Lake Mead Water Level
Here are the historical and current Lake Mead water levels & Lake Mead water elevation as measured at Hoover Dam.
This page last updated on Feb 24, 2024 with current data and predictions from the USBR.
The water level in Lake Mead is “full” at 1225′ in elevation, and overflows into the spillways at 1229′.
The elevation of the Colorado river, i.e:, the bottom of Black Canyon is roughly 645′.
Side note: Last elevation we could launch our boat without a hitch extension was 1066′.
Current USBR data: http://www.usbr.gov/lc/region/g4000/hourly/mead-elv.html
Hourly water elevation (to pinpoint site elevation on dive day): http://www.usbr.gov/lc/riverops.html
24 month study (includes predicted elevation): http://www.usbr.gov/uc/water/crsp/studies/index.html
Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
1935 | --- | 708.70 | 701.70 | 752.4 | 806.60 | 909.10 | 928.40 | 925.90 | 920.80 | 914.90 | 908.30 | 908.40 |
1936 | 907.90 | 908.40 | 906.90 | 922.20 | 982.40 | 1015.50 | 1020.40 | 1024.40 | 1024.60 | 1022.60 | 1023.60 | 1023.50 |
1937 | 1022.20 | 1026.20 | 1031.00 | 1044.60 | 1078.70 | 1096.60 | 1102.80 | 1099.60 | 1097.60 | 1096.70 | 1096.00 | 1095.75 |
1938 | 1095.00 | 1094.85 | 1100.20 | 1109.20 | 1134.40 | 1165.60 | 1173.50 | 1171.95 | 1173.80 | 1171.45 | 1168.70 | 1168.65 |
1939 | 1165.40 | 1157.40 | 1158.20 | 1162.90 | 1176.20 | 1183.45 | 1181.30 | 1177.35 | 1178.95 | 1176.10 | 1173.05 | 1169.95 |
1940 | 1166.90 | 1166.00 | 1164.65 | 1164.85 | 1175.35 | 1182.15 | 1179.80 | 1176.10 | 1174.45 | 1173.75 | 1170.80 | 1168.05 |
1941 | 1167.10 | 1167.55 | 1170.35 | 1175.85 | 1201.25 | 1215.55 | 1220.40 | 1216.50 | 1209.85 | 1211.25 | 1205.60 | 1195.80 |
1942 | 1184.80 | 1176.75 | 1171.25 | 1182.90 | 1195.50 | 1213.15 | 1213.20 | 1210.40 | 1205.00 | 1199.25 | 1194.05 | 1188.40 |
1943 | 1182.45 | 1179.60 | 1177.00 | 1180.60 | 1188.75 | 1199.40 | 1201.55 | 1199.65 | 1195.70 | 1189.90 | 1184.50 | 1178.35 |
1944 | 1070.90 | 1164.20 | 1158.40 | 1158.10 | 1173.20 | 1194.85 | 1199.55 | 1193.90 | 1187.10 | 1180.60 | 1174.55 | 1168.00 |
1945 | 1161.25 | 1155.75 | 1149.60 | 1147.40 | 1161.30 | 1174.55 | 1180.70 | 1177.95 | 1177.95 | 1173.60 | 1168.95 | 1163.35 |
1946 | 1157.55 | 1151.65 | 1147.45 | 1148.20 | 1155.15 | 1163.95 | 1163.30 | 1161.25 | 1157.65 | 1153.90 | 1151.65 | 1148.55 |
1947 | 1142.60 | 1133.10 | 1135.38 | 1134.49 | 1151.93 | 1169.64 | 1177.18 | 1180.13 | 1178.02 | 1177.88 | 1175.24 | 1170.58 |
