Douglas Lake lake and shoreline

Douglas Lake Water Level

Tennessee

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Douglas Lake

Douglas Lake is currently 14.3 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 978.7 feet.

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

Current level

978.69ft

−14.31 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.05 ft

Previous readingSep 23978.83 ft

7-day change

Down 1.88 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 10.12 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
978.69 ft
24h
-0.05 ft
7d
-1.88 ft
30d
-10.12 ft

Elevation (ft) MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Douglas Lake is currently 978.69 ft, 14.31 ft below its full pool. The lake has fallen 1.88 ft over the past 7 days and 10.12 ft over the past 30 days.

Douglas Lake Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

14.31 ft below full pool

Current level
978.69 ft
Full pool
993 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 pool993 ft

Watershed drought

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally dry (D0), not official drought.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Jefferson County, TN

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 Jefferson County, TN

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Sep 24, 2026978.78-0.05
Sep 23, 2026978.83-0.13
Sep 22, 2026978.96-0.27
Sep 21, 2026979.23-0.34
Sep 20, 2026979.57-0.34
Sep 19, 2026979.91-0.28
Sep 18, 2026980.19-0.47

Common questions about Douglas Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Douglas Lake is 978.69 ft (updated 5 hours ago). You can track the Douglas Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Douglas Lake is 993 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Douglas Lake lake level is falling — falling about 1.88 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Douglas Lake is currently 14.31 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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