Devils Lake water level history

Daily records since 1922 · Level today: 7.73 ft

Highest on record

14.45 ft

Jun 13, 2008

Lowest on record

1.49 ft

Feb 8, 1965

Today

7.73 ft

Oct 21, 2026

Years of data

104

since 1922

In short

Across 34 complete years, 1940 had the lowest average level (4.33 ft) and 2001 the highest (10.64 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in December (7.17 ft) and highest in June (8.87 ft).

Devils 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.

19372.52 ft on Jan 1
19383.51 ft on Jan 1
19403.67 ft on Mar 10
19394.11 ft on Dec 29
20126.09 ft on Dec 14

Yearly highs and lows

Year	Average	Low	Low date	High	High date
2026 (292 days)	7.90	6.96	Mar 5	8.86	Apr 30
2025	8.14	7.11	Dec 26	9.31	Jun 30
2024	7.74	6.40	Jan 7	10.04	Jul 6
2023	7.78	6.36	Dec 23	9.70	Apr 21
2022	7.28	6.78	Feb 20	8.07	Jun 16
2021	7.99	6.92	Dec 8	9.01	May 28
2020	8.48	7.67	Mar 1	9.45	May 29
2019	8.85	8.12	Dec 27	10.11	May 28
2018	8.25	7.07	Jan 7	9.45	Oct 12
2017	8.73	7.11	Dec 29	10.41	May 2
2016	8.74	8.24	Dec 25	9.67	Apr 7
2015	7.29	6.69	Apr 6	8.32	Dec 30
2014	7.75	6.86	Nov 22	9.52	Jun 20
2013	7.68	6.21	Jan 8	9.86	Jun 26
2012	7.22	6.09	Dec 14	8.65	May 7
2011	8.17	6.97	Nov 1	9.90	Apr 29
2010	8.31	7.18	Dec 8	9.74	Jun 27
2009	7.80	6.89	Dec 6	8.91	May 15
2008	10.21	7.93	Dec 31	14.45	Jun 13
2007	8.50	7.33	Feb 21	9.86	May 1
2006	7.53	6.46	Jan 1	9.30	Jun 1
2005	7.77	6.43	Nov 25	8.88	Apr 8
2004	8.96	7.12	Jan 22	11.86	Jun 17
2003	7.84	6.66	Nov 1	8.68	May 20
2002	10.53	8.34	Dec 31	12.67	May 13
2001	10.64	9.77	Jan 27	11.63	Jun 22
2000	9.90	8.36	Apr 18	12.03	Jul 11
1999	9.65	8.51	Dec 30	11.04	Jun 12
1998	9.37	7.76	Jan 1	10.68	Jun 29
1997	8.83	7.77	Dec 30	9.93	May 8
1996 (234 days)	9.49	8.10	Jan 1	11.04	Jun 21
1995	8.88	8.11	Feb 26	10.40	May 31
1994 (321 days)	9.36	8.27	Dec 31	10.34	Jan 1
1993 (326 days)	10.83	7.55	Jan 1	14.03	Jul 18
1992 (316 days)	6.82	5.97	Sep 5	7.69	May 18
1991 (175 days)	6.16	5.57	Oct 11	8.68	May 7
1990 (16 days)	6.62	5.76	Apr 9	7.53	Jul 9
1989 (10 days)	6.27	5.56	Nov 13	7.03	Apr 25
1988 (19 days)	8.49	7.13	Nov 17	9.79	Apr 28
1987 (24 days)	9.20	7.80	Dec 21	10.45	May 14
1986 (29 days)	10.15	9.14	Sep 4	11.26	Jun 27
1985 (34 days)	9.07	8.19	Sep 4	10.98	Nov 25
1984 (35 days)	8.20	7.49	Jan 4	9.32	Jun 20
1983 (35 days)	8.12	6.96	Jan 6	9.13	May 26
1982 (33 days)	7.72	6.47	Oct 28	9.03	Apr 27
1981 (41 days)	7.11	6.63	Aug 24	7.86	May 5
1980 (37 days)	6.71	5.61	Aug 6	7.76	Sep 24
1979 (32 days)	7.54	6.22	Jan 5	9.21	May 21
1978 (61 days)	7.10	5.21	Mar 21	8.64	Jul 7
1977 (67 days)	6.24	5.34	Dec 6	7.18	Apr 5
1976 (86 days)	8.49	6.62	Dec 28	10.72	May 17
