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Island Creek Reservoir at Dam near Clarksville water level today

Lake in Mecklenburg County, Virginia

258.33ft
78.74 m · NGVD29
Measured · provisional
Above normal for the dateSteady
24 hours
0.00 ft
7 days
▼ 0.12 ft
30 days
▼ 0.08 ft
Normal for Oct 23 ?
258.20 ft

At a glance · Oct 23

Higher than usual

Island Creek Reservoir at Dam near Clarksville is 0.1 ft higher than normal for Oct 23, higher than on this date in 5 of the last 6 years.

  • This week↘ Falling 0.12 ft
  • Lowest on record↓ 255.47 ft (2010)

Compared with this gauge's own records for the same date. A statistical guide, not advice.

Normal for Oct 23Record lowToday258.33 ft

Today compared with past years on Oct 23

Lowest to highest on this date: 255.47–259.50 ftUsual range (10th–90th percentile): 257.54–258.39 ftNormal (25th–75th percentile): 258.06–258.29 ftToday: 258.33 ftToday 258.33 ftMedian 258.20Lowest 255.47Highest 259.5025th75th
Lowest to highest on this date: 255.47–259.50 ftUsual range (10th–90th percentile): 257.54–258.39 ftNormal (25th–75th percentile): 258.06–258.29 ftToday: 258.33 ftToday 258.33 ftMedian 258.20Lowest 255.4725th

Where today's reading sits among this gauge's own records for the same date (±3 days). A statistical guide, not advice.

What this means

It is lower than on Oct 23 in 1 of the last 6 years.

The lake has fallen 0.12 ft in 7 days and fallen 0.08 ft in 30 days.

Since 2004, the lowest daily level was 255.47 ft (Oct 2010) and the highest 280.78 ft (Jun 2020).

Island Creek Reservoir at Dam near Clarksville level chart

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Measured Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)

Same date in past years

DateLevelvs today
Oct 23, 2021258.29 ft▼ 0.04 ft
Oct 23, 2020258.32 ft▼ 0.01 ft
Oct 23, 2019258.08 ft▼ 0.25 ft
Oct 23, 2018258.29 ft▼ 0.04 ft
Oct 23, 2017258.17 ft▼ 0.16 ft
Oct 23, 2016258.55 ft▲ 0.22 ft

Records & details

Highest
280.78 ft on Jun 18, 2020
Lowest
255.47 ft on Oct 26, 2010
Records from
2004 (17 years of daily data)
Water temperature
Not measured here

Full history: yearly highs and lows, monthly averages →

Island Creek Dam

Height
92 ft
Completed
1951
Purposes
Flood Risk Reduction; Other
Owner
USACE - Wilmington District
Normal storage
910 acre-ft
Surface area
170 acres

National Inventory of Dams (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). All dam facts →

Campgrounds near Island Creek Reservoir at Dam near Clarksville

All 7 campgrounds, reservations and phone numbers →

Federal campgrounds from Recreation.gov; straight-line distance from the lake's gauge or dam.

Weather & wind

Today67°F · Patchy Frost then Sunny
Wind N 6 mph
Tonight41°F · Mostly Clear
Wind NE 5 mph
Saturday65°F · Sunny
Wind NE 2 to 6 mph
Saturday Night41°F · Mostly Clear
Wind NE 1 to 5 mph
Sunday67°F · Sunny
Wind NE 2 to 6 mph
Sunday Night38°F · Mostly Clear
Wind NE 0 to 3 mph

NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 9 h ago.

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