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Prompton Lake water level

Today's reading against full pool and Prompton Lake's own seasonal history.

1122 1124 1126
Elevation, feet (NAVD88)

as of August 20, 2026

1124.01 ft NAVD88

level Reading is typical for mid-August.

Reading comes straight from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data (USACE series Prompton.Elev.Inst.15Minutes.0.Rev-DCP) and updates live when you load this page.


Prompton 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.

1124 1126 1128 1130 JFMAMJJASOND
Median and normal range by day of year, 2011–2026 · elevation, feet (NAVD88)

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.

1124 1126 1128 1130 JFMAMJJASOND
  • 2026 (this year)
  • 2025 (last year)
  • 2018 (wettest on record)
  • 2015 (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 not published by the operator
Gauge USACE series Prompton.Elev.Inst.15Minutes.0.Rev-DCP · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data
Datum NAVD88
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 Prompton Lake right now?

Prompton Lake is at 1124.01 ft (NAVD88) as of August 20, 2026 — Reading is typical for mid-August.

Is Prompton Lake full?

USACE Philadelphia District doesn't publish a conservation-pool figure for Prompton Lake, so this page shows the reading against the lake's own seasonal history instead.

What is full pool for Prompton Lake?

USACE Philadelphia District doesn't publish a single conservation-pool elevation for Prompton Lake. The seasonal chart shows the range the lake actually runs instead.