Tygart Lake lake and shoreline

Tygart Lake Water Level

West Virginia

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Tygart Lake

Tygart Lake is currently 32.2 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 1061.8 feet.

1061.81 ft · Updated 5 hours ago · USACE LRP District

Current level

1,061.81ft

−32.19 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 1.32 ft

Previous readingOct 241,064.16 ft

7-day change

Down 27.05 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 58.66 ft

30 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
1061.81 ft
24h
-1.32 ft
7d
-27.05 ft
30d
-58.66 ft

Elevation (ft) NAVD88 · MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Tygart Lake is currently 1061.81 ft, 32.19 ft below its full pool. The lake has fallen 27.05 ft over the past 7 days and 58.66 ft over the past 30 days.

Tygart Lake Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

32.19 ft below full pool

Current level
1,061.81 ft
Full pool
1,094 ft
DatumElevation referenced to North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
NAVD88
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
USACE LRP District

Reference levels

  • Full pool1,094 ft

Surrounding county drought

No Drought

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

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Surrounding county drought

Barbour County, WV

No Drought

No Drought. No USDM drought categories are reported for Barbour County, WV. 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 20, 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 Barbour County, WV

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Oct 25, 20261,062.84-1.32
Oct 24, 20261,064.16-2.76
Oct 23, 20261,066.92-4.27
Oct 22, 20261,071.19-5.39
Oct 21, 20261,076.58-5.07
Oct 20, 20261,081.65-3.65
Oct 19, 20261,085.3-4.59

Common questions about Tygart Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Tygart Lake is 1,061.81 ft (updated 5 hours ago). You can track the Tygart Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Tygart Lake is 1,094 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Tygart Lake lake level is falling — falling about 27.05 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Tygart Lake is currently 32.19 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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