Tappan Lake lake and shoreline

Tappan Lake Water Level

Officially Tappan Lake (Little Stillwater Creek)

Ohio

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Tappan Lake

Tappan Lake is currently at full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 899.0 feet.

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

Current level

898.95ft

At full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.02 ft

Previous readingNov 8898.98 ft

7-day change

Down 0.04 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.17 ft

30 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
898.95 ft
24h
-0.02 ft
7d
-0.04 ft
30d
-0.17 ft

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level is near the full pool

Tappan Lake is currently 898.95 ft, near its full pool. The lake has fallen 0.04 ft over the past 7 days and 0.17 ft over the past 30 days.

Tappan Lake Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

0.05 ft below full pool

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

Reference levels

  • Full pool899 ft

Surrounding county drought

No Drought

Dominant category Abnormally Dry (D0); not counted as official drought.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Surrounding county drought

Harrison County, OH

No Drought

No Drought. No USDM drought categories are reported for Harrison 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

Abnormally Dry (D0) is present in the surrounding county, but D0 is not counted as official drought (D1–D4).

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 Harrison County, OH

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Nov 9, 2026898.96-0.02
Nov 8, 2026898.98-0.01
Nov 7, 2026898.99-0.01
Nov 6, 20268990
Nov 5, 2026899+0.02
Nov 4, 2026898.98-0.01
Nov 3, 2026898.99-0.01

Common questions about Tappan Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Tappan Lake is 898.95 ft (updated 4 hours ago). You can track the Tappan Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Tappan Lake is 899 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Tappan Lake lake level is falling — falling about 0.04 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Tappan Lake is currently at full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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