Of the 3 New Hampshire lakes here with a published full pool, 1 is at or above full pool and 2 sit below it. The newest reading on this page is from August 26, 2026.
| Lake | Level now | Full pool | Against full pool | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everett Lake USACE New England District (Everett Dam) | 339.66 ft | 340.50 ft | 0.8 ft below full pool — unusually low for late August | August 26, 2026 |
| Edward MacDowell Lake USACE New England District (Edward MacDowell Dam) | 911.35 ft | 912.00 ft | 0.6 ft below full pool — on the low side for late August | August 26, 2026 |
| Hopkinton Lake USACE New England District (Hopkinton Dam) | 380.39 ft | 380.00 ft | 0.4 ft above full pool — typical for late August | August 26, 2026 |
“Full pool” means the conservation pool — what that is, and what it is not. Lakes with no published figure are read against their own seasonal record instead.
New Hampshire lake levels, asked and answered
What are the lake levels in New Hampshire today?
Of the 3 New Hampshire lakes here with a published full pool, 1 is at or above full pool and 2 sit below it. The newest reading on this page is from August 26, 2026.
Which New Hampshire lake is furthest below full pool?
Everett Lake is the furthest down of the New Hampshire lakes on this page, at 0.8 ft below its full pool.
Where do these New Hampshire lake levels come from?
Each row is the gauge the agency that runs the lake publishes — the Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, the state water agency or the US Geological Survey, depending on the lake. Open a lake and its own page re-reads that gauge as the page loads, wherever the agency lets a browser do it.