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Dillon Lake Water Level

Officially Dillon Lake (Licking River)

Ohio

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Dillon Lake

The latest available reading shows Dillon Lake is currently 4.3 feet above full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 741.3 feet.

741.29 ft · Updated 3 days ago · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Current level

741.29ft

+4.29 ft vs full pool

Status unavailable

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Up 2.20 ft

Previous readingSep 20739.09 ft

7-day change

Up 1.57 ft

7-day trend: Rising

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 14.22 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
741.29 ft
24h
+2.20 ft
7d
+1.57 ft
30d
-14.22 ft

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains above the full pool

Dillon Lake is currently 741.29 ft, 4.29 ft above its full pool. The lake has risen 1.57 ft over the past 7 days and fallen 14.22 ft over the past 30 days.

Dillon Lake Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

4.29 ft above full pool

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

Reference levels

  • Full pool737 ft

Watershed drought

No Drought

None reported for the surrounding watershed.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Muskingum County, OH

No Drought

No Drought. No official drought conditions.. Trend: Stable compared with last week. Official drought no

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

Compared with last week

Official drought

No

No official drought is reported for the surrounding watershed.

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

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Sep 21, 2026741.29+2.2
Sep 20, 2026739.09+1.22
Sep 19, 2026737.87+0.04
Sep 18, 2026737.83-0.36
Sep 17, 2026738.19-0.08
Sep 16, 2026738.27-0.35
Sep 15, 2026738.62-1.1

Common questions about Dillon Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Dillon Lake is 741.29 ft (updated 3 days ago). You can track the Dillon Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Dillon Lake is 737 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Dillon Lake lake level is rising — rising about 1.57 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Dillon Lake is currently 4.29 ft above full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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