Alum Creek Lake water level: Alum Creek 
1.5 ft low
Alum Creek Lake is 1.5 ft below full pool, higher than usual for early November. The gauge read 886.51 ft at 8:45 AM EST, November 4, 2026.
How Alum Creek stands today
- 886.51 Feet above sea level8:45 AM EST, November 4, 2026, NGVD29 datum.
- −1.49 Feet from full poolFull pool today is 888.00 ft; it rises to 888.00 ft in the high season.
- +0.40 Feet from normal for Nov 4Median of 2020–2025 is 886.11 ft. Today ranks in the 83rd percentile.
- +0.82 Feet from a year ago885.69 ft on November 4, 2025.
- −1.81 Feet over 30 days−0.39 ft over the past 7 days.
The past year, day by day
The shaded band is where Alum Creek usually sits on each date: the middle 80% of years from 2020 to 2025. The blue line is the past 12 months; the sand line is the 12 months before. Hover or use the arrow keys to read any day.
- Past 12 months
- The 12 months before
- Normal range (middle 80% of years)
- Median
- Full pool
Monthly average since 2020
Readings for the last 30 days
| Date | Level (ft) | Normal (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| November 4, 2026 | 886.50 | 886.11 |
| November 3, 2026 | 886.55 | 886.19 |
| November 2, 2026 | 886.59 | 886.29 |
| November 1, 2026 | 886.66 | 886.35 |
| October 31, 2026 | 886.71 | 886.41 |
| October 30, 2026 | 886.75 | 886.46 |
| October 29, 2026 | 886.81 | 886.50 |
| October 28, 2026 | 886.90 | 886.52 |
| October 27, 2026 | 886.99 | 886.54 |
| October 26, 2026 | 887.07 | 886.52 |
| October 25, 2026 | 887.15 | 886.53 |
| October 24, 2026 | 887.24 | 886.54 |
| October 23, 2026 | 887.32 | 886.54 |
| October 22, 2026 | 887.39 | 886.53 |
| October 21, 2026 | 887.48 | 886.51 |
| Date | Level (ft) | Normal (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| October 20, 2026 | 887.57 | 886.51 |
| October 19, 2026 | 887.64 | 886.53 |
| October 18, 2026 | 887.71 | 886.55 |
| October 17, 2026 | 887.78 | 886.59 |
| October 16, 2026 | 887.82 | 886.64 |
| October 15, 2026 | 887.91 | 886.69 |
| October 14, 2026 | 887.96 | 886.75 |
| October 13, 2026 | 887.97 | 886.80 |
| October 12, 2026 | 888.01 | 886.86 |
| October 11, 2026 | 888.07 | 886.92 |
| October 10, 2026 | 888.12 | 886.97 |
| October 9, 2026 | 888.16 | 887.02 |
| October 8, 2026 | 888.20 | 887.07 |
| October 7, 2026 | 888.24 | 887.11 |
| October 6, 2026 | 888.31 | 887.15 |
Is the water above your dock?
Enter the elevation of your dock, ramp end or a mark on your shoreline, in feet above sea level (NGVD29, the datum the Army Corps of Engineers uses for this gauge). You will see how far the water is above or below it today, and how often it dipped below it in each month since 2020.
| Month | Low year (10th %) | Median | High year (90th %) | Days above your mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 883.94 | 885.27 | 885.81 | — |
| February | 882.92 | 885.31 | 886.18 | — |
| March | 885.21 | 885.44 | 887.64 | — |
| April | 885.52 | 888.27 | 889.34 | — |
| May | 888.15 | 888.37 | 889.27 | — |
| June | 888.09 | 888.39 | 888.67 | — |
| July | 888.09 | 888.44 | 888.84 | — |
| August | 887.67 | 888.20 | 888.67 | — |
| September | 886.86 | 887.97 | 888.56 | — |
| October | 885.83 | 886.77 | 888.04 | — |
| November | 883.98 | 885.71 | 886.63 | — |
| December | 883.04 | 885.21 | 885.72 | — |
Other Ohio lakes, lowest first
| Lake | Level (ft) | Vs full pool |
|---|---|---|
| Deer Creek Lake | 803.50 | 1.4 ft above |
 Leesville Lake | 962.48 | 97.1% full |
 Atwood Lake | 927.63 | 6.2 ft above |
 Tappan Lake | 898.98 | 97.9% full |
 East Fork Lake (William H. Harsha) | 730.10 | 26.6% full |
 Mosquito Creek Lake | 898.76 | At pool |
| Berlin Lake | 1,016.08 | At pool |
 Caesar Creek Lake | 846.89 | 29.4% full |
| Michael J. Kirwan Reservoir | 980.43 | At pool |
| Clendening Lake | 897.84 | 99.0% full |
 Charles Mill Lake | 996.78 | 95.8% full |
| Paint Creek Lake | 792.89 | 0.8 ft above |
 Piedmont Lake | 912.77 | 98.5% full |
| C. J. Brown Reservoir | 1,010.13 | 37.4% full |
Alum Creek questions
What is full pool at Alum Creek Lake?
Full pool at Alum Creek Lake is 888.00 ft above sea level today. The Army Corps of Engineers changes it through the year, up to 888.00 ft in the high season. The agency's own term for it is “top of normal.”
Is Alum Creek Lake full right now?
No. It is 1.5 ft below full pool.
Is Alum Creek Lake lower than normal for early November?
No, it is higher than normal. The median level on Nov 4 across 2020–2025 is 886.11 ft, and today's 886.51 ft is +0.40 ft from it. In 8 of 10 years the level on this date fell between 885.00 and 886.68 ft.
How does Alum Creek Lake compare with last year?
A year ago, on November 4, 2025, it stood at 885.69 ft. It is 0.82 ft higher now.
What are the highest and lowest levels since 2020?
In the daily record we hold, which starts in 2020, the highest daily level was 892.65 ft on May 28, 2026 and the lowest was 881.76 ft on February 9, 2026.
How often is this page updated?
We pull new readings from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers several times a day. This page was last rebuilt on Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:13:17 UTC. Readings are provisional and can be revised by the agency.