888.74 ft NGVD29
level 0.7 ft above full pool — this gauge's public record is too short for seasonal comparisons
Reading comes straight from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data (USACE lake gauge) and updates live when you load this page.
Is Alum Creek Lake full?
Yes, and then some — 0.7 ft above full pool as of September 24, 2026
How full is Alum Creek Lake? 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.
This year vs the years that matter
This year's trace against the finished years this gauge has published. Its public daily record begins in 2020, so the driest and wettest years are not named yet: that takes 8 finished years, and the lake regulars will remember wetter and drier years than any line here.
- 2026 (this year)
- 2025 (last year)
- 2024
- 2022
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 | 888.00 ft NGVD29 · per USACE Huntington District / Ohio DNR full-pool reference |
|---|---|
| Conservation capacity | 81,735 acre-feet · per USACE Huntington District / Ohio DNR capacity reference |
| Gauge | USACE lake gauge · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data |
| Datum | NGVD29 — Top of the normal summer pool is 888.0 ft; the level is seasonal, so winter sits lower. |
| Last verified | August 15, 2026 |
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Quick answers
What is the lake level for Alum Creek Lake today?
Alum Creek Lake is at 888.74 ft (NGVD29) as of September 24, 2026 — 0.7 ft above full pool — this gauge's public record is too short for seasonal comparisons.
Is Alum Creek Lake full?
Yes and then some — at 888.74 ft on September 24, 2026, Alum Creek Lake is 0.7 ft above its full pool of 888.00 ft (NGVD29), using flood storage.
How full is Alum Creek Lake?
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 Alum Creek Lake?
Full pool (the conservation pool) for Alum Creek Lake is 888.00 ft NGVD29, per USACE Huntington District / Ohio DNR full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.