Lake Harris lake and shoreline

Lake Harris Water Level

Officially Lake Harris (Harris Chain)

Florida

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Lake Harris

The latest available reading shows Lake Harris is currently 0.5 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 61.5 feet.

61.55 ft · Updated 10 days ago · St. Johns River Water Management District

Current level

61.55ft

−0.45 ft vs full pool

Status unavailable

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.01 ft

Previous readingOct 2961.56 ft

7-day change

Down 0.02 ft

7-day trend: Stable

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.15 ft

20 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
61.55 ft
24h
-0.01 ft
7d
-0.02 ft

Elevation (ft) NAVD88 · MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Lake Harris is currently 61.55 ft, 0.45 ft below its full pool. The lake has fallen 0.02 ft over the past 7 days and 0.15 ft over the past 30 days.

Lake Harris Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

0.45 ft below full pool

Current level
61.55 ft
Full pool
62 ft
DatumElevation referenced to North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
NAVD88
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
St. Johns River Water Management District

Reference levels

  • Full pool62 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
Oct 30, 202661.55-0.01
Oct 29, 202661.56+0.01
Oct 28, 202661.55-0.02
Oct 27, 202661.57+0.03
Oct 26, 202661.54+0.01
Oct 25, 202661.530
Oct 24, 202661.53-0.04

Common questions about Lake Harris’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Harris is 61.55 ft (updated 10 days ago). You can track the Lake Harris lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Harris is 62 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • Over the past seven days the Lake Harris 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 Harris is currently 0.45 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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