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Tellico Lake Water Level

Tennessee

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Tellico Lake

Tellico Lake is currently 0.2 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 812.8 feet.

812.77 ft · Updated 3 hours ago · NOAA / National Weather Service — Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

Current level

812.77ft

−0.23 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.05 ft

Previous readingSep 23812.93 ft

7-day change

Up 0.21 ft

7-day trend: Rising

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Up 0.14 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
812.77 ft
24h
-0.05 ft
7d
+0.21 ft
30d
+0.14 ft

Elevation (ft) MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Tellico Lake is currently 812.77 ft, 0.23 ft below its full pool. The lake has risen 0.21 ft over the past 7 days and 0.14 ft over the past 30 days.

Tellico Lake Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

0.23 ft below full pool

Current level
812.77 ft
Full pool
813 ft
DatumVertical reference for published pool and stage elevations at this lake (from the lake catalog).
Not available
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
NOAA / NWS

Reference levels

  • Full pool813 ft

Watershed drought

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally dry (D0), not official drought.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Loudon County, TN

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The surrounding county is abnormally dry, which is not official drought.. Trend: Stable compared with last week. Official drought no

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

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 22, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Loudon County, TN

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Sep 24, 2026812.88-0.05
Sep 23, 2026812.93+0.27
Sep 22, 2026812.66+0.22
Sep 21, 2026812.44-0.17
Sep 20, 2026812.61-0.19
Sep 19, 2026812.8-0.04
Sep 18, 2026812.84+0.17

Common questions about Tellico Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Tellico Lake is 812.77 ft (updated 3 hours ago). You can track the Tellico Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Tellico Lake is 813 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Tellico Lake lake level is rising — rising about 0.21 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Tellico Lake is currently 0.23 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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