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Enid Lake Water Level

Officially Enid Lake (Enid Reservoir)

Mississippi

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Enid Lake is currently 7.6 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 242.4 feet.

242.40 ft · Updated just now · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Current level

242.4ft

−7.60 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.10 ft

Previous readingOct 7242.65 ft

7-day change

Down 0.75 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 4.23 ft

25 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
242.40 ft
24h
-0.10 ft
7d
-0.75 ft
30d
-4.23 ft

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Enid Lake is currently 242.40 ft, 7.60 ft below its full pool. The lake has fallen 0.75 ft over the past 7 days and 4.23 ft over the past 30 days.

Enid Lake Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

7.6 ft below full pool

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

Reference levels

  • Full pool250 ft
  • Flood stage268 ft

Surrounding county drought

Severe Drought

100% of surrounding county in official drought (D1–D4).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Worsening

Surrounding county drought

Yalobusha County, MS

Severe Drought

Severe Drought. The largest share of Yalobusha County, MS is in Severe Drought (D2), an official USDM drought category. These figures describe the surrounding county from the lake location, not the lake itself.. Trend: Worsening compared with last week. Official drought (D1–D4) yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Worsening

Compared with last week

Official drought (D1–D4)

Yes

100% of the surrounding county is in official drought categories (D1–D4). Dominant category remains Severe Drought.

Typical county impacts (USDM guidance)

  • Lower streamflows in the surrounding county
  • Drier soils and vegetation stress
  • Minor increase in wildfire risk for the area

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Oct 6, 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 Yalobusha County, MS

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Oct 8, 2026242.55-0.1
Oct 7, 2026242.65-0.15
Oct 6, 2026242.8-0.15
Oct 5, 2026242.95-0.1
Oct 4, 2026243.05-0.1
Oct 3, 2026243.15-0.1
Oct 2, 2026243.25-0.05

Common questions about Enid Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Enid Lake is 242.4 ft (updated just now). You can track the Enid Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Enid Lake is 250 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Enid Lake lake level is falling — falling about 0.75 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Enid Lake is currently 7.60 ft below full pool.

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

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