Lake levels › West Virginia

Cheat Lake water level today

Normal for this time of year

868.38ft

feet above sea level ·

vs normal for Oct 10−0.7 ft
24 hours−0.13 ft
7 days−0.4 ft
30 days−0.2 ft
vs a year ago−1.5 ft

Is Cheat Lake low right now?

Cheat Lake was at 868.38 ft on October 10, 2026. That is 0.71 ft below the typical level for October 10, within the normal range. Over the past week the lake has been falling about 0.07 ft a day.

Last 12 monthsDaily level Normal range (10–90% of past years)
858861864868871NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Cheat Lake on Oct 10 in past years

2025868.7−0.3
2024869.4−1.0
2023869.3−0.9
2022869.5−1.1
2020868.1+0.3
2019866.4+2.0

Level on the same date each year, and how today compares.

Daily levels, last two weeks

DateLevel (ft)Change
Oct 10868.35−0.16
Oct 9868.51−0.23
Oct 8868.74−0.50
Oct 7869.24−0.22
Oct 6869.46−0.11
Oct 5869.57+0.43
Oct 4869.14+0.33
Oct 3868.81+0.36
Oct 2868.45−0.62
Oct 1869.07−0.37
Sep 30869.44+0.07
Sep 29869.37−0.05
Sep 28869.42−0.14
Sep 27869.56+0.27

Daily means of the operator's readings (midnight to midnight, local time).

About Cheat Lake

10-year range
857.3 ft (January 6, 2018) to 870.0 ft (January 14, 2018)
Data
U.S. Geological Survey — USGS 03071590
Datum
NGVD29

Lakes near Cheat Lake

Questions

Is Cheat Lake low right now?

Cheat Lake was at 868.38 ft on October 10, 2026. That is 0.71 ft below the typical level for October 10, within the normal range. Over the past week the lake has been falling about 0.07 ft a day.

How often is the Cheat Lake level updated?

The operator reports every 15 minutes to an hour. This page refreshes several times a day; the time of the latest reading is shown next to the level.

Where does this data come from?

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS 03071590). Readings are provisional and can be revised.