Massachusetts · USACE New England District (Littleville Dam)

Littleville Lake water level

Today's reading against full pool and Littleville Lake's own seasonal history.

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FULL POOL 514 516 518
Elevation, feet (USACE project datum)

as of August 26, 2026

518.62 ft USACE project datum

level 0.6 ft above full pool — typical for late August

Reading comes straight from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data (USACE series LVD.Elev-Pool.Inst.15Minutes.0.DCP-rev) and updates live when you load this page.


Littleville Lake through the year

The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 1997–2026. The summer drawdown — and how this year sits in it — shows up without reading a single number.

full pool 520 525 530 JFMAMJJASOND
Median and normal range by day of year, 1997–2026 · elevation, feet (USACE project datum)

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.

full pool 520 530 540 550 JFMAMJJASOND
  • 2026 (this year)
  • 2025 (last year)
  • 2011 (wettest on record)
  • 2012 (driest 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 518.00 ft USACE project datum · per USACE New England District (Littleville Dam) full-pool reference
Gauge USACE series LVD.Elev-Pool.Inst.15Minutes.0.DCP-rev · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data
Datum USACE project datum — The normal pool is 518 ft on the project's own datum; the district publishes a 486.5 ft streambed and a 576 ft top of flood for the same gauge.
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 Littleville Lake today?

Littleville Lake is at 518.62 ft (USACE project datum) as of August 26, 2026 — 0.6 ft above full pool — typical for late August.

Is Littleville Lake full?

Yes and then some — at 518.62 ft, Littleville Lake is 0.6 ft above its full pool of 518.00 ft (USACE project datum), using flood storage.

What is full pool for Littleville Lake?

Full pool (the conservation pool) for Littleville Lake is 518.00 ft USACE project datum, per USACE New England District (Littleville Dam) full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.