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Lake Chickamauga Water Level

Tennessee

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Lake Chickamauga

Lake Chickamauga is currently 4.3 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 677.7 feet.

677.66 ft · Updated 4 hours ago · NOAA / National Weather Service — Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

Current level

677.66ft

−4.34 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.22 ft

Previous readingNov 8677.89 ft

7-day change

Down 0.72 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 2.12 ft

30 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
677.66 ft
24h
-0.22 ft
7d
-0.72 ft
30d
-2.12 ft

Elevation (ft) MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Lake Chickamauga is currently 677.66 ft, 4.34 ft below its full pool. The lake has fallen 0.72 ft over the past 7 days and 2.12 ft over the past 30 days.

Lake Chickamauga Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

4.34 ft below full pool

Current level
677.66 ft
Full pool
682 ft
DatumVertical reference for published pool and stage elevations at this lake (from the lake catalog).
Not available
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
NOAA / NWS

Reference levels

  • Full pool682 ft

Surrounding county drought

Abnormally Dry

10.2% of surrounding county in official drought (D1–D4).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Surrounding county drought

Hamilton County, TN

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The largest share of Hamilton County, TN is Abnormally Dry (D0). 10.2% of the county is still in Moderate Drought or worse (D1–D4), which the U.S. Drought Monitor treats as official drought. These figures describe the surrounding county from the lake location, not the lake itself.. Trend: Stable compared with last week. Official drought (D1–D4) yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

Compared with last week

Official drought (D1–D4)

Yes

10.2% of the surrounding county is in official drought categories (D1–D4). Dominant category remains Abnormally Dry.

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 Hamilton County, TN

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Nov 9, 2026677.67-0.22
Nov 8, 2026677.89-0.29
Nov 7, 2026678.18+0.05
Nov 6, 2026678.13-0.23
Nov 5, 2026678.36+0.22
Nov 4, 2026678.14+0.02
Nov 3, 2026678.12-0.27

Common questions about Lake Chickamauga’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Chickamauga is 677.66 ft (updated 4 hours ago). You can track the Lake Chickamauga lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Chickamauga is 682 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 Chickamauga lake level is falling — falling about 0.72 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Chickamauga is currently 4.34 ft below full pool.

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

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