Lake Havasu water level

What this means

At 448.40 ft, Lake Havasu is holding more water than usual for mid-October.

That puts it 0.79 ft above the median of 447.61 ft for mid-October, based on 36 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 447.98 ft (+0.42 ft).

It is still going down, by 0.40 ft over the past week. The 30-day range is 447.03 ft – 448.85 ft.

Lakes and reservoirs often sit lower in fall after a summer of evaporation and use, and recover with winter rain and spring snowmelt.

Compared with 36 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

447.61 ft0.79 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

446.48 ft – 448.67 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (36 years of records)

Same day last year

447.98 ft+0.42 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

447.03 ft – 448.85 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

446.23 ft – 449.48 ft