Charles Mill Lake lake and shoreline

Charles Mill Lake Water Level

Officially Charles Mill Lake (Black Fork)

Ohio

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Charles Mill Lake

Charles Mill Lake is currently 0.8 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 996.3 feet.

996.25 ft · Updated 4 hours ago · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Current level

996.25ft

−0.75 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.08 ft

Previous readingNov 8996.39 ft

7-day change

Down 0.75 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.81 ft

30 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
996.25 ft
24h
-0.08 ft
7d
-0.75 ft
30d
-0.81 ft

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Charles Mill Lake is currently 996.25 ft, 0.75 ft below its full pool. The lake has fallen 0.75 ft over the past 7 days and 0.81 ft over the past 30 days.

Charles Mill Lake Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

0.75 ft below full pool

Current level
996.25 ft
Full pool
997 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
USACE

Reference levels

  • Full pool997 ft

Surrounding county drought

No Drought

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

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Surrounding county drought

Richland County, OH

No Drought

No Drought. No USDM drought categories are reported for Richland County, OH. 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 Nov 3, 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 Richland County, OH

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Nov 9, 2026996.31-0.08
Nov 8, 2026996.39-0.13
Nov 7, 2026996.52-0.05
Nov 6, 2026996.57-0.09
Nov 5, 2026996.66-0.15
Nov 4, 2026996.81-0.19
Nov 3, 2026997-0.06

Common questions about Charles Mill Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Charles Mill Lake is 996.25 ft (updated 4 hours ago). You can track the Charles Mill Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Charles Mill Lake is 997 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Charles Mill Lake lake level is falling — falling about 0.75 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Charles Mill Lake is currently 0.75 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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