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Lake Anna Water Level

Officially Lake Anna (North Anna River)

Virginia

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Lake Anna

Lake Anna is currently 2.0 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 248.0 feet.

248.00 ft · Updated Oct 26 · Dominion Energy

Current level

248ft

−2.00 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

No meaningful change

Previous readingOct 24248 ft

7-day change

No meaningful change

7-day trend: Stable

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

No meaningful change

29 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
248.00 ft
24h
0.00 ft
7d
0.00 ft
30d
0.00 ft

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Lake Anna is currently 248.00 ft, 2.00 ft below its full pool. The lake has changed little over the past 7 days and changed little over the past 30 days.

Lake Anna Level Details

Reference elevations, recent daily readings, data sources, and answers to common questions.

Conditions & Reference

Level status

2 ft below full pool

Current level
248 ft
Full pool
250 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
Dominion Energy

Reference levels

  • Full pool250 ft
  • Flood stage255 ft

Surrounding county drought

No Drought

No official drought (D1–D4) reported for the surrounding county.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Surrounding county drought

Spotsylvania County, VA

No Drought

No Drought. No USDM drought categories are reported for Spotsylvania County, VA. These figures describe the surrounding county from the lake location, not the lake itself.. Trend: Stable compared with last week. Official drought (D1–D4) no

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

Compared with last week

Official drought (D1–D4)

No

No D1–D4 area is reported for the surrounding county.

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Oct 20, 2026. Updated weekly. Official drought means U.S. Drought Monitor categories D1–D4 (Moderate through Exceptional). Abnormally Dry (D0) is not counted as official drought. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Spotsylvania County, VA

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Oct 25, 20262480
Oct 24, 20262480
Oct 23, 20262480
Oct 22, 20262480
Oct 21, 20262480
Oct 20, 20262480
Oct 19, 20262480

Common questions about Lake Anna’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Anna is 248 ft (updated Oct 26). You can track the Lake Anna lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Anna is 250 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • Over the past seven days the Lake Anna lake level has held relatively steady — the current 7-day trend is Stable. The history chart above shows the full trend.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Anna is currently 2.00 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

Definitions for pool targets, datums, and how elevation readings are labeled.

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