Indian Lake lake and shoreline

Indian Lake Water Level

Officially Indian Lake (Great Miami River tributaries)

Ohio

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Indian Lake

Indian Lake is currently 2.7 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 996.3 feet.

996.27 ft · Updated 1 hour ago · U.S. Geological Survey

Current level

996.27ft

−2.73 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.08 ft

Previous readingSep 22996.42 ft

7-day change

Up 0.13 ft

7-day trend: Rising

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Up 0.13 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
996.27 ft
24h
-0.08 ft
7d
+0.13 ft
30d
+0.13 ft

Elevation (ft) MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Indian Lake is currently 996.27 ft, 2.73 ft below its full pool. The lake has risen 0.13 ft over the past 7 days and 0.13 ft over the past 30 days.

Indian Lake Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

2.73 ft below full pool

Current level
996.27 ft
Full pool
999 ft
DatumVertical reference for published pool and stage elevations at this lake (from the lake catalog).
Not available
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
USGS

Reference levels

  • Full pool999 ft

Watershed drought

No Drought

None reported for the surrounding watershed.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Auglaize County, OH

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 22, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Auglaize County, OH

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Sep 23, 2026996.34-0.08
Sep 22, 2026996.42-0.16
Sep 21, 2026996.58-0.06
Sep 20, 2026996.64+0.36
Sep 19, 2026996.28-0.02
Sep 18, 2026996.3-0.05
Sep 17, 2026996.35+0.14

Common questions about Indian Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Indian Lake is 996.27 ft (updated 1 hour ago). You can track the Indian Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Indian Lake is 999 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Indian Lake lake level is rising — rising about 0.13 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Indian Lake is currently 2.73 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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