	Oct 14	99.38	May 15
1942	95.05	93.46	Sep 26	98.91	Apr 26
1941	94.43	92.82	Oct 27	97.39	Apr 22
1940	95.15	93.44	Nov 1	100.07	May 6
1939	95.68	93.42	Oct 25	101.19	May 1
1938	95.70	94.26	Sep 12	98.06	Apr 21
1937 (267 days)	95.46	93.41	Oct 19	100.41	May 20
1936 (265 days)	95.98	93.94	Aug 29	101.51	Mar 27
1935 (308 days)	95.50	93.70	Jan 1	98.18	May 9
1934 (260 days)	94.92	92.96	Nov 1	100.28	Apr 21
1933 (254 days)	95.14	93.12	Oct 23	101.33	Apr 21
1932 (248 days)	95.68	93.45	Oct 4	99.37	Apr 25
1931 (211 days)	95.00	93.35	Jan 12	97.37	Apr 23
1930 (208 days)	95.70	93.26	Nov 3	98.61	Apr 15
1929 (187 days)	96.07	93.66	Oct 19	100.48	May 9
1928 (219 days)	96.72	94.12	Oct 12	99.70	Apr 16
1927 (181 days)	95.93	93.86	Sep 29	99.86	Dec 5
1926 (151 days)	96.69	94.50	Sep 15	100.36	May 11
1925 (199 days)	96.60	94.34	Jan 20	99.42	Apr 2
1924 (194 days)	95.97	93.76	Nov 21	99.89	May 7
1923 (188 days)	95.66	93.44	Oct 22	99.39	May 3
1922 (196 days)	96.48	93.60	Dec 23	101.08	Apr 19
1921 (234 days)	95.45	93.04	Oct 10	99.22	Mar 29
1920 (198 days)	96.47	94.28	Sep 7	100.58	May 1
1919 (201 days)	96.26	93.92	Sep 8	99.56	Apr 19
1918 (165 days)	96.91	94.30	Sep 14	99.64	Apr 10
1917 (246 days)	96.08	94.32	Sep 27	99.06	Apr 10
1916 (261 days)	95.55	93.81	Nov 24	98.61	Apr 27
1915 (256 days)	94.48	93.51	Nov 10	96.56	Apr 20
1914 (275 days)	95.14	93.36	Nov 16	100.36	May 1
1913 (276 days)	95.53	93.36	Sep 13	101.06	Apr 7
1912 (292 days)	96.12	94.24	Sep 13	100.41	Apr 27
1911 (224 days)	95.16	93.38	Aug 28	99.11	May 3
1910 (236 days)	95.53	93.56	Jan 19	98.36	Apr 2
1909 (200 days)	95.64	92.81	Jan 5	100.47	Apr 21
1908 (175 days)	96.23	92.61	Dec 4	99.36	May 13
1907 (171 days)	95.69	93.86	Sep 1	98.81	May 6

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

Monthly averages

Month	Average	Lowest	Highest
January	95.75	92.81	99.57
February	95.67	93.36	99.60
March	96.26	93.52	101.51
April	98.33	94.10	102.83
May	98.25	94.87	103.19
June	96.89	94.25	102.65
July	95.88	93.82	99.65
August	95.22	93.32	98.81
September	94.76	92.90	98.54
October	94.74	92.82	99.08
November	95.13	92.65	99.38
December	95.53	92.61	100.09

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