199.74 ft msl
level 0.3 ft below full pool — this gauge's public record is too short for seasonal comparisons
Reading comes straight from NOAA National Water Prediction Service (NOAA gauge GASN7) and updates live when you load this page.
Is Lake Gaston full?
Not quite — 0.3 ft below full pool as of September 23, 2026
How full is Lake Gaston? Not as a percentage: no storage figure comes through with this gauge reading, and a share of capacity worked out from the elevation alone would be a guess — how much water a reservoir holds at a given level is a curve only the operator's own capacity table knows. Feet from full pool is what the operator publishes, and it is the figure above.
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 | 200.00 ft msl · per Dominion Energy full-pool reference |
|---|---|
| Gauge | NOAA gauge GASN7 · NOAA National Water Prediction Service |
| Datum | ft msl — Dominion: normal operation 199-200 ft; flood storage occupies 200-203, so 200 = full pond. NWS action stage 201. |
| Last verified | August 15, 2026 |
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Quick answers
What is the lake level for Lake Gaston today?
Lake Gaston is at 199.74 ft (msl) as of September 23, 2026 — 0.3 ft below full pool — this gauge's public record is too short for seasonal comparisons.
Is Lake Gaston full?
Not quite — at 199.74 ft on September 23, 2026, Lake Gaston is 0.3 ft below its full pool of 200.00 ft (msl).
How full is Lake Gaston?
Not as a percentage: no storage figure comes through with this gauge reading, and a share of capacity worked out from the elevation alone would be a guess — how much water a reservoir holds at a given level is a curve only the operator's own capacity table knows. Feet from full pool is what the operator publishes, and it is the figure above.
What is full pool for Lake Gaston?
Full pool (the conservation pool) for Lake Gaston is 200.00 ft msl, per Dominion Energy full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.