1948 | 1164.52 | 1158.80 | 1154.51 | 1158.77 | 1175.95 | 1192.15 | 1190.32 | 1186.95 | 1180.82 | 1175.89 | 1170.91 | 1164.85 |
1949 | 1158.04 | 1150.99 | 1147.17 | 1148.28 | 1164.51 | 1189.07 | 1196.61 | 1193.17 | 1186.86 | 1181.19 | 1176.93 | 1170.06 |
1950 | 1163.40 | 1156.70 | 1151.75 | 1152.13 | 1158.57 | 1173.95 | 1177.15 | 1173.36 | 1168.77 | 1164.43 | 1160.19 | 1156.62 |
1951 | 1151.47 | 1168.02 | 1144.07 | 1141.34 | 1146.16 | 1163.53 | 1168.19 | 1167.00 | 1163.75 | 1160.42 | 1157.25 | 1153.12 |
1952 | 1149.06 | 1143.00 | 1133.99 | 1141.96 | 1171.53 | 1198.06 | 1199.88 | 1195.74 | 1190.00 | 1183.13 | 1176.39 | 1169.10 |
1953 | 1162.56 | 1157.12 | 1152.42 | 1148.40 | 1147.33 | 1165.11 | 1165.87 | 1163.38 | 1157.67 | 1152.99 | 1150.06 | 1145.78 |
1954 | 1141.44 | 1138.22 | 1134.08 | 1130.26 | 1130.76 | 1129.88 | 1126.25 | 1120.82 | 1115.39 | 1112.90 | 1109.74 | 1105.40 |
1955 | 1100.77 | 1096.14 | 1092.85 | 1089.72 | 1095.90 | 1105.91 | 1103.65 | 1102.78 | 1098.50 | 1095.11 | 1092.63 | 1090.99 |
1956 | 1089.20 | 1087.06 | 1083.57 | 1083.81 | 1098.00 | 1116.62 | 1114.58 | 1110.66 | 1105.75 | 1102.05 | 1099.14 | 1097.02 |
1957 | 1095.05 | 1094.32 | 1092.24 | 1091.00 | 1109.31 | 1150.81 | 1176.08 | 1182.34 | 1182.52 | 1182.50 | 1181.61 | 1177.39 |
1958 | 1170.95 | 1168.56 | 1163.64 | 1164.61 | 1185.52 | 1205.43 | 1203.39 | 1198.97 | 1195.57 | 1192.45 | 1189.59 | 1185.85 |
1959 | 1182.31 | 1182.03 | 1176.60 | 1172.83 | 1172.59 | 1179.84 | 1179.27 | 1175.65 | 1171.13 | 1169.35 | 1168.85 | 1167.28 |
1960 | 1165.09 | 1163.78 | 1164.26 | 1169.94 | 1175.09 | 1183.71 | 1181.32 | 1175.25 | 1170.36 | 1168.47 | 1167.46 | 1165.12 |
1961 | 1162.67 | 1160.75 | 1156.19 | 1153.56 | 1154.45 | 1161.19 | 1157.62 | 1154.05 | 1153.74 | 1155.15 | 1155.22 | 1154.64 |
1962 | 1153.56 | 1156.51 | 1154.69 | 1165.75 | 1185.56 | 1198.17 | 1203.98 | 1200.87 | 1197.64 | 1196.65 | 1195.05 | 1193.12 |
1963 | 1190.98 | 1189.67 | 1185.07 | 1179.06 | 1172.43 | 1167.16 | 1160.27 | 1153.88 | 1149.04 | 1144.99 | 1141.50 | 1136.93 |
1964 | 1131.74 | 1128.40 | 1123.85 | 1123.41 | 1119.32 | 1112.47 | 1103.84 | 1098.58 | 1093.49 | 1090.12 | 1089.02 | 1088.14 |
1965 | 1089.83 | 1090.63 | 1088.31 | 1094.57 | 1110.08 | 1125.69 | 1124.33 | 1124.32 | 1124.79 | 1125.90 | 1127.93 | 1129.74 |
1966 | 1132.24 | 1133.05 | 1132.24 | 1132.15 | 1133.07 | 1132.70 | 1130.32 | 1128.21 | 1127.59 | 1128.42 | 1129.72 | 1132.05 |
