LAKE CUMBERLAND YEARLY RECORDS
This page lists the official high and low levels of Lake Cumberland for each year of its existence. Data supplied by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Figures are in feet above mean sea level. The "tree line" of Lake Cumberland is roughly 725 feet above sea level. (Number in parantheses is time of recording, shown in 24 hour time.)
YEAR
MAX ELEVATION
MIN ELEVATION
2008
695.30 - Apr 13 (2200)
678.98 - Nov 10 (1900)
2007
693.27 - Jan 11 (1200)
678.61 - Oct 22 (0900)
2006
724.02 - May 20 (1200)
686.81 - Jan 16 (2400)
2005
726.29 - May 03 (0100)
688.26 - Dec 31 (1300)
2004
729.01 - Feb 10 (2100)
699.09 - Nov 23 (2400)
2003
736.54 - Feb 26 (0800)
698.19 - Nov 05 (0300)
2002
730.14 - Apr 03 (1600)
696.11 - Oct 28 (0300)
2001
724.33 - Apr 08 (1300)
685.72 - Jan 18 (2100)
2000
725.51 - Apr 28 (0700)
682.98 - Jan 03 (1800)
1999
724.42 - May 10 (1300)
683.41 - Dec 31 (2200)
1998
742.44 - Apr 25 (0900)
690.12 - Jan 03 (1100)
1997
739.16 - Mar 09 (0700)
690.09 - Dec 08 (2200)
1996
728.22 - Jun 14 (0900)
697.05 - Nov 07 (1600)
1995
730.30 - May 20 (2400)
684.04 - Jan 06 (0900)
1994
744.99 - Apr 18 (1900)
685.39 - Dec 31 (1800)
1993
728.79 - Mar 29 (1300)
692.43 - Nov 14 (0900)
1992
726.26 - Mar 23 (0500)
696.74 - Nov 20 (2100)
1991
740.32 - Feb 24 (0600)
687.08 - Nov 21 (2000)
1990
733.39 - Dec 31 (2300)
692.71 - Dec 01 (1000)
1989
735.14 - Mar 09 (2300)
698.02 - Dec 30 (2100)
1988
711.77 - May 15 (1300)
687.07 - Nov 04 (2200)
1987
724.96 - Apr 20 (0800)
682.35 - Dec 24 (1900)
1986
715.71 - Mar 31 (0300)
n/a
1985
716.26 - May 29 (0800)
n/a
1984
751.70 - May 13 (0200)
691.25 - Jan 23 (1400)
1983
740.45 - May 25 (1400)
679.03 - Nov 14 (1400)
1982
723.44 - Jun 07 (1000)
681.94 - Nov 18 (1900)
1981
737.24 - Jun 09 (0100)
674.95 - Jan 31 (1500)
1980
725.35 - Apr 18 (0400)
677.03 - Dec 31 (1900)
1979
727.25 - Jan 11 (0700)
699.35 - Nov 01 (1800)
1978
724.90 - May 27 (0700)
685.10 - Nov 15 (1600)
1977
713.15 - Apr 10 (0800)
677.80 - Feb 09 (0700)
1976
699.56 - Apr 03 (1000)
680.15 - Dec 01 (0700)
1975
730.00 - Apr 01 (0400)
680.45 - Sep 11 (1900)
1974
724.70 - Jan 14 (2100)
683.00 - Nov 13 (0500)
1973
737.73 - Jun 07 (2400)
691.90 - Nov 17 (1200)
1972
733.14 - Apr 19 (0300)
696.98 - Nov 10 (0900)
1971
729.15 - May 18 (0600)
696.85 - Dec 04 (2300)
1970
730.17 - May 04 (0600)
694.24 - Oct 09 (1700)
1969
722.11 - Apr 22 (0500)
684.72 - Dec 18 (1900)
1968
725.86 - Apr 09 (2100)
678.88 - Nov 15 (1100)
1967
728.76 - May 18 (2300)
704.85 - Jan 26 (2000)
1966
720.55 - May 08 (0600)
682.33 - Feb 08 (1300)
1965
731.91 - Apr 02 (0200)
689.91 - Dec 31 (2100)
1964
725.96 - Apr 20 (0600)
683.92 - Jan 03 (1600)
1963
740.80 - Mar 22 (0800)
684.00 - Dec 31 (1900)
1962
747.12 - Apr 15 (1600)
686.38 - Dec 20 (2200)
1961
725.35 - Mar 11 (2400)
686.23 - Dec 08 (2400)
1960
723.90 - Jun 29 (2400)
684.70 - Dec 28 (2400)
1959
722.34 - Jun 05 (2400)
676.77 - Jan 16 (2400)
1958
738.59 - May 11 (2400)
678.21 - Dec 29 (2400)
1957
734.38 - Feb 12 (2400)
689.98 - Nov 13 (2400)
1956
733.70 - Mar 18 (2400)
673.01 - Jan 01 (2400)
1955
740.48 - Mar 26 (2400)
673.11 - Dec 31 (2400)
1954
715.41 - May 02 (2400)
674.10 - Jan 14 (2400)
1953
724.20 - May 22 (2400)
680.56 - Dec 31 (2400)
1952
735.99 - Mar 28 (2400)
682.47 - Dec 31 (2400)
1951
741.30 - Dec 22 (2400)
639.90 - Jan 02 (2400)
1950
644.78 - Dec 15 (2400)
572.60 - Aug 22 (2400)
AVERAGE
729.37
685.70
10 HIGHEST YEARS
10 LOWEST YEARS
1984 - 751.70
1956 - 673.01
1962 - 747.12
1955 - 673.11
1994 - 744.99
1954 - 674.10
1998 - 742.44
1981 - 674.95
1951 - 741.30
1959 - 676.77
1963 - 740.80
1980 - 677.03
1955 - 740.48
1977 - 677.80
1983 - 740.45
1958 - 678.21
1991 - 740.32
2007 - 678.61
1997 - 739.16
2008 - 678.98
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