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Santeetlah Lake Water Level

Officially Santeetlah Lake (Cheoah River)

North Carolina

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Santeetlah Lake

Santeetlah Lake is currently 127.4 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 1813.6 feet.

1813.61 ft · Updated 3 hours ago · NOAA National Water Prediction Service

Current level

1,813.61ft

−127.39 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Up 0.44 ft

Previous readingSep 221,813.22 ft

7-day change

Down 123.70 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 125.66 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
1813.61 ft
24h
+0.44 ft
7d
-123.70 ft
30d
-125.66 ft

Elevation (ft) MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Santeetlah Lake is currently 1813.61 ft, 127.39 ft below its full pool. The lake has fallen 123.70 ft over the past 7 days and 125.66 ft over the past 30 days.

Santeetlah Lake Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

127.39 ft below full pool

Current level
1,813.61 ft
Full pool
1,941 ft
DatumVertical reference for published pool and stage elevations at this lake (from the lake catalog).
Not available
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
NOAA

Reference levels

  • Full pool1,941 ft

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Sep 23, 20261,813.66+0.44
Sep 22, 20261,813.22-74.23
Sep 21, 20261,887.45-49.59
Sep 20, 20261,937.04-0.08
Sep 19, 20261,937.12-0.08
Sep 18, 20261,937.2-0.08
Sep 17, 20261,937.28-0.08

Common questions about Santeetlah Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Santeetlah Lake is 1,813.61 ft (updated 3 hours ago). You can track the Santeetlah Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Santeetlah Lake is 1,941 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Santeetlah Lake lake level is falling — falling about 123.70 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Santeetlah Lake is currently 127.39 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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