Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake water level history

Daily records since 1938 · Level today: 1,285.87 ft

Highest on record

1,290.33 ft

Jun 3, 1945

Lowest on record

956.10 ft

Aug 29, 1938

Today

1,285.87 ft

Oct 15, 2026

Years of data

since 1938

In short

Across 85 complete years, 1939 had the lowest average level (1,007.42 ft) and 1947 the highest (1,288.67 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in April (1,242.92 ft) and highest in July (1,278.34 ft).

Franklin D. Roosevelt 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.

1939977.10 ft on Jan 3
19401,009.00 ft on Mar 6
19411,136.60 ft on Apr 11
19741,156.74 ft on Apr 28
19691,159.51 ft on Apr 28

Yearly highs and lows

Year	Average	Low	Low date	High	High date
2026 (287 days)	1,273.21	1,251.27	Apr 1	1,289.03	Jul 9
2025	1,281.07	1,263.78	May 2	1,289.14	Jul 11
2024	1,283.76	1,276.75	Sep 1	1,288.91	Jul 13
2023	1,274.18	1,239.57	Apr 10	1,289.22	Jul 9
2022	1,273.77	1,248.60	Apr 21	1,289.33	Jul 9
2021	1,280.59	1,268.93	May 14	1,289.35	Jul 11
2020	1,274.99	1,246.15	Apr 22	1,289.63	Jul 12
2019	1,277.34	1,258.26	Mar 21	1,289.41	Jul 15
2018	1,271.07	1,221.62	May 2	1,289.60	Jul 8
2017	1,273.15	1,232.45	May 4	1,289.67	Jul 9
2016	1,275.33	1,243.59	Apr 21	1,288.44	Jun 21
2015	1,274.08	1,248.32	May 24	1,289.62	Jul 13
2014	1,275.01	1,231.82	May 4	1,289.57	Jul 13
2013	1,279.65	1,254.44	May 10	1,289.71	Jul 12
2012	1,274.86	1,227.54	Apr 24	1,289.63	Jul 7
2011	1,269.62	1,217.69	May 6	1,290.00	Aug 1
2010	1,281.31	1,259.29	May 17	1,289.67	Jun 20
2009	1,280.87	1,257.22	May 4	1,289.41	Jul 5
2008	1,272.22	1,228.50	May 3	1,289.29	Jul 13
2007	1,278.19	1,247.85	May 8	1,289.91	Jul 9
2006	1,274.06	1,230.98	May 6	1,289.54	Jul 4
2005	1,277.70	1,252.89	Apr 22	1,289.70	Jul 4
2004	1,278.50	1,258.51	Mar 5	1,289.40	Jul 5
2003	1,283.80	1,265.30	May 24	1,289.69	Oct 26
2002	1,274.69	1,239.93	May 18	1,289.45	Jul 8
2001	1,263.28	1,216.94	Apr 19	1,287.54	Dec 17
2000	1,270.39	1,233.90	May 19	1,287.29	Oct 29
1999	1,268.25	1,213.44	May 19	1,289.99	Aug 11
1998 (93 days)	1,281.16	1,273.16	Dec 24	1,285.42	Oct 26
1997 (272 days)	1,260.33	1,208.55	May 4	1,289.90	Jul 20
1996	1,271.33	1,227.01	May 11	1,289.65	Jul 22
1995	1,277.12	1,253.21	Mar 8	1,289.61	Dec 4
1994	1,279.82	1,263.90	Apr 12	1,288.51	Oct 16
1993	1,277.34	1,254.42	Mar 5	1,289.34	Jul 21
1992	1,280.58	1,262.57	May 22	1,289.60	Jul 7
1991	1,275.38	1,221.50	Apr 29	1,289.78	Aug 21
1990	1,280.71	1,255.39	May 24	1,289.82	Aug 20
1989	1,262.39	1,220.76	Mar 30	1,289.84	Nov 5
1988	1,271.92	1,241.79	Apr 7	1,288.63	Oct 22
1987	1,284.05	1,273.08	Dec 31	1,289.40	Oct 11
1986	1,280.43	1,241.98	May 20	1,289.60	Jul 9
1985	1,265.36	1,215.74	May 15	1,289.03	Nov 7
