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Great Sacandaga Lake Water Level

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Great Sacandaga Lake is currently 10.9 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 760.1 feet.

760.13 ft · Updated 1 hour ago · U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Current level

760.13ft

−10.87 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.11 ft

Previous readingSep 9760.31 ft

7-day change

Down 0.25 ft

7-day trend: Falling

4 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.25 ft

4 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

761 ft766 ft770 ftFULL POOL 771.00 ftSep 8Sep 11

Level status

10.87 ft below full pool

Current level
760.13 ft
Full pool
771 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Reference levels

  • Full pool771 ft

Watershed drought

No Drought

Abnormally dry (D0), not official drought.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Fulton County, NY

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

Current conditions are classified as Abnormally Dry (D0), which is not considered official drought.

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Sep 8, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Fulton County, NY

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    760.2 ft

    -0.11 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    760.31 ft

    0 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    760.31 ft

    -0.14 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    760.45 ft

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Common questions about Great Sacandaga Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Great Sacandaga Lake is 760.13 ft (updated 1 hour ago). You can track the Great Sacandaga Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Great Sacandaga Lake is 771 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Great Sacandaga Lake lake level is falling — falling about 0.25 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Great Sacandaga Lake is currently 10.87 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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