Piedmont Lake lake and shoreline

Piedmont Lake Water Level

Officially Piedmont Lake (Stillwater Creek)

Ohio

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Piedmont Lake

Piedmont Lake is currently 1.0 feet above full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 914.0 feet.

914.05 ft · Updated 1 hour ago · U.S. Geological Survey

Current level

914.05ft

+1.05 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.12 ft

Previous readingSep 22914.42 ft

7-day change

Up 0.80 ft

7-day trend: Rising

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.32 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
914.05 ft
24h
-0.12 ft
7d
+0.80 ft
30d
-0.32 ft

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains above the full pool

Piedmont Lake is currently 914.05 ft, 1.05 ft above its full pool. The lake has risen 0.80 ft over the past 7 days and fallen 0.32 ft over the past 30 days.

Piedmont Lake Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

1.05 ft above full pool

Current level
914.05 ft
Full pool
913 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
USGS

Reference levels

  • Full pool913 ft

Watershed drought

No Drought

None reported for the surrounding watershed.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Belmont County, OH

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 22, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Belmont County, OH

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Sep 23, 2026914.3-0.12
Sep 22, 2026914.42+0.12
Sep 21, 2026914.3+0.15
Sep 20, 2026914.15+0.48
Sep 19, 2026913.67+0.2
Sep 18, 2026913.47-0.02
Sep 17, 2026913.49-0.01

Common questions about Piedmont Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Piedmont Lake is 914.05 ft (updated 1 hour ago). You can track the Piedmont Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Piedmont Lake is 913 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Piedmont Lake lake level is rising — rising about 0.80 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Piedmont Lake is currently 1.05 ft above full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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