1967 | 1133.42 | 1133.31 | 1131.65 | 1131.72 | 1131.49 | 1130.40 | 1128.81 | 1128.44 | 1130.20 | 1128.67 | 1127.71 | 1129.84 |
1968 | 1132.07 | 1132.54 | 1132.79 | 1134.15 | 1135.18 | 1136.23 | 1136.76 | 1136.89 | 1136.44 | 1137.46 | 1139.05 | 1139.65 |
1969 | 1140.46 | 1140.67 | 1139.34 | 1140.79 | 1141.26 | 1141.79 | 1143.32 | 1145.31 | 1146.86 | 1147.22 | 1149.71 | 1152.50 |
1970 | 1153.65 | 1153.32 | 1151.06 | 1150.80 | 1150387 | 1150.73 | 1150.53 | 1151.33 | 1152.58 | 1151.77 | 1151.75 | 1152.94 |
1971 | 1152.87 | 1154.40 | 1148.29 | 1148.63 | 1149.06 | 1149.85 | 1151.22 | 1152.85 | 1153.61 | 1154.40 | 1156.84 | 1160.13 |
1972 | 1162.27 | 1160.94 | 1156.12 | 1154.74 | 1154.35 | 1154.60 | 1154.84 | 1156.28 | 1158.49 | 1161.59 | 1163.82 | 1168.35 |
1973 | 1172.75 | 1174.73 | 1178.78 | 1186.14 | 1185.93 | 1186.34 | 1184.89 | 1182.28 | 1180.26 | 1179.47 | 1178.70 | 1176.92 |
1974 | 1180.14 | 1178.08 | 1174.95 | 1171.35 | 1169.68 | 1169.60 | 1171.87 | 1173.30 | 1173.99 | 1173.83 | 1175.67 | 1176.80 |
1975 | 1178.74 | 1178.38 | 1177.13 | 1174.18 | 1173.66 | 1174.48 | 1176.97 | 1178.16 | 1180.10 | 1180.41 | 1179.64 | 1179.63 |
1976 | 1180.93 | 1182.90 | 1181.25 | 1179.68 | 1180.39 | 1180.47 | 1179.85 | 1177.84 | 1179.40 | 1182.16 | 1185.94 | 1187.87 |
1977 | 1193.01 | 1191.98 | 1189.01 | 1183.10 | 1179.83 | 1176.16 | 1175.34 | 1177.27 | 1180.48 | 1180.36 | 1179.29 | 1180.82 |
1978 | 1186.09 | 1187.62 | 1188.44 | 1186.14 | 1184.58 | 1184.76 | 1183.31 | 1183.74 | 1185.43 | 1186.69 | 1188.73 | 1193.31 |
1979 | 1198.83 | 1202.61 | 1201.04 | 1200.01 | 1197.55 | 1195.50 | 1194.86 | 1195.71 | 1195.30 | 1195.12 | 1196.64 | 1197.97 |
1980 | 1198.99 | 1204.13 | 1202.87 | 1201.94 | 1199.93 | 1202.27 | 1204.65 | 1204.58 | 1204.92 | 1203.21 | 1203.68 | 1202.88 |
1981 | 1203.58 | 1204.31 | 1202.15 | 1198.44 | 1196.22 | 1193.70 | 1192.88 | 1192.78 | 1192.67 | 1194.11 | 1195.42 | 1198.28 |
1982 | 1201.15 | 1202.39 | 1201.02 | 1198.30 | 1196.93 | 1196.48 | 1197.39 | 1198.96 | 1197.39 | 1201.06 | 1204.76 | 1208.37 |
1983 | 1206.83 | 1210.25 | 1211.59 | 1211.26 | 1212.33 | 1220.27 | 1225.44 | 1222.17 | 1218.21 | 1215.32 | 1213.38 | 1212.33 |
1984 | 1209.82 | 1207.67 | 1206.05 | 1205.91 | 1209.74 | 1212.17 | 1212.92 | 1211.40 | 1210.06 | 1208.63 | 1208.29 | 1207.92 |
1985 | 1206.95 | 1206.68 | 1206.43 | 1206.16 | 1209.83 | 1214.25 | 1213.95 | 1212.79 | 1213.14 | 1211.16 | 1208.76 | 1205.49 |
1986 | 1201.59 | 1202.72 | 1202.45 | 1204.78 | 1208.16 | 1210.13 | 1207.14 | 1207.52 | 1208.83 | 1208.70 | 1209.77 | 1210.39 |
