Patoka Lake lake and shoreline

Patoka Lake Water Level

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Patoka Lake is currently 4.2 feet above full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 540.2 feet.

540.22 ft · Updated 9 hours ago · USACE LRL District

Current level

540.22ft

+4.22 ft vs full pool

High

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Up 0.01 ft

Previous readingSep 9540.22 ft

7-day change

No meaningful change

7-day trend: Stable

5 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

No meaningful change

5 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

536 ft538 ft540 ftFULL POOL 536.00 ftSep 7Sep 11

Level status

4.22 ft above full pool

Current level
540.22 ft
Full pool
536 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
USACE LRL District

Reference levels

  • Full pool536 ft

Watershed drought

No Drought

None reported for the surrounding watershed.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Dubois 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 Dubois County, IN

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    540.23 ft

    +0.01 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    540.22 ft

    +0.08 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    540.14 ft

    -0.01 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    540.15 ft

    -0.08 ft

  • Sep 6, 2026

    540.23 ft

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Common questions about Patoka Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Patoka Lake is 540.22 ft (updated 9 hours ago). You can track the Patoka Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Patoka Lake is 536 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • Over the past seven days the Patoka Lake lake level has held relatively steady — the current 7-day trend is Stable. The history chart above shows the full trend.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Patoka Lake is currently 4.22 ft above full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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