Lake Moomaw lake and shoreline

Lake Moomaw Water Level

Officially Lake Moomaw (Jackson River)

Virginia

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Lake Moomaw

Lake Moomaw is currently 16.9 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 1565.1 feet.

1565.09 ft · Updated 5 hours ago · NOAA National Water Prediction Service

Current level

1,565.09ft

−16.91 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.10 ft

Previous readingNov 81,565.23 ft

7-day change

Down 0.56 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.71 ft

30 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
1565.09 ft
24h
-0.10 ft
7d
-0.56 ft
30d
-0.71 ft

Elevation (ft) MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Lake Moomaw is currently 1565.09 ft, 16.91 ft below its full pool. The lake has fallen 0.56 ft over the past 7 days and 0.71 ft over the past 30 days.

Lake Moomaw Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

16.91 ft below full pool

Current level
1,565.09 ft
Full pool
1,582 ft
DatumVertical reference for published pool and stage elevations at this lake (from the lake catalog).
Not available
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
NOAA

Reference levels

  • Full pool1,582 ft
  • Flood stage1,610 ft

Surrounding county drought

No Drought

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

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Surrounding county drought

Bath County, VA

No Drought

No Drought. No USDM drought categories are reported for Bath County, VA. These figures describe the surrounding county from the lake location, not the lake itself.. Trend: Stable compared with last week. Official drought (D1–D4) no

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

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 Bath County, VA

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Nov 9, 20261,565.13-0.1
Nov 8, 20261,565.23-0.1
Nov 7, 20261,565.33-0.07
Nov 6, 20261,565.4-0.06
Nov 5, 20261,565.46-0.06
Nov 4, 20261,565.52-0.09
Nov 3, 20261,565.61-0.08

Common questions about Lake Moomaw’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Moomaw is 1,565.09 ft (updated 5 hours ago). You can track the Lake Moomaw lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Moomaw is 1,582 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 Moomaw lake level is falling — falling about 0.56 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Moomaw is currently 16.91 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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