1975 (84 days)	8.82	7.76	Nov 28	10.02	Jul 4
1974 (81 days)	9.43	8.00	Dec 11	10.60	Jun 10
1973 (98 days)	10.28	7.47	Jan 17	12.40	May 31
1972 (86 days)	6.94	5.55	Mar 20	7.71	May 14
1971 (57 days)	7.03	5.69	Dec 1	8.51	May 3
1970 (71 days)	6.35	5.29	Dec 13	7.35	Jun 6
1969 (73 days)	8.44	6.65	Jan 17	9.94	Jul 18
1968 (55 days)	7.16	5.89	Mar 29	8.25	Jul 2
1967 (46 days)	6.95	5.43	Mar 9	8.35	Jun 19
1966 (53 days)	7.79	5.40	Dec 2	8.86	Mar 29
1965 (61 days)	4.89	1.49	Feb 8	7.80	Dec 15
1964 (47 days)	3.02	1.75	Dec 2	3.94	May 25
1963 (58 days)	5.33	3.54	Dec 10	6.37	Jun 8
1962 (76 days)	7.70	5.84	Dec 7	9.17	May 18
1961 (55 days)	7.12	5.87	Aug 30	8.37	Nov 28
1960 (80 days)	8.19	5.35	Mar 29	9.70	May 23
1959 (77 days)	4.65	3.39	Apr 3	5.61	May 23
1958 (33 days)	3.74	2.47	Dec 8	5.39	Apr 24
1957 (20 days)	6.09	5.20	Mar 26	7.27	Jun 12
1956 (27 days)	6.18	3.92	Jan 23	6.98	Jul 20
1955 (39 days)	5.98	4.09	Dec 1	7.74	May 6
1954 (33 days)	5.91	4.46	Apr 2	7.11	Jul 10
1953 (44 days)	6.90	4.99	Dec 17	8.30	May 11
1952 (48 days)	8.42	6.69	Dec 1	9.37	Jul 21
1951 (46 days)	8.55	5.25	Jan 10	10.04	May 3
1950 (38 days)	6.27	4.09	Jan 23	7.74	Jul 22
1949 (49 days)	5.58	3.83	Dec 30	7.27	Jul 14
1948 (48 days)	5.92	4.41	Dec 23	7.89	May 15
1947 (53 days)	6.71	4.59	Feb 8	9.23	Jun 28
1946 (57 days)	6.64	4.89	Dec 7	8.83	Mar 22
1945 (56 days)	6.27	4.81	Jan 6	7.97	Jun 21
1944 (54 days)	6.12	4.81	Dec 23	8.13	Jun 18
1943 (80 days)	6.98	5.55	Dec 17	8.44	Jun 1
1942 (231 days)	6.08	5.10	Oct 31	7.14	Jun 7
1941 (303 days)	5.92	4.15	Jan 1	7.71	Apr 23
1940	4.33	3.67	Mar 10	5.50	Jun 9
1939	6.64	4.11	Dec 29	8.81	Apr 26
1938	6.19	3.51	Jan 1	8.24	Sep 23
1937	4.36	2.52	Jan 1	6.32	Jun 6
1936 (146 days)	2.72	2.12	Dec 21	4.65	Jun 17
1935 (4 days)	7.33	7.30	Jul 5	7.40	Jul 6
1934 (4 days)	2.52	2.40	Jul 10	2.65	Jun 14
1932 (3 days)	3.40	3.18	Jun 28	3.81	Aug 25
1930 (5 days)	6.31	5.46	Aug 27	6.95	Jun 19
1929 (4 days)	8.78	8.68	Jul 2	8.88	Jun 18
1928 (3 days)	8.43	8.40	Jun 15	8.45	Jun 11
1927 (10 days)	9.74	7.70	Oct 21	10.60	Jun 1
1926 (8 days)	6.51	6.02	Jul 13	6.70	Jun 15
1925 (8 days)	6.05	5.83	Jul 17	6.15	Jun 19
1924 (20 days)	7.73	7.06	Jul 20	10.00	Aug 8
1923 (26 days)	6.09	5.49	Sep 2	6.90	Jun 9
1922 (26 days)	8.28	6.45	Sep 14	8.70	Jun 13

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

Monthly averages

Month	Average	Lowest	Highest
January	7.21	1.80	10.34
February	7.25	1.49	10.60
March	7.59	2.59	11.04
April	8.30	3.08	12.17
May	8.82	3.63	12.67
June	8.87	2.65	14.45
July	8.68	2.40	14.03
August	8.19	2.83	13.34
September	7.81	2.65	12.79
October	7.44	1.88	12.15
November	7.22	1.79	11.55
December	7.17	1.75	11.19

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