1987 | 1210.23 | 1210.58 | 1208.57 | 1207.67 | 1205.99 | 1206.60 | 1207.80 | 1209.56 | 1209.79 | 1208.69 | 1210.05 | 1211.03 |
1988 | 1211.17 | 1211.70 | 1210.74 | 1208.36 | 1206.23 | 1203.18 | 1201.43 | 1199.57 | 1199.16 | 1199.15 | 1199.46 | 1199.75 |
1989 | 1201.40 | 1202.49 | 1200.28 | 1197.35 | 1192.59 | 1090.40 | 1189.72 | 1189.40 | 1190.22 | 1189.55 | 1189.02 | 1189.80 |
1990 | 1191.00 | 1191.75 | 1189.56 | 1186.89 | 1183.93 | 1182.06 | 1179.49 | 1178.82 | 1180.02 | 1178.90 | 1178.54 | 1177.89 |
1991 | 1179.39 | 1180.06 | 1179.31 | 1177.80 | 1175.92 | 1174.67 | 1173.29 | 1172.92 | 1173.01 | 1171.73 | 1171.82 | 1173.44 |
1992 | 1177.25 | 1179.42 | 1180.31 | 1179.78 | 1177.31 | 1175.07 | 1173.92 | 1173.59 | 1174.44 | 1174.68 | 1175.45 | 1176.86 |
1993 | 1183.64 | 1189.88 | 1193.46 | 1193.04 | 1190.27 | 1188.27 | 1187.20 | 1188.41 | 1189.15 | 1188.05 | 1188.45 | 1188.75 |
1994 | 1190.09 | 1190.97 | 1188.51 | 1184.94 | 1181.64 | 1179.42 | 1178.97 | 1178.24 | 1178.40 | 1177.80 | 1175.67 | 1176.55 |
1995 | 1180.37 | 1182.58 | 1182.27 | 1179.68 | 1178.33 | 1179.03 | 1180.75 | 1181.70 | 1184.28 | 1186.12 | 1189.65 | 1190.92 |
1996 | 1193.45 | 1193.81 | 1193.81 | 1192.75 | 1191.26 | 1190.43 | 1190.26 | 1190.02 | 1190.84 | 1191.56 | 1192.71 | 1194.38 |
1997 | 1195.63 | 1196.51 | 1199.10 | 1200.01 | 1199.96 | 1202.32 | 1203.49 | 1204.52 | 1205.81 | 1209.64 | 1212.80 | 1214.64 |
1998 | 1214.40 | 1214.05 | 1214.26 | 1212.74 | 1211.59 | 1211.83 | 1212.43 | 1214.30 | 1214.78 | 1215.76 | 1214.79 | 1212.53 |
1999 | 1212.89 | 1213.30 | 1211.75 | 1208.80 | 1207.37 | 1206.40 | 1207.28 | 1208.74 | 1211.29 | 1212.11 | 1212.58 | 1213.94 |
2000 | 1214.26 | 1213.79 | 1211.33 | 1208.78 | 1207.67 | 1204.09 | 1199.97 | 1196.66 | 1196.72 | 1196.66 | 1196.45 | 1196.12 |
2001 | 1197.27 | 1196.62 | 1194.68 | 1190.76 | 1187.32 | 1183.12 | 1180.78 | 1179.97 | 1177.96 | 1178.03 | 1177.22 | 1177.37 |
2002 | 1177.94 | 1176.50 | 1172.06 | 1167.49 | 1162.39 | 1160.19 | 1157.57 | 1156.42 | 1155.42 | 1154.89 | 1153.30 | 1152.13 |
2003 | 1153.33 | 1154.42 | 1153.09 | 1148.27 | 1144.68 | 1143.19 | 1141.93 | 1143.27 | 1142.12 | 1141.17 | 1139.48 | 1139.12 |
2004 | 1140.39 | 1140.11 | 1138.70 | 1134.98 | 1129.70 | 1126.93 | 1125.73 | 1126.67 | 1125.86 | 1127.43 | 1130.13 | 1130.01 |
2005 | 1137.40 | 1143.25 | 1147.66 | 1144.45 | 1141.89 | 1140.46 | 1139.01 | 1139.61 | 1138.36 | 1137.01 | 1135.27 | 1137.52 |
