Massachusetts · Natural kettle pond; USGS gauge at Falmouth

Ashumet Pond water level

Today's reading against full pool and Ashumet Pond's own seasonal history.

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Elevation, feet (NGVD29)

as of August 25, 2026

43.48 ft NGVD29

level Reading is unusually low for late August.

Reading comes straight from U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System (USGS gauge 413758070320501) and updates live when you load this page.


Ashumet Pond through the year

The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 2002–2026. The summer drawdown — and how this year sits in it — shows up without reading a single number.

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Median and normal range by day of year, 2002–2026 · elevation, feet (NGVD29)

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.

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  • 2026 (this year)
  • 2025 (last year, driest on record)
  • 2010 (wettest on record)

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 not published by the operator
Gauge USGS gauge 413758070320501 · U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System
Datum NGVD29 — A kettle pond fed by groundwater, with no published full-pool figure; the page shows the gauge against the pond's own seasonal record.
Last verified August 26, 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

What is the lake level for Ashumet Pond today?

Ashumet Pond is at 43.48 ft (NGVD29) as of August 25, 2026 — Reading is unusually low for late August.

Is Ashumet Pond full?

Natural kettle pond; USGS gauge at Falmouth doesn't publish a conservation-pool figure for Ashumet Pond, so this page shows the reading against the lake's own seasonal history instead.

What is full pool for Ashumet Pond?

Natural kettle pond; USGS gauge at Falmouth doesn't publish a single conservation-pool elevation for Ashumet Pond. The seasonal chart shows the range the lake actually runs instead.