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Claytor Lake Water Level

Officially Claytor Lake (New River)

Virginia

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Claytor Lake

Claytor Lake is currently 0.3 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 1845.7 feet.

1845.69 ft · Updated 50 minutes ago · Appalachian Power

Current level

1,845.69ft

−0.31 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.01 ft

Previous readingNov 121,845.66 ft

7-day change

Down 0.06 ft

7-day trend: Stable

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.01 ft

30 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
1845.69 ft
24h
-0.01 ft
7d
-0.06 ft
30d
-0.01 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 1845.69 ft, 0.31 ft below its full pool. The lake has fallen 0.06 ft over the past 7 days and 0.01 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

0.31 ft below full pool

Current level
1,845.69 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

Surrounding county drought

No Drought

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

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Surrounding county drought

Pulaski County, VA

No Drought

No Drought. No USDM drought categories are reported for Pulaski County, VA. 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 10, 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 Pulaski County, VA

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Nov 13, 20261,845.65-0.01
Nov 12, 20261,845.66-0.02
Nov 11, 20261,845.68+0.01
Nov 10, 20261,845.67+0.05
Nov 9, 20261,845.62-0.05
Nov 8, 20261,845.67-0.07
Nov 7, 20261,845.74+0.03

Common questions about Claytor Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Claytor Lake is 1,845.69 ft (updated 50 minutes 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.

  • Over the past seven days the Claytor Lake lake level has held relatively steady — the current 7-day trend is Stable. The history chart above shows the full trend.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Claytor Lake is currently 0.31 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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