Cecil M. Harden Lake lake and shoreline

Cecil M. Harden Lake Water Level

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Cecil M. Harden Lake is currently 3.8 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 662.2 feet.

662.22 ft · Updated 1 hour ago · U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Current level

662.22ft

−3.78 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

No meaningful change

Previous readingSep 9662.23 ft

7-day change

Down 0.56 ft

7-day trend: Falling

4 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.56 ft

4 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

663 ft664 ft666 ftFULL POOL 666.00 ftSep 8Sep 11

Level status

3.78 ft below full pool

Current level
662.22 ft
Full pool
666 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Reference levels

  • Full pool666 ft

Watershed drought

No Drought

None reported for the surrounding watershed.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Parke County, IN

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 8, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Parke County, IN

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    662.23 ft

    0 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    662.23 ft

    -0.11 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    662.34 ft

    -0.45 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    662.79 ft

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Common questions about Cecil M. Harden Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Cecil M. Harden Lake is 662.22 ft (updated 1 hour ago). You can track the Cecil M. Harden Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Cecil M. Harden Lake is 666 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Cecil M. Harden Lake lake level is falling — falling about 0.56 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Cecil M. Harden Lake is currently 3.78 ft below full pool.

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

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