Boone Lake lake and shoreline

Boone Lake Water Level

Officially Boone Lake (South Fork Holston River)

Tennessee

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Boone Lake

Boone Lake is currently 5.3 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 1376.7 feet.

1376.70 ft · Updated 3 hours ago · Tennessee Valley Authority

Current level

1,376.7ft

−5.30 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.13 ft

Previous readingOct 41,376.98 ft

7-day change

Down 1.45 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 4.85 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
1376.70 ft
24h
-0.13 ft
7d
-1.45 ft
30d
-4.85 ft

Elevation (ft) MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Boone Lake is currently 1376.70 ft, 5.30 ft below its full pool. The lake has fallen 1.45 ft over the past 7 days and 4.85 ft over the past 30 days.

Boone Lake Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

5.3 ft below full pool

Current level
1,376.7 ft
Full pool
1,382 ft
DatumVertical reference for published pool and stage elevations at this lake (from the lake catalog).
Not available
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
TVA

Reference levels

  • Full pool1,382 ft

Watershed drought

No Drought

Abnormally dry (D0), not official drought.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Improving

Watershed drought conditions

Washington County, TN

No Drought

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

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Improving

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 29, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Washington County, TN

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Oct 5, 20261,376.85-0.13
Oct 4, 20261,376.98-0.56
Oct 3, 20261,377.54-0.21
Oct 2, 20261,377.75-0.02
Oct 1, 20261,377.77-0.13
Sep 30, 20261,377.9-0.15
Sep 29, 20261,378.05-0.25

Common questions about Boone Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Boone Lake is 1,376.7 ft (updated 3 hours ago). You can track the Boone Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Boone Lake is 1,382 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Boone Lake lake level is falling — falling about 1.45 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Boone Lake is currently 5.30 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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