Lake Mead Low Water Levels

Summer 1985

Jul 8, 1985

1214.36 feet above sea level

Winter 1985

Dec 31, 1985

1205.49 feet above sea level

Spring 1990

Mar 5, 1990

• 1191.81 feet above sea level
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Winter 1990

Dec 24, 1990

1177.87 feet above sea level

Winter 1995 (End of Year)

Dec 31, 1990

1190.96 feet above sea level

Winter 1995 (Beginning of Year)

Jan 1, 1995

1176.52 feet above sea level

Winter 2000 (Beginning of Year)

Jan 10, 2000

1214.14 feet above sea level

Winter 2000 (End of Year)

Dec 13, 2000

1195.67 feet above sea level

Winter 2005

Jan 1, 2005

1130.01 feet above sea level

Spring 2005

Mar 29, 2005

1147.80 feet above sea level

Winter 2010

Feb 26, 2010

• 1103.35 feet above sea level
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Fall 2010

Nov 27, 2010

1081.85 feet above sea level

Winter 2015

Jan 22, 2015

1089.32 feet above sea level

Summer 2015

Jun 26, 2015

1074.71 feet above sea level

Spring 2020

Mar 30, 2020

1098.71 feet above sea level

Fall 2020

Nov 26, 2020

• 1081.04 feet above sea level
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Winter 2021 (Beginning of Year)

Feb 14, 2021

1087.43 feet above sea level

Winter 2021 (End of Year)

Dec 2, 2021

1064.91 feet above sea level

August 2022

2022

• 1044 feet above sea level
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Projected July 2024

2024

1013 feet above sea level