Foster Joseph Sayers Lake Water Level Today

Pennsylvania · near Howard · At full pool

Full pool630.0Bottom of pool590.0
Elevation
630.19 ft
From full pool
+0.19 ft
Percent of pool
100.5%
24-hour change
+0.14 ft
7-day change
+0.04 ft
Reading
Sep 21, 2026 · USACE

Last year at Foster Joseph Sayers Lake

612.1623.0633.8full poolAug 25Nov 25Feb 26May 26Aug 26
Daily mean elevation in feet, last 399 days. Dashed lines mark the published pool elevations.

Foster Joseph Sayers Lake is at full pool, 630.19 ft, up 0.14 ft in the last 24 hours. That puts the lake at 100.5 percent of its conservation pool.

Over the last 7 days the level held steady, and over 30 days it fell 0.43 ft. In the 399 days of readings on this page the high was 633.79 ft on Sep 4, 2026 and the low was 612.13 ft on Mar 16, 2026, a range of 21.66 ft.

The reading is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gauge at Foster Joseph Sayers Dam, near Howard, taken Sep 21, 2026 and referenced to the LOCAL datum. This page is rebuilt once a day from the agency feed; it is not a live gauge, so during a fast rise or a scheduled release check the USACE page for hourly values.

Foster Joseph Sayers Lake pool elevations

Current elevation630.19 ft
Full pool (top of conservation)630.00 ft
Bottom of conservation pool590.00 ft
Top of dam683.00 ft
Outflow464 cfs
30-day change−0.43 ft
1-year high633.79 ft (Sep 4, 2026)
1-year low612.13 ft (Mar 16, 2026)
Vertical datumLOCAL
Operating agencyU.S. Army Corps of Engineers, NAB district

Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Read what full pool and flood pool mean.

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Foster Joseph Sayers Lake level questions

What is the water level of Foster Joseph Sayers Lake today?

Foster Joseph Sayers Lake is at 630.19 ft as of Sep 21, 2026, +0.19 ft relative to full pool (630.00 ft). The 24-hour change is +0.14 ft.

What is full pool at Foster Joseph Sayers Lake?

Full pool, the top of the conservation pool, is 630.00 ft (LOCAL). The bottom of the conservation pool is 590.00 ft.

Is Foster Joseph Sayers Lake rising or falling?

Over the last 24 hours the level is +0.14 ft; over 7 days it held steady, and over 30 days it fell 0.43 ft.

Where does this Foster Joseph Sayers Lake level come from?

From the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) public data feed for Foster Joseph Sayers Dam. Lake Levels Today republishes the agency's daily value without adjustment and links to the source below.