1984	1,278.41	1,238.38	May 18	1,289.24	Jan 8
1983	1,273.70	1,218.57	Apr 24	1,290.04	Jan 31
1982	1,271.17	1,211.12	Apr 20	1,289.93	Aug 5
1981	1,283.60	1,257.59	Apr 22	1,290.07	Jul 6
1980	1,274.30	1,224.62	Apr 15	1,290.08	Jun 15
1979	1,269.64	1,222.96	Apr 23	1,287.25	Sep 17
1978	1,268.10	1,223.25	May 13	1,290.09	Sep 8
1977	1,272.91	1,237.22	Apr 25	1,289.11	Aug 29
1976	1,274.32	1,217.84	Apr 26	1,290.29	Aug 6
1975	1,270.48	1,212.15	May 9	1,289.98	Dec 7
1974	1,246.46	1,156.74	Apr 28	1,290.09	Jul 29
1973	1,264.26	1,205.28	May 5	1,289.47	Jan 16
1972	1,268.84	1,208.18	Apr 17	1,290.12	Aug 9
1971	1,274.51	1,211.82	Apr 23	1,290.09	Aug 3
1970	1,272.86	1,216.56	May 4	1,290.10	Jul 27
1969	1,253.76	1,159.51	Apr 28	1,289.86	Jul 3
1968	1,265.43	1,201.18	May 1	1,290.20	Nov 20
1967	1,272.21	1,225.23	Apr 27	1,290.10	Sep 12
1966	1,272.49	1,224.58	Mar 29	1,290.04	Aug 20
1965	1,278.72	1,255.14	Apr 1	1,290.04	Sep 19
1964	1,277.90	1,251.38	Apr 1	1,290.18	Sep 19
1963	1,277.76	1,255.16	Mar 18	1,290.08	Jun 25
1962	1,275.91	1,251.82	Mar 23	1,290.02	Sep 7
1961	1,276.85	1,252.54	Mar 13	1,289.99	Sep 7
1960	1,276.38	1,251.98	Mar 21	1,290.12	Sep 5
1959	1,280.31	1,250.95	May 11	1,290.02	Sep 8
1958	1,276.98	1,244.46	Mar 20	1,290.08	Aug 24
1957	1,274.63	1,240.25	Feb 25	1,290.00	Jun 12
1956	1,282.17	1,250.85	May 16	1,290.09	Aug 26
1955	1,271.44	1,219.51	Apr 22	1,290.08	Jul 18
1954	1,278.58	1,255.65	Apr 8	1,290.00	Aug 13
1953	1,276.00	1,225.76	Apr 25	1,290.10	Aug 21
1952	1,273.45	1,225.17	Apr 8	1,289.89	Jun 27
1951	1,286.52	1,278.95	Dec 31	1,290.00	Jul 9
1950	1,283.12	1,270.50	Feb 16	1,290.00	Jul 11
1949	1,285.50	1,277.00	Feb 22	1,290.00	Jul 5
1948	1,287.70	1,279.17	Feb 17	1,290.08	May 29
1947	1,288.67	1,286.43	Jan 24	1,290.05	Oct 21
1946	1,288.02	1,285.50	Nov 18	1,290.04	May 6
1945	1,284.72	1,275.78	Mar 10	1,290.33	Jun 3
1944	1,281.33	1,259.35	Apr 4	1,290.26	Jul 14
1943	1,287.99	1,284.06	Jan 27	1,290.27	Aug 20
1942	1,268.76	1,236.60	Apr 12	1,290.25	Jul 18
1941	1,200.31	1,136.60	Apr 11	1,257.40	Nov 19
1940	1,100.29	1,009.00	Mar 6	1,167.80	Jun 5
1939	1,007.42	977.10	Jan 3	1,025.20	Sep 15
1938 (245 days)	967.38	956.10	Aug 29	979.40	Jun 6

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

Monthly averages

Month	Average	Lowest	Highest
January	1,270.57	977.10	1,290.04
February	1,262.45	979.10	1,289.96
March	1,251.75	992.30	1,289.09
April	1,242.92	998.10	1,290.00
May	1,245.56	964.40	1,290.16
June	1,269.94	976.40	1,290.33
July	1,278.34	962.80	1,290.26
August	1,277.08	956.10	1,290.29
September	1,276.57	957.40	1,290.25
October	1,277.74	962.00	1,290.25
November	1,277.26	961.80	1,290.20
December	1,274.59	967.90	1,290.00

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