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Seneca Lake Water Level

Officially Seneca Lake (Senecaville Dam)

Ohio

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Seneca Lake

Seneca Lake is currently 0.8 feet above full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 832.8 feet.

832.75 ft · Updated 4 hours ago · U.S. Geological Survey

Current level

832.75ft

+0.75 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

No meaningful change

Previous readingNov 8832.75 ft

7-day change

Up 0.01 ft

7-day trend: Stable

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Up 0.01 ft

30 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
832.75 ft
24h
0.00 ft
7d
+0.01 ft
30d
+0.01 ft

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains above the full pool

Seneca Lake is currently 832.75 ft, 0.75 ft above its full pool. The lake has risen 0.01 ft over the past 7 days and 0.01 ft over the past 30 days.

Seneca Lake Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

0.75 ft above full pool

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

Reference levels

  • Full pool832 ft

Surrounding county drought

No Drought

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

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Surrounding county drought

Belmont County, OH

No Drought

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

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Nov 9, 2026832.750
Nov 8, 2026832.750
Nov 7, 2026832.750
Nov 6, 2026832.750
Nov 5, 2026832.750
Nov 4, 2026832.75+0.01
Nov 3, 2026832.740

Common questions about Seneca Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Seneca Lake is 832.75 ft (updated 4 hours ago). You can track the Seneca Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Seneca Lake is 832 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • Over the past seven days the Seneca Lake lake level has held relatively steady — the current 7-day trend is Stable. The history chart above shows the full trend.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Seneca Lake is currently 0.75 ft above full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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