203.74 ft NGVD29
level 0.2 ft above full pool — unusually high for mid-August
Reading comes straight from U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System (USGS gauge 01330884) and updates live when you load this page.
Saratoga Lake through the year
The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 2014–2026. 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.
- 2024 (wettest on record)
- 2015 (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 | 203.50 ft NGVD29 · per Saratoga Lake Protection and Improvement District (SLPID); USGS gauge full-pool reference |
|---|---|
| Gauge | USGS gauge 01330884 · U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System |
| Datum | NGVD29 — 62614 NGVD29. SLPID: normal summer pool 203.5 ft, ideal band 203.1-203.7; level controlled at Fish Creek structure downstream. No maintained winter level. |
| Last verified | August 15, 2026 |
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Quick answers
How full is Saratoga Lake right now?
Saratoga Lake is at 203.74 ft (NGVD29) as of August 14, 2026 — 0.2 ft above full pool — unusually high for mid-August
Is Saratoga Lake full?
Yes and then some — at 203.74 ft, Saratoga Lake is 0.2 ft above its full pool of 203.50 ft (NGVD29), using flood storage.
What is full pool for Saratoga Lake?
Full pool (the conservation pool) for Saratoga Lake is 203.50 ft NGVD29, per Saratoga Lake Protection and Improvement District (SLPID); USGS gauge full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.