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Norfork Lake water level today

552.25 ft above sea level (October 20, 2026 at 2:00 AM). It is 0.25 ft above full pool (552.00 ft), so flood storage is in use. Norfork Lake is falling slowly: down 0.23 ft in the past 7 days and down 1.17 ft over 30 days.

Level now552.25 ft
vs full pool (552.0)+0.25 ft
Past 24 hours−0.01 ft
Past 7 days−0.23 ft
Past 30 days−1.17 ft
vs 1 year ago+0.86 ft

Norfork Lake level over the last 12 months

544548553557561 Oct 25Dec 25Feb 26Apr 26Jun 26Aug 26Oct 26 full pool 552.0
Daily elevation in feet, last 12 months.

12-month low: 545.43 ft (February 13, 2026). High: 559.72 ft (June 29, 2026). Swing: 14.29 ft.

Daily Norfork Lake levels, last 30 days

DateElevation (ft)Change
Oct 20, 2026552.25−0.01 ft
Oct 19, 2026552.26−0.03 ft
Oct 18, 2026552.29−0.03 ft
Oct 17, 2026552.32−0.05 ft
Oct 16, 2026552.37−0.04 ft
Oct 15, 2026552.41−0.04 ft
Oct 14, 2026552.45−0.03 ft
Oct 13, 2026552.48−0.05 ft
Oct 12, 2026552.53−0.03 ft
Oct 11, 2026552.56−0.03 ft
Oct 10, 2026552.59−0.03 ft
Oct 9, 2026552.62−0.04 ft
Oct 8, 2026552.66−0.07 ft
Oct 7, 2026552.73−0.06 ft
Oct 6, 2026552.79−0.06 ft
Oct 5, 2026552.85−0.06 ft
Oct 4, 2026552.91±0.00 ft
Oct 3, 2026552.91−0.04 ft
Oct 2, 2026552.95+0.06 ft
Oct 1, 2026552.89−0.04 ft
Sep 30, 2026552.93−0.05 ft
Sep 29, 2026552.98−0.05 ft
Sep 28, 2026553.03−0.04 ft
Sep 27, 2026553.07−0.03 ft
Sep 26, 2026553.10−0.04 ft
Sep 25, 2026553.14−0.06 ft
Sep 24, 2026553.20−0.05 ft
Sep 23, 2026553.25−0.04 ft
Sep 22, 2026553.29−0.05 ft
Sep 21, 2026553.34−0.08 ft

Monthly average levels

MonthAverageLowHigh
Nov 2025550.63550.23550.98
Dec 2025549.59549.28550.32
Jan 2026548.68546.95549.41
Feb 2026545.96545.43546.80
Mar 2026549.66546.19550.88
Apr 2026551.52550.91552.54
May 2026553.26552.62555.34
Jun 2026557.33555.52559.72
Jul 2026557.09555.58559.51
Aug 2026554.93554.17555.56
Sep 2026553.61552.93554.10
Oct 2026 *552.59552.25552.95

* partial month or year.

Norfork Lake year by year

YearLowHighAverage
2026 *545.43 Feb 13559.72 Jun 29552.49
2025549.28 Dec 17579.58 May 28559.92
2024551.41 Nov 1568.50 Nov 12556.40
2023 *553.23 Oct 16553.66 Dec 31553.36

Norfork Lake on this date in past years

YearLevel on this dateToday vs then
2025551.39 ft+0.86 ft
2024552.12 ft+0.13 ft
2023553.30 ft−1.05 ft

Is Norfork Lake full?

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers top of conservation pool for Norfork Lake is 552.00 ft. The lake is 0.25 ft above it today.

Is Norfork Lake rising or falling?

Norfork Lake is falling slowly: down 0.23 ft in the past 7 days and down 1.17 ft over 30 days. In the latest day it moved −0.01 ft.

How does Norfork Lake compare with last year?

Compared with the same date last year, the lake is 0.86 ft higher. Two years ago on this date it stood at 552.12 ft.

Data source

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE CWMS Data API), gauge Norfork_Dam-Headwater.Elev.Inst.1Hour.0.Decodes-rev; readings since Oct 15, 2023. Official source · how we collect it.

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