Highrock Lake lake and shoreline

Highrock Lake Water Level

Officially High Rock Lake (Yadkin River)

North Carolina

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Highrock Lake

The latest available reading shows Highrock Lake is currently 7.1 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 647.9 feet.

647.87 ft · Updated 10 days ago · NOAA / National Weather Service — Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

Current level

647.87ft

−7.13 ft vs full pool

Status unavailable

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.03 ft

Previous readingOct 29647.86 ft

7-day change

Up 0.55 ft

7-day trend: Rising

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.54 ft

20 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
647.87 ft
24h
-0.03 ft
7d
+0.55 ft

Elevation (ft) Yadkin Project datum (655.0 ft = full pond) · Yadkin Project datum (655.0 ft = full pond)

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Highrock Lake is currently 647.87 ft, 7.13 ft below its full pool. The lake has risen 0.55 ft over the past 7 days and fallen 0.54 ft over the past 30 days.

Highrock Lake Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

7.13 ft below full pool

Current level
647.87 ft
Full pool
655 ft
DatumVertical reference for published pool and stage elevations at this lake (from the lake catalog).
Yadkin Project datum (655.0 ft = full pond)
Elevation reference
Yadkin Project datum (655.0 ft = full pond)
Source
NOAA / NWS

Reference levels

  • Full pool655 ft

Surrounding county drought

No Drought

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

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Surrounding county drought

Rowan County, NC

No Drought

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

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

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 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 Rowan County, NC

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Oct 30, 2026647.83-0.03
Oct 29, 2026647.86+0.01
Oct 28, 2026647.85+0.1
Oct 27, 2026647.75+0.05
Oct 26, 2026647.7+0.06
Oct 25, 2026647.64+0.33
Oct 24, 2026647.31+0.03

Common questions about Highrock Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Highrock Lake is 647.87 ft (updated 10 days ago). You can track the Highrock Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Highrock Lake is 655 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Highrock Lake lake level is rising — rising about 0.55 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Highrock Lake is currently 7.13 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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