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Philpott Lake water level

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

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FULL POOL 965 970 975
Elevation, feet (NGVD29)

as of September 24, 2026

967.24 ft NGVD29

level 6.8 ft below full pool — on the low side for late September

Reading comes straight from U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System (USGS gauge 02071900) and updates live when you load this page.

Is Philpott Lake full?

Not quite — 6.8 ft below full pool as of September 24, 2026

How full is Philpott 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.

Philpott Lake through the year

The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 2003–2020. The summer drawdown — and how this year sits in it — shows up without reading a single number.

full pool 965 970 975 JFMAMJJASOND
Median and normal range by day of year, 2003–2020 · elevation, feet (NGVD29)

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.

full pool 960 970 980 JFMAMJJASOND
  • 2020 (most recent on record, wettest on record)
  • 2008 (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 974.00 ft NGVD29 · per USACE Wilmington District full-pool reference
Gauge USGS gauge 02071900 · U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System
Datum NGVD29 — CWMS SAW project 'ROA PLP': Top of Power / Bottom of Flood = 974.0 ft.
Last verified August 15, 2026

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Quick answers

What is the lake level for Philpott Lake today?

Philpott Lake is at 967.24 ft (NGVD29) as of September 24, 2026 — 6.8 ft below full pool — on the low side for late September.

Is Philpott Lake full?

Not quite — at 967.24 ft on September 24, 2026, Philpott Lake is 6.8 ft below its full pool of 974.00 ft (NGVD29).

How full is Philpott 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 Philpott Lake?

Full pool (the conservation pool) for Philpott Lake is 974.00 ft NGVD29, per USACE Wilmington District full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.