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Ohio Water Levels

Live USGS reservoir gauges, NOAA Lake Erie stations and the Ohio River gauges.

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Live lake gauges

Ohio reservoir gauges from USGS, live

LakeLevelReadingSource
Berlin Lake1,016.08 ftOct 27, 2026USGS 03090000
Lake Milton945.44 ftOct 27, 2026USGS 03091000
Michael J. Kirwan Reservoir980.68 ftOct 27, 2026USGS 03092450
Mosquito Creek Lake898.89 ftOct 27, 2026USGS 03095000
Leesville Lake962.58 ftOct 27, 2026USGS 03120000
Atwood Lake927.69 ftOct 27, 2026USGS 03121000
Piedmont Lake913.12 ftOct 27, 2026USGS 03125500
Clendening Lake897.88 ftOct 27, 2026USGS 03126500
Tappan Lake899.06 ftOct 27, 2026USGS 03128000
Senecaville Lake832.73 ftOct 27, 2026USGS 03141000
O'Shaughnessy Reservoir848.51 ftOct 27, 2026USGS 03220500
Griggs Reservoir755.64 ftOct 27, 2026USGS 03221500
Hoover Reservoir890.60 ftOct 27, 2026USGS 03228400
Caesar Creek Lake847.13 ftOct 27, 2026USGS 03242340
East Fork Lake730.36 ftOct 27, 2026USGS 03247040
West Fork Mill Creek Reservoir675.13 ftOct 27, 2026USGS 03256500
Indian Lake996.05 ftOct 27, 2026USGS 03260500
Lake Loramie953.75 ftOct 27, 2026USGS 03261800
Clarence J Brown Reservoir1,010.38 ftOct 27, 2026USGS 03268090
Buckeye Lake891.45 ftOct 27, 2026USGS 395540082291600
Grand Lake St. Marys870.97 ftOct 27, 2026USGS 403204084342601

USGS provisional lake elevation data, refreshed hourly by the site.

Lake Erie

NOAA Lake Erie water level stations on the Ohio shore

StationBasinReadingDatumRecorded
FairportCentral Basin571.51 ftIGLD85October 26, 2026
ClevelandCentral Basin571.51 ftIGLD85October 26, 2026
MarbleheadWestern Basin571.45 ftIGLD85October 26, 2026
ToledoWestern Basin571.36 ftIGLD85October 26, 2026

NOAA CO-OPS water level stations, provisional readings retrieved October 26, 2026; Lake Erie levels are in feet above IGLD 1985.

Ohio River

USGS gauges on the Ohio River along the Ohio shore

USGS gaugeLatest readingTime (ET)
Ohio River At Hannibal Lock And Dam (upper), Oh13.30 ft gage heightOct 27 6:15 pm
Ohio River At Hannibal Lock And Dam (lower), Oh12.37 ft gage heightOct 27 6:15 pm
Ohio River Above Sardis, Oh12.53 ft gage heightOct 27 5:45 pm
Ohio River At Marietta, Oh15.92 ft gage heightOct 27 6:00 pm

US Geological Survey provisional data, retrieved Oct 27, 2026 6:33 pm ET. Provisional readings can be revised.

7 USGS gauges on the main stem report stage and flow; the Ohio River page shows them beside the launches of both regulation units.

The Ohio River
Lake pages

Ohio lake pages carrying a gauge reading

Rivers are covered as well: 304 active USGS stream gauges feed the flow box on each Ohio river and creek page that has one.

Pictures

Ohio Water Levels, with Ohio water shown

Conneaut Township Park, Ohio
Conneaut Township Park
Photo: Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 4.0
Delaware Lake, Ohio
Delaware Lake
Photo: Sixflashphoto, CC BY-SA 4.0
Big Walnut Creek, Ohio
Big Walnut Creek
Photo: Sixflashphoto, CC BY-SA 4.0
Conneaut Creek, Ohio
Conneaut Creek
Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
Answers

Questions on Ohio water levels

Which Ohio lakes have a live level here?

The live table lists 21 USGS reservoir gauges.

Where does the Lake Erie level come from?

NOAA water level stations at Fairport, Cleveland, Marblehead and Toledo, in feet above IGLD 1985.

Why are the Lake Erie readings dated rather than live?

USGS gauges refresh hourly on the site; the NOAA readings print as retrieved with their time.

Are Corps of Engineers reservoir pools shown?

No; the Corps water management data service blocks automated reading, so Ohio pages use USGS lake gauges instead.

Does the Ohio River have gauges here?

Yes, 7 USGS gauges on the main stem, shown above and on the Ohio River page.

Where are river flows for smaller streams?

On each river and creek page with a USGS gauge, as discharge and gauge height.

What datum do the reservoir gauges use?

Most USGS lake gauges in Ohio report elevation above NAVD 1988 or the older NGVD 1929; the table shows the value as reported.

How often should I check a level before launching?

Same day: reservoir pools and the Ohio River can move several feet after heavy rain.