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Leesville Lake Water Level

Officially Leesville Lake (Roanoke River)

Virginia

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Leesville Lake

Leesville Lake is currently 10.5 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 602.5 feet.

602.46 ft · Updated 50 minutes ago · Appalachian Power

Current level

602.46ft

−10.54 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.67 ft

Previous readingNov 12603.02 ft

7-day change

Up 0.42 ft

7-day trend: Rising

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Up 0.69 ft

30 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
602.46 ft
24h
-0.67 ft
7d
+0.42 ft
30d
+0.69 ft

Elevation (ft) MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Leesville Lake is currently 602.46 ft, 10.54 ft below its full pool. The lake has risen 0.42 ft over the past 7 days and 0.69 ft over the past 30 days.

Leesville Lake Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

10.54 ft below full pool

Current level
602.46 ft
Full pool
613 ft
DatumVertical reference for published pool and stage elevations at this lake (from the lake catalog).
Not available
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
Appalachian Power

Reference levels

  • Full pool613 ft

Surrounding county drought

Severe Drought

100% of surrounding county in official drought (D1–D4).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Surrounding county drought

Campbell County, VA

Severe Drought

Severe Drought. The largest share of Campbell County, VA is in Severe Drought (D2), an official USDM drought category. These figures describe the surrounding county from the lake location, not the lake itself.. Trend: Stable compared with last week. Official drought (D1–D4) yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

Compared with last week

Official drought (D1–D4)

Yes

100% of the surrounding county is in official drought categories (D1–D4). Dominant category remains Severe Drought.

Typical county impacts (USDM guidance)

  • Lower streamflows in the surrounding county
  • Drier soils and vegetation stress
  • Minor increase in wildfire risk for the area

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Nov 10, 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 Campbell County, VA

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Nov 13, 2026602.35-0.67
Nov 12, 2026603.02-0.22
Nov 11, 2026603.24+0.39
Nov 10, 2026602.85+0.98
Nov 9, 2026601.87+0.84
Nov 8, 2026601.03-0.67
Nov 7, 2026601.7-0.23

Common questions about Leesville Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Leesville Lake is 602.46 ft (updated 50 minutes ago). You can track the Leesville Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Leesville Lake is 613 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Leesville Lake lake level is rising — rising about 0.42 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Leesville Lake is currently 10.54 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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