Mahoning Creek Lake water level: Mahoning Creek 
0.9 ft high
Mahoning Creek Lake is 0.9 ft above full pool. The gauge read 1,084.54 ft at 8:00 AM EST, November 4, 2026.
Data note: only 3 past years on this date. Some comparisons on this page are left out until the record is long enough.
How Mahoning Creek stands today
- 1,084.54 Feet above sea level8:00 AM EST, November 4, 2026, NAVD88 datum.
- +0.91 Feet from full poolFull pool today is 1,083.63 ft; it rises to 1,097.14 ft in the high season.
- −8.02 Feet from a year ago1,092.56 ft on November 4, 2025.
- −14.47 Feet over 30 days−3.56 ft over the past 7 days.
The past year, day by day
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
- Full pool
Monthly average since 2013
Readings for the last 30 days
| Date | Level (ft) | Normal (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| November 4, 2026 | 1,084.56 | — |
| November 3, 2026 | 1,084.60 | — |
| November 2, 2026 | 1,084.87 | — |
| November 1, 2026 | 1,085.27 | — |
| October 31, 2026 | 1,086.13 | — |
| October 30, 2026 | 1,086.91 | — |
| October 29, 2026 | 1,087.56 | — |
| October 28, 2026 | 1,088.10 | — |
| October 27, 2026 | 1,088.49 | — |
| October 26, 2026 | 1,088.76 | — |
| October 25, 2026 | 1,088.90 | — |
| October 24, 2026 | 1,088.99 | — |
| October 23, 2026 | 1,090.34 | — |
| October 22, 2026 | 1,091.76 | — |
| October 21, 2026 | 1,093.10 | — |
| Date | Level (ft) | Normal (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| October 20, 2026 | 1,096.31 | — |
| October 19, 2026 | 1,099.47 | — |
| October 18, 2026 | 1,101.34 | — |
| October 17, 2026 | 1,101.49 | — |
| October 16, 2026 | 1,102.15 | — |
| October 15, 2026 | 1,105.20 | — |
| October 14, 2026 | 1,107.68 | — |
| October 13, 2026 | 1,109.20 | — |
| October 12, 2026 | 1,107.67 | — |
| October 11, 2026 | 1,099.13 | — |
| October 10, 2026 | 1,098.55 | — |
| October 9, 2026 | 1,098.82 | — |
| October 8, 2026 | 1,098.98 | — |
| October 7, 2026 | 1,099.08 | — |
| October 6, 2026 | 1,099.09 | — |
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 (NAVD88, 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 2024.
| Month | Low year (10th %) | Median | High year (90th %) | Days above your mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,079.74 | 1,082.76 | 1,090.76 | — |
| May | 1,096.18 | 1,099.18 | 1,107.03 | — |
| June | 1,098.24 | 1,098.97 | 1,102.08 | — |
| July | 1,098.29 | 1,099.05 | 1,104.48 | — |
| August | 1,098.64 | 1,101.12 | 1,110.05 | — |
| September | 1,097.99 | 1,099.47 | 1,108.63 | — |
| October | 1,091.62 | 1,099.09 | 1,100.14 | — |
| November | 1,081.88 | 1,086.80 | 1,092.14 | — |
Other Pennsylvania lakes, lowest first
| Lake | Level (ft) | Vs full pool |
|---|---|---|
| Woodcock Creek Lake | 1,164.69 | 10.2 ft below |
 Raystown Lake | 781.00 | 5.0 ft below |
| Tionesta Lake | 1,087.93 | 3.4 ft above |
 Blue Marsh Lake | 284.30 | 5.0 ft below |
| Hammond Lake | 1,085.75 | At pool |
| Crooked Creek Lake | 843.08 | 5.7 ft above |
| Beltzville Lake | 627.39 | 100.1% full |
| Tioga Lake | 1,081.28 | At pool |
| Cowanesque Lake | 1,080.21 | At pool |
| F. E. Walter Reservoir | 1,301.24 | 1.9 ft above |
| Foster Joseph Sayers Lake | 630.16 | 101.0% full |
 Curwensville Lake | 1,162.47 | At pool |
 Shenango River Lake | 894.60 | 107.9% full |
 Allegheny Reservoir (Kinzua) | 1,312.19 | 1.6 ft above |
Mahoning Creek questions
What is full pool at Mahoning Creek Lake?
Full pool at Mahoning Creek Lake is 1,083.63 ft above sea level today. The Army Corps of Engineers changes it through the year, up to 1,097.14 ft in the high season. The agency's own term for it is “top of conservation.”
Is Mahoning Creek Lake full right now?
It is over full: 0.9 ft above full pool, with flood storage up to 1,161.14 ft. Water above full pool is flood water the dam is holding back and releasing over time.
How does Mahoning Creek Lake compare with last year?
A year ago, on November 4, 2025, it stood at 1,092.56 ft. It is 8.02 ft lower now.
What are the highest and lowest levels since 2013?
In the daily record we hold, which starts in 2013, the highest daily level was 1,124.53 ft on April 6, 2026 and the lowest was 1,050.00 ft on July 27, 2013.
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.