319.55 ft NGVD29
level Reading is typical for mid-August.
Reading comes straight from U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System (USGS gauge 04278000) and updates live when you load this page.
Lake George through the year
The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 1980–2026. 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.
- 1983 (wettest on record)
- 2001 (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 | not published by the operator |
|---|---|
| Gauge | USGS gauge 04278000 · U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System |
| Datum | NGVD29 — 62614 NGVD29. No official full pool; NY Navigation Law summer target is 3.5 ft stage at the Rogers Rock gage, roughly 319.5 ft NGVD29 — do not display as a hard full-pool line without labeling it a target. |
| 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 George right now?
Lake George is at 319.55 ft (NGVD29) as of August 14, 2026 — Reading is typical for mid-August.
Is Lake George full?
USGS gauge; outlet dam at Ticonderoga (NY Navigation Law) doesn't publish a conservation-pool figure for Lake George, so this page shows the reading against the lake's own seasonal history instead.
What is full pool for Lake George?
USGS gauge; outlet dam at Ticonderoga (NY Navigation Law) doesn't publish a single conservation-pool elevation for Lake George. The seasonal chart shows the range the lake actually runs instead.