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Boysen Reservoir water level history

Daily records since 1989 · Level today: 4,711.59 ft

Highest on record
4,895.57 ft
Sep 7, 2001
Lowest on record
4,658.06 ft
Feb 9, 1991
Today
4,711.59 ft
Oct 21, 2026
Years of data
37
since 1989

In short

Across 31 complete years, 2002 had the lowest average level (4,691.90 ft) and 2015 the highest (4,720.99 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in May (4,712.24 ft) and highest in July (4,719.70 ft).

Boysen Reservoir 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)4,712.084,709.54Sep 194,714.34Jul 2
20254,713.134,711.15Oct 214,718.60Jun 26
20244,716.944,712.40May 294,721.83Jul 1
20234,719.464,710.46May 124,728.44Jun 25
20224,719.624,715.69May 284,724.26Jul 6
20214,718.334,714.02Mar 44,724.16Jun 30
20204,716.194,711.52May 184,721.22Jul 10
20194,719.264,715.02Mar 204,727.47Jun 22
20184,719.214,706.79May 74,727.43Jun 23
20174,720.104,705.12May 84,728.85Jun 27
20164,719.254,715.89Feb 174,724.64Jun 24
20154,720.994,717.23Dec 314,728.32Jun 19
20144,719.864,712.64May 224,724.71Jul 12
20134,712.134,707.12Sep 144,715.94Dec 31
20124,716.184,710.73Oct 244,721.59Jan 1
20114,718.724,705.31Jun 84,727.82Jul 17
20104,719.084,715.41Jun 44,724.71Jul 5
20094,719.934,715.54May 204,726.83Jul 6
20084,713.204,704.37Jan 54,721.81Jul 15
20074,706.124,701.83Oct 64,710.04Jun 17
20064,711.764,706.21Sep 184,716.86Jan 1
20054,720.074,716.90Dec 314,724.91Jun 28
2004 (317 days)4,709.274,702.48Jan 204,717.46Dec 31
2003 (247 days)4,697.064,691.47Jan 14,699.99Nov 19
20024,691.904,686.89Sep 234,696.34Apr 22
2001 (255 days)4,708.884,693.27Nov 294,895.57Sep 7
20004,715.364,711.73Dec 314,719.38Jun 21
19994,718.874,710.54May 244,726.63Jul 9
19984,718.584,710.57May 264,725.30Jul 10
19974,717.984,705.33May 144,727.32Jun 28
1996 (315 days)4,717.094,705.06May 154,725.45Jul 10
19954,716.194,708.91Jan 104,727.98Jul 16
19944,712.714,707.22Oct 24,717.47Jan 1
19934,718.194,712.19Jan 244,725.27Jun 24
1992 (249 days)4,712.254,666.35Apr 154,762.46Jun 16
19914,718.224,658.06Feb 94,795.08Jan 3
19904,713.784,710.02Jun 54,830.63Sep 28
1989 (1 days)4,714.944,714.94Dec 314,714.94Dec 31

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

Monthly averages

MonthAverageLowestHighest
January4,715.114,691.474,795.08
February4,713.774,658.064,757.23
March4,713.704,694.434,721.04
April4,712.824,666.354,739.88
May4,712.244,692.484,766.72
June4,717.454,692.514,762.46
July4,719.704,690.774,728.59
August4,717.574,687.824,725.68
September4,716.024,686.894,895.57
October4,715.664,687.234,893.71
November4,715.944,688.784,795.08
December4,715.184,690.154,733.10

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