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Lake George water level history

Daily records since 1990 · Level today: 940.20 ft

Highest on record
957.25 ft
Aug 11, 2010
Lowest on record
936.89 ft
Feb 19, 2019
Today
940.20 ft
Oct 21, 2026
Years of data
37
since 1990

In short

Across 36 complete years, 2018 had the lowest average level (940.08 ft) and 2016 the highest (941.00 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in January (940.29 ft) and highest in April (940.90 ft).

Lake George level, all years

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Measured Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years) Full pool

Lowest years

Years ranked by their lowest daily level.

Yearly highs and lows

YearAverageLowLow dateHighHigh date
2026 (292 days)940.29940.11Aug 24942.57Apr 28
2025940.45939.62Aug 27942.83Jun 27
2024940.75940.27Mar 21944.32Jun 23
2023940.64940.18Feb 13943.61Apr 9
2022940.52940.21Mar 13947.63May 12
2021940.50940.26Dec 31942.11Mar 10
2020940.69939.93Aug 3955.28Jun 29
2019940.64936.89Feb 19954.31Mar 28
2018940.08937.38Dec 13942.62Apr 22
2017940.80939.77Aug 30945.64May 18
2016941.00940.26Oct 14944.03Mar 8
2015940.69939.98Sep 2948.50Jul 6
2014940.98940.01Nov 17945.78Jun 15
2013940.74939.97Sep 5944.49Jun 22
2012940.54940.13Dec 31941.81May 6
2011940.66939.92Sep 14942.93Mar 22
2010940.54939.15Sep 20957.25Aug 11
2009940.28940.08Oct 15941.51Feb 11
2008940.65940.20Sep 22942.32Apr 25
2007940.65940.06Sep 27944.50Oct 5
2006940.39940.02Oct 19942.47Mar 31
2005940.39939.95Sep 19944.26Mar 31
2004940.42939.89Sep 28943.54Mar 26
2003940.56938.17Aug 1944.70May 11
2002940.71939.99Sep 18944.64Oct 6
2001940.65939.79Sep 20945.69Apr 23
2000940.26939.27Sep 12942.38Feb 26
1999940.53939.80Oct 14942.24May 21
1998940.73939.76Oct 22944.94Mar 28
1997940.67939.89Oct 10944.51Sep 17
1996940.63939.67Sep 25943.51Nov 17
1995940.52939.76Jul 21946.80Aug 13
1994940.46939.74Oct 27942.94Feb 21
1993940.54939.89Feb 24943.52Aug 10
1992940.48939.92Dec 31944.39Apr 21
1991940.57940.00Oct 11944.31Jun 2
1990940.39938.93Mar 27947.50Mar 14

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

Monthly averages

MonthAverageLowestHighest
January940.29937.15941.57
February940.32936.89943.24
March940.80937.59954.31
April940.90940.12947.21
May940.83939.57947.63
June940.82939.67955.28
July940.61938.40948.50
August940.59938.17957.25
September940.48938.03945.98
October940.44937.70944.64
November940.38937.72943.51
December940.34937.38943.87

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