Water level today
1,565.09 ft
16.91 ft below full pool
Full pool: 1,582 ft
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Updated: 5 hr ago • Source: NOAA National Water Prediction Service
Share feedback or correctionLake Moomaw is a 2,530-acre reservoir on the Jackson River in Alleghany and Bath counties in Virginia's Alleghany Highlands. It was created when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District completed Gathright Dam (operational about 1979, full pool in the early 1980s) for flood risk management, downstream water-quality flow augmentation, and recreation.
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1,582 ft
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Lake Moomaw's water level has dropped noticeably over the past week. The lake's watershed has received 0.27 inches of rainfall over the past seven days. Sunny skies and moderate winds are expected today.
(16.91 ft below full pool)
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