Headwaters Lake lake and shoreline

Headwaters Lake Water Level

Officially Fellsmere Water Management Area — Headwaters Lake

Florida

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Headwaters Lake

Headwaters Lake is currently at a water-surface elevation of 21.0 feet.

20.96 ft · Updated 6 hours ago · SJRWMD

Current level

20.96ft

Status unavailable

Since last reading

Up 0.10 ft

Previous readingOct 620.66 ft

7-day change

Up 0.30 ft

7-day trend: Rising

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Up 0.72 ft

30 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
20.96 ft
24h
+0.10 ft
7d
+0.30 ft
30d
+0.72 ft

Elevation (ft) NAVD88 · MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Current lake level

Headwaters Lake is currently 20.96 ft. The lake has risen 0.30 ft over the past 7 days and 0.72 ft over the past 30 days.

Headwaters Lake Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

Summary updating

This comparison needs the current level and full pool. We use the live feed when present, otherwise the latest daily summary when it includes a pool comparison.

DatumElevation referenced to North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
NAVD88
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
SJRWMD

Reference levels

No published reference elevations for this lake.

Surrounding county drought

No Drought

Dominant category Abnormally Dry (D0); not counted as official drought.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Improving

Surrounding county drought

Indian River County, FL

No Drought

No Drought. No USDM drought categories are reported for Indian River 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

Abnormally Dry (D0) is present in the surrounding county, but D0 is not counted as official drought (D1–D4).

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 Indian River County, FL

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Oct 7, 202620.76+0.1
Oct 6, 202620.660
Oct 5, 202620.660
Oct 4, 202620.66-0.01
Oct 3, 202620.67+0.01
Oct 2, 202620.66+0.11
Oct 1, 202620.55+0.09

Common questions about Headwaters Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Headwaters Lake is 20.96 ft (updated 6 hours ago). You can track the Headwaters Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Headwaters Lake lake level is rising — rising about 0.30 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Readings refresh when SJRWMD publishes new gauge data — typically daily for most reservoirs. The timestamp above the chart shows when the latest observation arrived on Lake Insights.

Lake level glossary

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

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