Lake Shelbyville lake and shoreline

Lake Shelbyville Water Level

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Lake Shelbyville is currently 0.1 feet above full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 600.1 feet.

600.12 ft · Updated 14 hours ago · USACE MVS District

Current level

600.12ft

+0.12 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.01 ft

Previous readingSep 9600.13 ft

7-day change

Down 0.07 ft

7-day trend: Falling

5 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.07 ft

5 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

600 ft600 ft600 ftFULL POOL 600.00 ftSep 7Sep 11

Level status

0.12 ft above full pool

Current level
600.12 ft
Full pool
600 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
USACE MVS District

Reference levels

  • Full pool600 ft
  • Flood stage627 ft

Watershed drought

No Drought

Abnormally dry (D0), not official drought.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Worsening

Watershed drought conditions

Shelby County, IL

No Drought

No Drought. No official drought conditions.. Trend: Worsening compared with last week. Official drought no

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Worsening

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 Shelby County, IL

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    600.12 ft

    -0.01 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    600.13 ft

    0 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    600.13 ft

    -0.03 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    600.16 ft

    -0.03 ft

  • Sep 6, 2026

    600.19 ft

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Common questions about Lake Shelbyville’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Shelbyville is 600.12 ft (updated 14 hours ago). You can track the Lake Shelbyville lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Shelbyville is 600 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Lake Shelbyville lake level is falling — falling about 0.07 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Shelbyville is currently 0.12 ft above full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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