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
1.1
0.4 - 2.0
4.2
1.0
February
1.1
0.3 - 1.8
5.1
0.9
March
1.0
0.3 - 1.8
4.4
0.8
April
1.0
0.4 - 1.6
2.9
1.0
May
1.1
0.4 - 1.8
2.9
1.1
June
1.4
0.7 - 2.0
4.4
1.3
July
2.0
1.3 - 2.7
7.3
1.7
August
2.5
1.7 - 3.1
12.0
1.7
September
2.5
1.4 - 3.3
10.7
1.8
October
1.8
1.0 - 2.8
8.1
1.5
November
1.6
0.9 - 2.4
6.0
1.4
December
1.7
0.6 - 2.7
16.6
1.2
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.
