Lake Monroe lake and shoreline

Lake Monroe Water Level

Officially Monroe Lake (Monroe Dam)

Indiana

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Lake Monroe is currently 0.4 feet above full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 538.4 feet.

538.37 ft · Updated 2 hours ago · NOAA / National Weather Service — Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

Current level

538.37ft

+0.37 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Up 0.01 ft

Previous readingSep 9538.38 ft

7-day change

Down 0.12 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.43 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

538 ft538 ft539 ftFULL POOL 538.00 ftAug 12Sep 11

Level status

0.37 ft above full pool

Current level
538.37 ft
Full pool
538 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
NOAA / NWS

Reference levels

  • Full pool538 ft
  • Flood stage556 ft

Watershed drought

No Drought

None reported for the surrounding watershed.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Monroe County, IN

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 Monroe County, IN

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    538.39 ft

    +0.01 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    538.38 ft

    0 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    538.38 ft

    -0.03 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    538.41 ft

    -0.03 ft

  • Sep 6, 2026

    538.44 ft

    -0.04 ft

  • Sep 5, 2026

    538.48 ft

    -0.01 ft

  • Sep 4, 2026

    538.49 ft

    -0.02 ft

Common questions about Lake Monroe’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Monroe is 538.37 ft (updated 2 hours ago). You can track the Lake Monroe lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Monroe is 538 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 Monroe lake level is falling — falling about 0.12 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Monroe is currently 0.37 ft above full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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