445.55 ft local (Barge Canal) datum
level 0.4 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 GNVN6) and updates live when you load this page.
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 | 446.00 ft local (Barge Canal) datum · per NYS Canal Corporation (level), gauge via NWS/NWPS full-pool reference |
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| Gauge | NOAA gauge GNVN6 · NOAA National Water Prediction Service |
| Datum | local (Barge Canal) datum — NWS gauge GNVN6 (Seneca Lake at Geneva) stage is lake surface elevation in the local datum. Rule-curve summer target 446.0 +/-0.3 ft (winter 445.0). NWS flood stage 448. USGS lake gauges discontinued. |
| Last verified | August 15, 2026 |
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Quick answers
How full is Seneca Lake right now?
Seneca Lake is at 445.55 ft (local (Barge Canal) datum) as of August 15, 2026 — 0.4 ft below full pool — this gauge's public record is too short for seasonal comparisons
Is Seneca Lake full?
Not quite — at 445.55 ft, Seneca Lake is 0.4 ft below its full pool of 446.00 ft (local (Barge Canal) datum).
What is full pool for Seneca Lake?
Full pool (the conservation pool) for Seneca Lake is 446.00 ft local (Barge Canal) datum, per NYS Canal Corporation (level), gauge via NWS/NWPS full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.