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Smithville Lake Water Level

Officially Smithville Lake (Little Platte River)

Missouri

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The latest available reading shows Smithville Lake is currently 0.3 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 863.7 feet.

863.73 ft · Updated 3 days ago · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Current level

863.73ft

−0.27 ft vs full pool

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Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.01 ft

Previous readingSep 20863.74 ft

7-day change

Up 0.24 ft

7-day trend: Rising

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.12 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
863.73 ft
24h
-0.01 ft
7d
+0.24 ft
30d
-0.12 ft

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Smithville Lake is currently 863.73 ft, 0.27 ft below its full pool. The lake has risen 0.24 ft over the past 7 days and fallen 0.12 ft over the past 30 days.

Smithville Lake Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

0.27 ft below full pool

Current level
863.73 ft
Full pool
864 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
USACE

Reference levels

  • Full pool864 ft
  • Flood stage876 ft

Watershed drought

No Drought

None reported for the surrounding watershed.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Improving

Watershed drought conditions

Clay County, MO

No Drought

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

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Improving

Compared with last week

Official drought

No

No official drought is reported for the surrounding watershed.

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Sep 22, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Clay County, MO

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Sep 21, 2026863.73-0.01
Sep 20, 2026863.740
Sep 19, 2026863.74+0.01
Sep 18, 2026863.73-0.02
Sep 17, 2026863.75+0.01
Sep 16, 2026863.74+0.11
Sep 15, 2026863.63+0.14

Common questions about Smithville Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Smithville Lake is 863.73 ft (updated 3 days ago). You can track the Smithville Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Smithville Lake is 864 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Smithville Lake lake level is rising — rising about 0.24 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Smithville Lake is currently 0.27 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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