Lake Griffin lake and shoreline

Lake Griffin Water Level

Officially Lake Griffin (Harris Chain)

Florida

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Lake Griffin

Lake Griffin is currently 3.8 feet above full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 61.8 feet.

61.81 ft · Updated 4 hours ago · U.S. Geological Survey

Current level

61.81ft

+3.81 ft vs full pool

High

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.01 ft

Previous readingNov 861.81 ft

7-day change

Up 0.05 ft

7-day trend: Rising

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Up 0.06 ft

30 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
61.81 ft
24h
-0.01 ft
7d
+0.05 ft
30d
+0.06 ft

Elevation (ft) NAVD88 · MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains above the full pool

Lake Griffin is currently 61.81 ft, 3.81 ft above its full pool. The lake has risen 0.05 ft over the past 7 days and 0.06 ft over the past 30 days.

Lake Griffin Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

3.81 ft above full pool

Current level
61.81 ft
Full pool
58 ft
DatumElevation referenced to North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
NAVD88
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
USGS

Reference levels

  • Full pool58 ft

Surrounding county drought

No Drought

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

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Improving

Surrounding county drought

Lake County, FL

No Drought

No Drought. No USDM drought categories are reported for Lake County, FL. These figures describe the surrounding county from the lake location, not the lake itself.. Trend: Improving compared with last week. Official drought (D1–D4) no

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Improving

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 Lake County, FL

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Nov 9, 202661.8-0.01
Nov 8, 202661.810
Nov 7, 202661.81-0.01
Nov 6, 202661.820
Nov 5, 202661.820
Nov 4, 202661.82+0.01
Nov 3, 202661.81+0.06

Common questions about Lake Griffin’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Griffin is 61.81 ft (updated 4 hours ago). You can track the Lake Griffin lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Griffin is 58 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Lake Griffin lake level is rising — rising about 0.05 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Griffin is currently 3.81 ft above full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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