Cecil M. Harden Lake (Raccoon Lake) water level: Raccoon Lake 
8.8 ft low
Cecil M. Harden Lake (Raccoon Lake) is 8.8 ft below full pool, lower than usual for early November. The C. M. Harden Lake gauge read 653.23 ft at 6:00 AM EST, November 4, 2026.
How Raccoon Lake stands today
In early November Raccoon Lake normally sits near 654.48 ft, 7.5 ft under full pool; today it is 1.3 ft below even that.
- 653.23 Feet above sea level6:00 AM EST, November 4, 2026, NGVD29 datum.
- −8.77 Feet from full poolFull pool today is 662.00 ft.
- 52.6 Percent of conservation storageWater held above bottom of normal, as a share of the pool's capacity.
- −1.25 Feet from normal for Nov 4Median of 2002–2025 is 654.48 ft. Today ranks in the 13th percentile.
- −0.45 Feet from a year ago653.68 ft on November 4, 2025.
- −8.80 Feet over 30 days−3.52 ft over the past 7 days.
The past year, day by day
The shaded band is where Raccoon Lake usually sits on each date: the middle 80% of years from 2002 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 2006
Readings for the last 30 days
| Date | Level (ft) | Normal (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| November 4, 2026 | 653.29 | 654.48 |
| November 3, 2026 | 653.68 | 655.08 |
| November 2, 2026 | 654.19 | 655.64 |
| November 1, 2026 | 654.73 | 656.12 |
| October 31, 2026 | 655.25 | 656.64 |
| October 30, 2026 | 655.76 | 657.16 |
| October 29, 2026 | 656.26 | 657.70 |
| October 28, 2026 | 656.75 | 658.23 |
| October 27, 2026 | 657.25 | 658.75 |
| October 26, 2026 | 657.79 | 659.20 |
| October 25, 2026 | 658.39 | 659.59 |
| October 24, 2026 | 658.99 | 659.91 |
| October 23, 2026 | 659.59 | 660.23 |
| October 22, 2026 | 660.19 | 660.51 |
| October 21, 2026 | 660.78 | 660.76 |
| Date | Level (ft) | Normal (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| October 20, 2026 | 661.35 | 661.03 |
| October 19, 2026 | 661.75 | 661.20 |
| October 18, 2026 | 661.80 | 661.25 |
| October 17, 2026 | 661.83 | 661.33 |
| October 16, 2026 | 661.86 | 661.39 |
| October 15, 2026 | 661.85 | 661.41 |
| October 14, 2026 | 661.86 | 661.44 |
| October 13, 2026 | 661.86 | 661.47 |
| October 12, 2026 | 661.89 | 661.50 |
| October 11, 2026 | 661.91 | 661.53 |
| October 10, 2026 | 661.92 | 661.53 |
| October 9, 2026 | 661.94 | 661.52 |
| October 8, 2026 | 661.96 | 661.49 |
| October 7, 2026 | 661.98 | 661.46 |
| October 6, 2026 | 662.01 | 661.44 |
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 2016.
| Month | Low year (10th %) | Median | High year (90th %) | Days above your mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 639.59 | 640.89 | 655.63 | — |
| February | 639.89 | 640.57 | 655.71 | — |
| March | 642.13 | 652.10 | 660.30 | — |
| April | 654.52 | 659.59 | 668.15 | — |
| May | 661.04 | 662.57 | 672.08 | — |
| June | 662.09 | 662.36 | 666.86 | — |
| July | 662.05 | 662.29 | 664.90 | — |
| August | 661.85 | 662.13 | 662.97 | — |
| September | 661.20 | 661.79 | 662.31 | — |
| October | 658.33 | 660.93 | 662.28 | — |
| November | 641.60 | 648.55 | 657.91 | — |
| December | 639.97 | 640.26 | 642.57 | — |
Other Indiana lakes, lowest first
| Lake | Level (ft) | Vs full pool |
|---|---|---|
| Cagles Mill Lake | 637.59 | 1.9 ft below |
| Brookville Lake | 744.68 | 3.3 ft below |
| Monroe Lake | 537.60 | At pool |
 Patoka Lake | 537.44 | 138.4% full |
Raccoon Lake questions
What is full pool at Cecil M. Harden Lake (Raccoon Lake)?
Full pool at Cecil M. Harden Lake (Raccoon Lake) is 662.00 ft above sea level today. The agency's own term for it is “top of conservation.”
Is Cecil M. Harden Lake (Raccoon Lake) full right now?
No. It is 8.8 ft below full pool and holds 52.6% of its conservation storage. In early November Raccoon Lake normally sits near 654.48 ft, 7.5 ft under full pool; today it is 1.3 ft below even that.
Is Cecil M. Harden Lake (Raccoon Lake) lower than normal for early November?
Yes. The median level on Nov 4 across 2002–2025 is 654.48 ft, and today's 653.23 ft is −1.25 ft from it. In 8 of 10 years the level on this date fell between 652.39 and 659.44 ft.
How does Cecil M. Harden Lake (Raccoon Lake) compare with last year?
A year ago, on November 4, 2025, it stood at 653.68 ft. It is 0.45 ft lower now.
What are the highest and lowest levels since 2002?
In the daily record we hold, which starts in 2002, the highest daily level was 689.89 ft on July 21, 2015 and the lowest was 638.59 ft on February 10, 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.