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Paint Creek Lake

70.9% full

Capacity

25.05 hm³

Volume stored

18 hm³

Coordinates

39.252°N, 83.355°W

Last updated

2026-09-11

Current fill

70.9%
Normal

vs 7 days ago

+2.0%

gaining

vs 1 year ago

N/A

7-day trend

rising

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: 2026-09-11.

Catchment Weather

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

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 39.252, -83.355 · Open in Google Maps

About Paint Creek Lake

As of September 11, 2026, Paint Creek Lake is filled to 70.9% of its total capacity, holding roughly 18 hm³ of water out of a maximum 25 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 2.0 percentage points.

Across the readings we hold for Paint Creek Lake — 47 data points between July 27, 2026 and September 11, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 68.3% (September 7, 2026) to a high of 95.9% (August 23, 2026).

It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Ohio basin at 39.252°N, 83.355°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
70.9%
Water stored
18 hm³
Total capacity
25 hm³
7-day change
▲ 2.0 pts
Primary use
Multipurpose
River basin
Ohio
Operator
USACE
Coordinates
39.252°N, 83.355°W
Last updated
September 11, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
11 Sep 202670.9%18
10 Sep 202671.6%18
9 Sep 202668.4%17
8 Sep 202668.3%17
7 Sep 202668.3%17
6 Sep 202668.6%17
5 Sep 202668.7%17
4 Sep 202668.9%17
3 Sep 202668.9%17
2 Sep 202669.3%17
1 Sep 202669.8%17
31 Aug 202670.3%18

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