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Bolivar Lake

0.2% full

Capacity

184.53 hm³

Volume stored

0 hm³

Vs month average

67% of normal

Reported

November 12, 2026

Current fill

0.2%
Critical

vs 7 days ago

0.0 pp

stable

vs 1 year ago

N/A

7-day trend

→

stable

Drought context

Ohio drought →

Storage vs November average

67%of normal

0.2% now · 0.3% average (2 yrs)

U.S. Drought Monitor

D0Abnormally dry

Week of 10 November 2026

Drought figures describe the ground around the reservoir, not its storage. Sources: U.S. Drought Monitor.

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
12 Nov 20260.2%0.37
11 Nov 20260.2%0.33
10 Nov 20260.2%0.33
9 Nov 20260.2%0.33
8 Nov 20260.2%0.34
7 Nov 20260.2%0.35
6 Nov 20260.2%0.36
5 Nov 20260.2%0.45
4 Nov 20260.2%0.34
3 Nov 20260.2%0.33
2 Nov 20260.2%0.33
1 Nov 20260.2%0.33

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Technical specifications

Primary useMulti-purpose
Coordinates40.649°N, 81.433°W

Data source: USACE CWMS — US Army Corps of Engineers — daily reservoir storage volume. Capacity is the design (normal full-pool) capacity from the US National Inventory of Dams (NID); fill % = current volume ÷ design capacity. Last reading: 2026-11-12.

Catchment Weather

Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 40.649°N, 81.433°W · Open in Google Maps

About Bolivar Lake

As of November 12, 2026, Bolivar Lake is filled to 0.2% of its total capacity, holding 0.37 hm³ of water out of a maximum 184.53 hm³. At this level the reservoir is critically low.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pp).

Across the readings we hold for Bolivar Lake — 100 data points between November 13, 2021 and November 12, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 0.2% (September 27, 2026) to a high of 2.4% (January 2, 2022).

It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It is at 40.649°N, 81.433°W.

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