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Shenango River Lake Water Level

Officially Shenango River Lake (Shenango River Reservoir)

Pennsylvania

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Shenango River Lake

Shenango River Lake is currently 0.1 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 894.9 feet.

894.90 ft · Updated 1 hour ago · U.S. Geological Survey

Current level

894.9ft

−0.10 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

No meaningful change

Previous readingOct 7894.91 ft

7-day change

Up 0.03 ft

7-day trend: Stable

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.24 ft

30 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
894.90 ft
24h
0.00 ft
7d
+0.03 ft
30d
-0.24 ft

Elevation (ft) NAVD88

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Shenango River Lake is currently 894.90 ft, 0.10 ft below its full pool. The lake has risen 0.03 ft over the past 7 days and fallen 0.24 ft over the past 30 days.

Shenango River Lake Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

0.1 ft below full pool

Current level
894.9 ft
Full pool
895 ft
DatumElevation referenced to North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
NAVD88
Elevation reference
Not available
Source
USGS

Reference levels

  • Full pool895 ft
  • Flood stage918 ft

Surrounding county drought

No Drought

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

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Surrounding county drought

Mercer County, PA

No Drought

No Drought. No USDM drought categories are reported for Mercer County, PA. 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 Oct 6, 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 Mercer County, PA

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Oct 8, 2026894.910
Oct 7, 2026894.910
Oct 6, 2026894.910
Oct 5, 2026894.910
Oct 4, 2026894.91-0.01
Oct 3, 2026894.92+0.02
Oct 2, 2026894.9+0.02

Common questions about Shenango River Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Shenango River Lake is 894.9 ft (updated 1 hour ago). You can track the Shenango River Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Shenango River Lake is 895 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • Over the past seven days the Shenango River 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, Shenango River Lake is currently 0.10 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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