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Pymatuning Reservoir Water Level

Officially Pymatuning Reservoir (Shenango River)

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Pymatuning Reservoir

The latest available reading shows Pymatuning Reservoir is currently 2.1 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 1005.9 feet.

1005.93 ft · Updated 11 days ago · U.S. Geological Survey

Current level

1,005.93ft

−2.07 ft vs full pool

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Water Level History

Current
1005.93 ft

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Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Pymatuning Reservoir is currently 1005.93 ft, 2.07 ft below its full pool.

Pymatuning Reservoir Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

2.07 ft below full pool

Current level
1,005.93 ft
Full pool
1,008 ft
DatumVertical reference for published pool and stage elevations at this lake (from the lake catalog).
Not available
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
USGS

Reference levels

  • Full pool1,008 ft

Surrounding county drought

Abnormally Dry

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

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Surrounding county drought

Crawford County, PA

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The largest share of Crawford County, PA is Abnormally Dry (D0), which the U.S. Drought Monitor does not count as official drought. 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 Crawford County, PA

Daily level summary

Daily history updating

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Common questions about Pymatuning Reservoir’s water level

  • The current water level at Pymatuning Reservoir is 1,005.93 ft (updated 11 days ago). You can track the Pymatuning Reservoir lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Pymatuning Reservoir is 1,008 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Pymatuning Reservoir is currently 2.07 ft below full pool.

  • Readings refresh when U.S. Geological Survey publishes new gauge data — typically daily for most reservoirs. The timestamp above the chart shows when the latest observation arrived on Lake Insights.

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