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Melton Hill Lake Water Level

Tennessee

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Melton Hill Lake is currently 1.4 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 793.6 feet.

793.64 ft · Updated 3 hours ago · NOAA / National Weather Service — Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

Current level

793.64ft

−1.36 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Up 0.27 ft

Previous readingOct 4793.61 ft

7-day change

Down 0.04 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.29 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
793.64 ft
24h
+0.27 ft
7d
-0.04 ft
30d
-0.29 ft

Elevation (ft) MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Melton Hill Lake is currently 793.64 ft, 1.36 ft below its full pool. The lake has fallen 0.04 ft over the past 7 days and 0.29 ft over the past 30 days.

Melton Hill Lake Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

1.36 ft below full pool

Current level
793.64 ft
Full pool
795 ft
DatumVertical reference for published pool and stage elevations at this lake (from the lake catalog).
Not available
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
NOAA / NWS

Reference levels

  • Full pool795 ft

Watershed drought

No Drought

Abnormally dry (D0), not official drought.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Improving

Watershed drought conditions

Loudon County, TN

No Drought

No Drought. No official drought conditions.. Trend: Improving compared with last week. Official drought no

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Improving

Compared with last week

Official drought

No

Current conditions are classified as Abnormally Dry (D0), which is not considered official drought.

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Sep 29, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Loudon County, TN

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Oct 5, 2026793.88+0.27
Oct 4, 2026793.61-0.5
Oct 3, 2026794.11-0.04
Oct 2, 2026794.15+0.19
Oct 1, 2026793.96+0.01
Sep 30, 2026793.95-0.12
Sep 29, 2026794.07+0.15

Common questions about Melton Hill Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Melton Hill Lake is 793.64 ft (updated 3 hours ago). You can track the Melton Hill Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Melton Hill Lake is 795 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Melton Hill Lake lake level is falling — falling about 0.04 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Melton Hill Lake is currently 1.36 ft below full pool.

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

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