Lake levels › Virginia / North Carolina

Kerr Lake water level today

Higher than usual for this time of year

287.81ft

feet above sea level ·

vs normal for Oct 10+29.6 ft
24 hours+0.01 ft
7 days−0.3 ft
30 days−2.2 ft
vs a year ago−9.7 ft

Is Kerr Lake low right now?

Kerr Lake was at 287.81 ft on October 10, 2026. That is 29.55 ft above the typical level for October 10 — higher than in 9 of 10 past years. Over the past week the lake has been falling about 0.05 ft a day.

Last 12 monthsDaily level Normal range (10–90% of past years)
254267279292304NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Kerr Lake on Oct 10 in past years

2025258.2+29.6
2024258.2+29.6
2023258.2+29.7
2022258.5+29.3
2021258.6+29.2
2020258.2+29.6

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

Daily levels, last two weeks

DateLevel (ft)Change
Oct 10287.80±0.00
Oct 9287.80−0.09
Oct 8287.89−0.07
Oct 7287.96−0.04
Oct 6288.00−0.05
Oct 5288.05−0.02
Oct 4288.07−0.06
Oct 3288.13−0.15
Oct 2288.28−0.12
Oct 1288.40−0.22
Sep 29288.62−0.07
Sep 28288.69±0.00
Sep 27288.69−0.04
Sep 26288.73−0.05

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

About Kerr Lake

10-year range
256.4 ft (February 3, 2019) to 280.8 ft (June 17, 2020)
Operated by
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Data
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — SAW district, ROA JHK
Datum
NGVD29

Lakes near Kerr Lake

Questions

Is Kerr Lake low right now?

Kerr Lake was at 287.81 ft on October 10, 2026. That is 29.55 ft above the typical level for October 10 — higher than in 9 of 10 past years. Over the past week the lake has been falling about 0.05 ft a day.

How often is the Kerr 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. Army Corps of Engineers (SAW district, ROA JHK). Readings are provisional and can be revised.