Lake Chickamauga lake and shoreline

Lake Chickamauga Water Level

Tennessee

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Lake Chickamauga

Lake Chickamauga is currently 0.6 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 681.4 feet.

681.35 ft · Updated 5 hours ago · NOAA / National Weather Service — Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

Current level

681.35ft

−0.65 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

No meaningful change

Previous readingSep 23681.29 ft

7-day change

Down 0.62 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.92 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
681.35 ft
24h
0.00 ft
7d
-0.62 ft
30d
-0.92 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 681.35 ft, 0.65 ft below its full pool. The lake has fallen 0.62 ft over the past 7 days and 0.92 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

0.65 ft below full pool

Current level
681.35 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

Watershed drought

Abnormally Dry

49.5% of watershed in official drought (D1+).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Worsening

Watershed drought conditions

Hamilton County, TN

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The surrounding county is abnormally dry, which is not official drought.. Trend: Worsening compared with last week. Official drought yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Worsening

Compared with last week

Official drought

Yes

49.5% of the watershed is currently classified as official drought (D1+).

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Sep 22, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Hamilton County, TN

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Sep 24, 2026681.290
Sep 23, 2026681.29-0.27
Sep 22, 2026681.56+0.07
Sep 21, 2026681.49-0.07
Sep 20, 2026681.56-0.18
Sep 19, 2026681.74+0.08
Sep 18, 2026681.66-0.25

Common questions about Lake Chickamauga’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Chickamauga is 681.35 ft (updated 5 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 0.62 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Chickamauga is currently 0.65 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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