600.93 ft NGVD29
level 1.2 ft above full pool — typical for mid-August
Reading comes straight from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data (USACE series Lk Shelbyville-Kaskaskia.Elev.Inst.30Minutes.0.lrgsShef-rev) and updates live when you load this page.
Lake Shelbyville through the year
The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 1990–2026. The summer drawdown — and how this year sits in it — shows up without reading a single number.
This year vs the years that matter
This year's trace against last year and the driest and wettest years on record — the drought-context question every lake regular asks.
- 1993 (wettest on record)
- 2012 (driest on record)
- 2025 (last year)
- 2026 (this year)
Full pool, datum, and the gauge
"Full pool" here means the conservation pool — the level the lake is designed to hold for water supply and recreation, not the flood-control space above it. The full explainer covers flood pool and dead pool too.
| Full pool | 599.70 ft NGVD29 · per USACE St. Louis District full-pool reference |
|---|---|
| Conservation capacity | 197,635 acre-feet · per USACE St. Louis District capacity reference |
| Gauge | USACE series Lk Shelbyville-Kaskaskia.Elev.Inst.30Minutes.0.lrgsShef-rev · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data |
| Datum | NGVD29 — Top of conservation (summer pool) 599.7 NGVD29. |
| Last verified | August 15, 2026 |
LakeDates reports lake level, not ramp status. Whether a given ramp or marina is usable at this level varies ramp by ramp — call the marina before you tow.
Quick answers
How full is Lake Shelbyville right now?
Lake Shelbyville is at 600.93 ft (NGVD29) as of August 15, 2026 — 1.2 ft above full pool — typical for mid-August
Is Lake Shelbyville full?
Yes and then some — at 600.93 ft, Lake Shelbyville is 1.2 ft above its full pool of 599.70 ft (NGVD29), using flood storage.
What is full pool for Lake Shelbyville?
Full pool (the conservation pool) for Lake Shelbyville is 599.70 ft NGVD29, per USACE St. Louis District full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.