Claytor Lake lake and shoreline

Claytor Lake Water Level

Officially Claytor Lake (New River)

Virginia

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Claytor Lake

Claytor Lake is currently 0.4 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 1845.6 feet.

1845.63 ft · Updated 1 hour ago · Appalachian Power

Current level

1,845.63ft

−0.37 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.07 ft

Previous readingSep 211,845.63 ft

7-day change

Up 0.08 ft

7-day trend: Rising

3 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.26 ft

26 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
1845.63 ft
7d
+0.08 ft
30d
-0.26 ft

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Claytor Lake is currently 1845.63 ft, 0.37 ft below its full pool. The lake has risen 0.08 ft over the past 7 days and fallen 0.26 ft over the past 30 days.

Claytor Lake Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

0.37 ft below full pool

Current level
1,845.63 ft
Full pool
1,846 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
Appalachian Power

Reference levels

  • Full pool1,846 ft

Watershed drought

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally dry (D0), not official drought.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Pulaski County, VA

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The surrounding county is abnormally dry, which is not official drought.. 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 22, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Pulaski County, VA

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Sep 27, 20261,845.56-0.07
Sep 21, 20261,845.63+0.15
Sep 20, 20261,845.48+0.01
Sep 19, 20261,845.47-0.08
Sep 18, 20261,845.55-0.03
Sep 17, 20261,845.58+0.01
Sep 16, 20261,845.57-0.01

Common questions about Claytor Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Claytor Lake is 1,845.63 ft (updated 1 hour ago). You can track the Claytor Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Claytor Lake is 1,846 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Claytor Lake lake level is rising — rising about 0.08 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Claytor Lake is currently 0.37 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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