The following chart indicates what typical lake levels have been each month, based on historical data from 1986-present.
Month
Average Feet Below Full1
Range Of Average Highest To Average Lowest Feet Below Full2
Lowest Feet Below Full3
Median Feet Below Full4
January
6.2
3.3 - 10.1
19.4
6.0
February
6.0
3.3 - 8.9
17.9
5.6
March
3.9
1.8 - 6.7
16.5
3.0
April
2.6
1.0 - 4.6
11.4
1.9
May
2.0
0.9 - 3.1
6.4
1.9
June
2.5
1.3 - 3.7
16.4
2.1
July
3.2
2.0 - 4.4
24.0
2.0
August
4.0
2.6 - 5.2
19.8
3.0
September
4.1
2.6 - 5.6
16.4
3.7
October
4.6
2.7 - 6.8
10.9
4.3
November
5.9
4.1 - 7.8
13.4
5.6
December
5.9
3.4 - 8.6
14.2
5.8
1 This is the average of daily water level readings for each month. 2 This is the range of the average of the highest daily water level readings and the lowest daily water level readings for each month. 3 The maximum drawdowns generally occurred in drought years. 4 One half of the daily water level readings are above this figure and one half were below this figure for each month.
