Lake Gaston lake and shoreline

Lake Gaston Water Level

North CarolinaVirginia

Make Home Lake
Favorite

Share current lake level

Share Lake Gaston's current conditions.

Lake Gaston

Lake Gaston is currently 0.3 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 199.7 feet.

199.73 ft · Updated 14 hours ago · USLakes.info

Current level

199.73ft

−0.27 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.03 ft

Previous readingSep 23199.76 ft

7-day change

Down 0.05 ft

7-day trend: Stable

7 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.09 ft

23 daily readings in the last 30 days

Share feedback or correction

Keep up with Lake Gaston

Know when the lake changes.

Save Lake Gaston and get your own lake dashboard with water levels, weather, fishing conditions, events and alerts.

  • Lake Alerts

    Know when important lake conditions change.

  • Fishing Outlook

    See fishing conditions and the best days ahead.

  • Dock Talk

    Ask questions and hear from people around the lake.

Follow Lake Gaston — Free
  • No credit card
  • Personalized to Lake Gaston
  • Set the alerts you actually want

Water Level History

Current
199.73 ft
24h
-0.03 ft
7d
-0.05 ft
30d
-0.09 ft

Elevation (ft) MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

Want to know when this changes?

Follow Lake Gaston and Lake Insights can keep you updated on meaningful water-level changes.

Follow Lake Gaston — Free

Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Lake Gaston is currently 199.73 ft, 0.27 ft below its full pool. The lake has fallen 0.05 ft over the past 7 days and 0.09 ft over the past 30 days.

Lake Gaston Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

0.27 ft below full pool

Current level
199.73 ft
Full pool
200 ft
DatumVertical reference for published pool and stage elevations at this lake (from the lake catalog).
Not available
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
USLakes.info

Reference levels

  • Full pool200 ft

Watershed drought

Severe Drought

100% of watershed in official drought (D1+).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Warren County, NC

Severe Drought

Severe Drought. Severe drought conditions are present.. Trend: Stable compared with last week. Official drought yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

Compared with last week

Official drought

Yes

100% of the watershed is currently classified as official drought (D1+).

Expected impacts

  • Lower stream inflows
  • Lake levels may decline faster
  • Vegetation is becoming drier
  • Minor increase in wildfire risk

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

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Sep 24, 2026199.73-0.03
Sep 23, 2026199.76+0.02
Sep 22, 2026199.74-0.13
Sep 20, 2026199.87-0.02
Sep 19, 2026199.89+0.05
Sep 18, 2026199.84+0.06
Sep 17, 2026199.78+0.04

Common questions about Lake Gaston’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Gaston is 199.73 ft (updated 14 hours ago). You can track the Lake Gaston lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Gaston is 200 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • Over the past seven days the Lake Gaston 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, Lake Gaston is currently 0.27 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

Privacy preferences

Ads and analytics are not optional. You can still choose optional functional cookies. Essential cookies stay on so the site works.

  • Essential

    Required for sign-in, security, and core site features. These cannot be turned off because the service would not work without them.

  • Functional & preferences

    Remembers optional choices such as display preferences beyond what essential cookies require. Most preference storage today is essential for signed-in features.