Lake Mohave water level

What this means

There is plenty of water in Lake Mohave: 638.83 ft, well above normal for mid-October.

That puts it 3.03 ft above the median of 635.80 ft for mid-October, based on 36 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 637.93 ft (+0.89 ft).

The water is rising: up 1.06 ft over the past week. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 637.42 ft and 639.01 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

635.80 ft3.03 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

632.56 ft – 638.83 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (36 years of records)

Same day last year

637.93 ft+0.89 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

637.42 ft – 639.01 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

637.42 ft – 644.29 ft