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Cheat Lake water level history

Daily records since 2012 · Level today: 868.78 ft

Highest on record
870.02 ft
Jan 15, 2018
Lowest on record
857.31 ft
Jan 7, 2018
Today
868.78 ft
Oct 23, 2026
Years of data
8
since 2012

In short

Across 8 complete years, 2014 had the lowest average level (866.80 ft) and 2018 the highest (868.05 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in January (865.17 ft) and highest in May (869.01 ft).

Cheat Lake 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

85786086486787120122013201420152016201720182019202020212012: lowest 859.96 ft (2012-11-30), highest 869.90 ft (2012-11-14), average 865.77 ft, 93 days measured2013: lowest 860.29 ft (2013-11-09), highest 869.90 ft (2013-12-31), average 867.40 ft, 365 days measured2014: lowest 859.08 ft (2014-01-24), highest 869.94 ft (2014-02-23), average 866.80 ft, 365 days measured2015: lowest 859.11 ft (2015-11-11), highest 869.92 ft (2015-08-24), average 867.11 ft, 364 days measured2016: lowest 858.74 ft (2016-01-08), highest 869.89 ft (2016-10-03), average 867.16 ft, 356 days measured2017: lowest 858.00 ft (2017-03-17), highest 870.01 ft (2017-05-09), average 867.73 ft, 363 days measured2018: lowest 857.31 ft (2018-01-07), highest 870.02 ft (2018-01-15), average 868.05 ft, 359 days measured2019: lowest 858.42 ft (2019-02-02), highest 869.89 ft (2019-07-01), average 867.35 ft, 363 days measured2020: lowest 858.51 ft (2020-03-13), highest 869.82 ft (2020-05-02), average 867.33 ft, 351 days measured2021: lowest 860.24 ft (2021-01-27), highest 869.99 ft (2021-01-04), average 865.57 ft, 94 days measured
8578608648678712012201420162018202020212012: lowest 859.96 ft (2012-11-30), highest 869.90 ft (2012-11-14), average 865.77 ft, 93 days measured2013: lowest 860.29 ft (2013-11-09), highest 869.90 ft (2013-12-31), average 867.40 ft, 365 days measured2014: lowest 859.08 ft (2014-01-24), highest 869.94 ft (2014-02-23), average 866.80 ft, 365 days measured2015: lowest 859.11 ft (2015-11-11), highest 869.92 ft (2015-08-24), average 867.11 ft, 364 days measured2016: lowest 858.74 ft (2016-01-08), highest 869.89 ft (2016-10-03), average 867.16 ft, 356 days measured2017: lowest 858.00 ft (2017-03-17), highest 870.01 ft (2017-05-09), average 867.73 ft, 363 days measured2018: lowest 857.31 ft (2018-01-07), highest 870.02 ft (2018-01-15), average 868.05 ft, 359 days measured2019: lowest 858.42 ft (2019-02-02), highest 869.89 ft (2019-07-01), average 867.35 ft, 363 days measured2020: lowest 858.51 ft (2020-03-13), highest 869.82 ft (2020-05-02), average 867.33 ft, 351 days measured2021: lowest 860.24 ft (2021-01-27), highest 869.99 ft (2021-01-04), average 865.57 ft, 94 days measured
Lowest to highest that yearYear average2021 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.

  • 2018857.31 ft on Jan 7
  • 2017858.00 ft on Mar 17
  • 2019858.42 ft on Feb 2
  • 2020858.51 ft on Mar 13
  • 2016858.74 ft on Jan 8

Yearly highs and lows

YearAverageLowLow dateHighHigh date
2021 (94 days)865.57860.24Jan 27869.99Jan 4
2020867.33858.51Mar 13869.82May 2
2019867.35858.42Feb 2869.89Jul 1
2018868.05857.31Jan 7870.02Jan 15
2017867.73858.00Mar 17870.01May 9
2016867.16858.74Jan 8869.89Oct 3
2015867.11859.11Nov 11869.92Aug 24
2014866.80859.08Jan 24869.94Feb 23
2013867.40860.29Nov 9869.90Dec 31
2012 (93 days)865.77859.96Nov 30869.90Nov 14

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

Monthly averages

MonthAverageLowestHighest
January865.17857.31870.02
February866.12858.42870.01
March865.41857.91869.97
April867.19863.34870.00
May869.01866.22870.01
June869.00867.35869.99
July868.90868.13869.89
August868.90868.04869.92
September868.39866.61869.89
October868.63866.10869.89
November865.51859.02869.90
December865.79859.09869.90

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