Pleasant Hill Lake lake and shoreline

Pleasant Hill Lake Water Level

Officially Pleasant Hill Lake (Clear Fork)

Ohio

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Pleasant Hill Lake

Pleasant Hill Lake is currently 0.8 feet above full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 1020.8 feet.

1020.81 ft · Updated 4 hours ago · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Current level

1,020.81ft

+0.81 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.01 ft

Previous readingNov 81,020.82 ft

7-day change

Up 0.61 ft

7-day trend: Rising

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Up 0.45 ft

30 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
1020.81 ft
24h
-0.01 ft
7d
+0.61 ft
30d
+0.45 ft

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains above the full pool

Pleasant Hill Lake is currently 1020.81 ft, 0.81 ft above its full pool. The lake has risen 0.61 ft over the past 7 days and 0.45 ft over the past 30 days.

Pleasant Hill Lake Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

0.81 ft above full pool

Current level
1,020.81 ft
Full pool
1,020 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
USACE

Reference levels

  • Full pool1,020 ft

Surrounding county drought

No Drought

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

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Surrounding county drought

Ashland County, OH

No Drought

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

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Nov 9, 20261,020.81-0.01
Nov 8, 20261,020.82+0.03
Nov 7, 20261,020.79+0.06
Nov 6, 20261,020.73+0.23
Nov 5, 20261,020.5+0.26
Nov 4, 20261,020.24+0.03
Nov 3, 20261,020.21+0.01

Common questions about Pleasant Hill Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Pleasant Hill Lake is 1,020.81 ft (updated 4 hours ago). You can track the Pleasant Hill Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Pleasant Hill Lake is 1,020 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Pleasant Hill Lake lake level is rising — rising about 0.61 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Pleasant Hill Lake is currently 0.81 ft above full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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