Lake Marion lake and shoreline

Lake Marion Water Level

Officially Lake Marion (Kissimmee Chain, Florida)

Florida

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Lake Marion

Lake Marion is currently 0.7 feet above full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 66.7 feet.

66.67 ft · Updated 4 hours ago · U.S. Geological Survey

Current level

66.67ft

+0.67 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.04 ft

Previous readingNov 866.74 ft

7-day change

Up 0.35 ft

7-day trend: Rising

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Up 0.27 ft

30 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
66.67 ft
24h
-0.04 ft
7d
+0.35 ft
30d
+0.27 ft

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains above the full pool

Lake Marion is currently 66.67 ft, 0.67 ft above its full pool. The lake has risen 0.35 ft over the past 7 days and 0.27 ft over the past 30 days.

Lake Marion Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

0.67 ft above full pool

Current level
66.67 ft
Full pool
66 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
USGS

Reference levels

  • Full pool66 ft

Surrounding county drought

Abnormally Dry

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

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Improving

Surrounding county drought

Polk County, FL

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The largest share of Polk County, FL is Abnormally Dry (D0), which the U.S. Drought Monitor does not count as official drought. 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 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 Polk County, FL

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Nov 9, 202666.7-0.04
Nov 8, 202666.74-0.01
Nov 7, 202666.750
Nov 6, 202666.75-0.01
Nov 5, 202666.76+0.01
Nov 4, 202666.75+0.09
Nov 3, 202666.66+0.31

Common questions about Lake Marion’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Marion is 66.67 ft (updated 4 hours ago). You can track the Lake Marion lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Marion is 66 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Lake Marion lake level is rising — rising about 0.35 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Marion is currently 0.67 ft above full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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