628.18 ft NAVD88
level 0.8 ft above full pool — on the high side for mid-August
Reading comes straight from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data (USACE series Beltzville.Elev.Inst.15Minutes.0.Rev-DCP) and updates live when you load this page.
Beltzville Lake through the year
The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 2011–2026. 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.
- 2026 (this year)
- 2025 (last year)
- 2018 (wettest on record)
- 2016 (driest on record)
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 | 627.34 ft NAVD88 · per USACE Philadelphia District full-pool reference |
|---|---|
| Conservation capacity | 42,948 acre-feet · per USACE Philadelphia District capacity reference |
| Gauge | USACE series Beltzville.Elev.Inst.15Minutes.0.Rev-DCP · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data |
| Datum | NAVD88 — 627.34 ft is the district's top of conservation pool figure, in the same NAVD88 datum as the gauge. |
| Last verified | August 20, 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 Beltzville Lake right now?
Beltzville Lake is at 628.18 ft (NAVD88) as of August 20, 2026 — 0.8 ft above full pool — on the high side for mid-August
Is Beltzville Lake full?
Yes and then some — at 628.18 ft, Beltzville Lake is 0.8 ft above its full pool of 627.34 ft (NAVD88), using flood storage.
What is full pool for Beltzville Lake?
Full pool (the conservation pool) for Beltzville Lake is 627.34 ft NAVD88, per USACE Philadelphia District full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.