2006 | 1139.46 | 1141.20 | 1139.48 | 1135.94 | 1131.14 | 1128.26 | 1126.42 | 1126.54 | 1125.36 | 1126.13 | 1126.63 | 1128.12 |
2007 | 1129.55 | 1129.35 | 1125.79 | 1120.69 | 1115.89 | 1113.50 | 1111.58 | 1111.84 | 1111.06 | 1110.95 | 1111.22 | 1114.81 |
2008 | 1116.46 | 1116.93 | 1115.65 | 1110.61 | 1107.05 | 1104.98 | 1104.42 | 1105.13 | 1105.76 | 1107.94 | 1107.33 | 1110.97 |
2009 | 1111.78 | 1111.43 | 1107.40 | 1101.26 | 1096.92 | 1095.26 | 1094.20 | 1093.73 | 1093.68 | 1093.70 | 1093.52 | 1093.44 |
2010 | 1100.02 | 1103.21 | 1100.66 | 1098.00 | 1094.30 | 1089.30 | 1086.97 | 1086.91 | 1083.81 | 1082.36 | 1081.94 | 1086.30 |
2011 | 1091.73 | 1095.78 | 1096.39 | 1095.76 | 1097.90 | 1102.38 | 1107.07 | 1113.45 | 1116.04 | 1121.00 | 1125.44 | 1132.86 |
2012 | 1134.18 | 1133.06 | 1129.41 | 1123.93 | 1119.38 | 1115.84 | 1115.92 | 1116.56 | 1115.16 | 1116.50 | 1117.24 | 1120.36 |
2013 | 1122.32 | 1122.14 | 1118.59 | 1112.91 | 1108.36 | 1105.98 | 1105.92 | 1106.13 | 1106.92 | 1104.04 | 1106.36 | 1106.73 |
2014 | 1108.75 | 1107.94 | 1101.71 | 1094.55 | 1087.46 | 1082.66 | 1080.60 | 1081.55 | 1081.33 | 1082.79 | 1083.57 | 1087.79 |
2015 | 1088.51 | 1088.98 | 1084.87 | 1079.03 | 1076.57 | 1075.08 | 1078.15 | 1078.31 | 1078.10 | 1078.99 | 1078.23 | 1080.91 |
2016 | 1083.68 | 1084.17 | 1080.45 | 1076.13 | 1073.80 | 1071.64 | 1072.75 | 1075.17 | 1075.23 | 1076.34 | 1076.55 | 1080.82 |
2017 | 1086.08 | 1089.78 | 1088.26 | 1084.89 | 1081.56 | 1079.52 | 1079.03 | 1081.44 | 1082.05 | 1082.30 | 1080.95 | 1082.52 |
2018 | 1087.50 | 1088.21 | 1088.11 | 1084.49 | 1080.00 | 1076.81 | 1077.43 | 1078.88 | 1078.29 | 1078.52 | 1078.29 | 1081.46 |
2019 | 1085.75 | 1087.97 | 1090.24 | 1088.95 | 1086.48 | 1084.71 | 1082.82 | 1083.45 | 1083.00 | 1082.61 | 1083.85 | 1090.49 |
2020 | 1094.68 | 1096.27 | 1098.59 | 1096.39 | 1091.32 | 1087.07 | 1084.63 | 1084.04 | 1083.21 | 1081.88 | 1081.07 | 1083.72 |
2021 | 1085.95 | 1087.26 | 1084.39 | 1079.30 | 1073.50 | 1068.77 | 1067.65 | 1067.96 | 1067.68 | 1066.77 | 1064.97 | 1066.39 |
2022 | 1067.09 | 1066.78 | 1061.49 | 1054.69 | 1047.69 | 1043.02 | 1040.92 | 1044.28 | 1045.03 | 1046.28 | 1043.02 | 1044.82 |
2023 | 1046.97 | 1047 | 1046.03 | 1049.69 | 1054.28 | 1056.39 | 1061.02 | 1065.35 | 1065.82 | 1065.34 | 1064.81 | 1068.05 |
2024 | 1072.67 | 1076.?? | 1075.?? | 1069.?? | 1063.?? | 1059.?? | 1057.?? | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- |
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