1845.75 ft AEP project datum
level 0.3 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 CLLV2) and updates live when you load this page.
Is Claytor Lake full?
Not quite — 0.3 ft below full pool as of September 9, 2026
How full is Claytor 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 | 1846.00 ft AEP project datum · per Appalachian Power (AEP) full-pool reference |
|---|---|
| Gauge | NOAA gauge CLLV2 · NOAA National Water Prediction Service |
| Datum | AEP project datum — The gauge and AEP's 1,846.00 ft full pond share the operator's project datum, and the gauge posts about one reading a day, so the number here moves slowly. |
| Last verified | August 15, 2026 |
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Quick answers
What is the lake level for Claytor Lake today?
Claytor Lake is at 1845.75 ft (AEP project datum) as of September 9, 2026 — 0.3 ft below full pool — this gauge's public record is too short for seasonal comparisons.
Is Claytor Lake full?
Not quite — at 1845.75 ft on September 9, 2026, Claytor Lake is 0.3 ft below its full pool of 1846.00 ft (AEP project datum).
How full is Claytor 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 Claytor Lake?
Full pool (the conservation pool) for Claytor Lake is 1846.00 ft AEP project datum, per Appalachian Power (AEP) full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.