Lake Anna lake and shoreline

Lake Anna Water Level

Officially Lake Anna (North Anna River)

Virginia

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Lake Anna is currently 1.9 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 248.1 feet.

248.10 ft · Updated 56 minutes ago · Dominion Energy

Current level

248.1ft

−1.90 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

No meaningful change

Previous readingSep 9248.1 ft

7-day change

Up 0.20 ft

7-day trend: Rising

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.10 ft

27 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

248 ft249 ft250 ftFULL POOL 250.00 ftAug 12Sep 11

Level status

1.9 ft below full pool

Current level
248.1 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

Watershed drought

No Drought

Abnormally dry (D0), not official drought.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Spotsylvania County, VA

No Drought

No Drought. No official drought conditions.. Trend: Stable compared with last week. Official drought no

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

Compared with last week

Official drought

No

Current conditions are classified as Abnormally Dry (D0), which is not considered official drought.

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Sep 8, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Spotsylvania County, VA

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    248.1 ft

    0 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    248.1 ft

    0 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    248.1 ft

    +0.1 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    248 ft

    +0.1 ft

  • Sep 6, 2026

    247.9 ft

    0 ft

  • Sep 5, 2026

    247.9 ft

    0 ft

  • Sep 4, 2026

    247.9 ft

    0 ft

Common questions about Lake Anna’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Anna is 248.1 ft (updated 56 minutes ago). 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.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Lake Anna lake level is rising — rising about 0.20 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Anna is currently 1.90 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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