813.00 ft TVA project datum
level At full pool — this gauge's public record is too short for seasonal comparisons
Reading comes straight from NOAA National Water Prediction Service (NOAA gauge FLDT1) and updates live when you load this page.
Is Tellico Lake full?
Yes — at full pool as of September 24, 2026
How full is Tellico 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.
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 | 813.00 ft TVA project datum · per TVA full-pool reference |
|---|---|
| Gauge | NOAA gauge FLDT1 · NOAA National Water Prediction Service |
| Datum | TVA project datum — Tellico has no gauge of its own: it is joined to Fort Loudoun by an open canal and TVA runs the two as one pool, so this reading is the Fort Loudoun headwater gauge of that shared pool. |
| Last verified | August 15, 2026 |
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Quick answers
What is the lake level for Tellico Lake today?
Tellico Lake is at 813.00 ft (TVA project datum) as of September 24, 2026 — At full pool — this gauge's public record is too short for seasonal comparisons.
Is Tellico Lake full?
Yes — at 813.00 ft on September 24, 2026, Tellico Lake is at full pool (813.00 ft TVA project datum).
How full is Tellico 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 Tellico Lake?
Full pool (the conservation pool) for Tellico Lake is 813.00 ft TVA project datum, per TVA full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.