Jennings Randolph Lake lake and shoreline

Jennings Randolph Lake Water Level

MarylandWest Virginia

Jennings Randolph Lake is currently 16.1 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 1449.9 feet.

1449.94 ft · Updated 20 hours ago · USACE NAB District

Current level

1,449.94ft

−16.06 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.24 ft

Previous readingSep 91,450.17 ft

7-day change

Down 1.02 ft

7-day trend: Falling

4 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 1.02 ft

4 daily readings in the last 30 days

Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

1452 ft1458 ft1464 ftFULL POOL 1466.00 ftSep 8Sep 11

Level status

16.06 ft below full pool

Current level
1,449.94 ft
Full pool
1,466 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
USACE NAB District

Reference levels

  • Full pool1,466 ft

Watershed drought

No Drought

None reported for the surrounding watershed.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Grant County, WV

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 Grant County, WV

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    1,449.93 ft

    -0.24 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    1,450.17 ft

    -0.31 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    1,450.48 ft

    -0.47 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    1,450.95 ft

Common questions about Jennings Randolph Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Jennings Randolph Lake is 1,449.94 ft (updated 20 hours ago). You can track the Jennings Randolph Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Jennings Randolph Lake is 1,466 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Jennings Randolph Lake lake level is falling — falling about 1.02 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Jennings Randolph Lake is currently 16.06 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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