Deer Creek Lake lake and shoreline

Deer Creek Lake Water Level

Officially Deer Creek Lake (Deer Creek)

Ohio

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Deer Creek Lake

Deer Creek Lake is currently 7.8 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 802.2 feet.

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

Current level

802.17ft

−7.83 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.32 ft

Previous readingNov 8802.57 ft

7-day change

Down 1.73 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 6.30 ft

30 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
802.17 ft
24h
-0.32 ft
7d
-1.73 ft
30d
-6.30 ft

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Deer Creek Lake is currently 802.17 ft, 7.83 ft below its full pool. The lake has fallen 1.73 ft over the past 7 days and 6.30 ft over the past 30 days.

Deer Creek Lake Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

7.83 ft below full pool

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

Reference levels

  • Full pool810 ft

Surrounding county drought

No Drought

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

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Surrounding county drought

Fayette County, OH

No Drought

No Drought. No USDM drought categories are reported for Fayette 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 Fayette County, OH

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Nov 9, 2026802.25-0.32
Nov 8, 2026802.57-0.91
Nov 7, 2026803.48-0.59
Nov 6, 2026804.07+0.21
Nov 5, 2026803.86+0.33
Nov 4, 2026803.53-0.21
Nov 3, 2026803.74-0.24

Common questions about Deer Creek Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Deer Creek Lake is 802.17 ft (updated 4 hours ago). You can track the Deer Creek Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Deer Creek Lake is 810 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Deer Creek Lake lake level is falling — falling about 1.73 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Deer Creek Lake is currently 7.83 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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