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Paint Creek Lake Water Level

Officially Paint Creek Lake (Paint Creek)

Ohio

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Paint Creek Lake is currently 4.3 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 793.7 feet.

793.67 ft · Updated 4 hours ago · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Current level

793.67ft

−4.33 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.73 ft

Previous readingNov 8794.79 ft

7-day change

Up 0.93 ft

7-day trend: Rising

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 3.36 ft

30 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
793.67 ft
24h
-0.73 ft
7d
+0.93 ft
30d
-3.36 ft

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Paint Creek Lake is currently 793.67 ft, 4.33 ft below its full pool. The lake has risen 0.93 ft over the past 7 days and fallen 3.36 ft over the past 30 days.

Paint Creek Lake Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

4.33 ft below full pool

Current level
793.67 ft
Full pool
798 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
USACE

Reference levels

  • Full pool798 ft
  • Flood stage845 ft

Surrounding county drought

No Drought

No official drought (D1–D4) reported for the surrounding county.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Surrounding county drought

Ross County, OH

No Drought

No Drought. No USDM drought categories are reported for Ross County, OH. 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

No D1–D4 area is reported for the surrounding county.

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 Ross County, OH

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Nov 9, 2026794.06-0.73
Nov 8, 2026794.79-0.46
Nov 7, 2026795.25+0.29
Nov 6, 2026794.96+1.31
Nov 5, 2026793.65+0.76
Nov 4, 2026792.89-0.11
Nov 3, 2026793-0.13

Common questions about Paint Creek Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Paint Creek Lake is 793.67 ft (updated 4 hours ago). You can track the Paint Creek Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Paint Creek Lake is 798 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Paint Creek Lake lake level is rising — rising about 0.93 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Paint Creek Lake is currently 4.33 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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