Water level
976.86ft
-0.68 ft in 24h
NOAA NWPS DUGT1 updated 9:00 AM
Waters · Lakes · TN · Wed, Sep 30
Douglas Lake water level today 976.86 ft, falling
Bite index 4/10 — Picky — get there by six.
Work for it.
Built from solunar, pressure, level, wind. This water has no live gauge for every reading — see the sources below.
4/10
Picky
Today's bite windows
12 AM6 AMNoon6 PM11 PM
10Peak 9 8Strong 7 6Good 5 4Slow 3 2 1Dead
Major
3:21 AM–5:21 AM
Moon overhead
Minor
11:27 AM–12:27 PM
Moonset
Major
3:51 PM–5:51 PM
Moon underfoot
Minor
9:09 PM–10:09 PM
Moonrise
Sunrise 7:28 AM · sunset 7:19 PM · tomorrow's first major 4:21 AM–6:21 AM · windows on every water
Solunar · computed updated 10:30 AM
Conditions right now
Water temp estimated
≈63.7°F
7-day mean of air temperature, ±4.5°F typical
computed from NOAA KGKT updated 8:36 AM
Pressure
30.15inHg
rising fast · +3.4 hPa/12h
NOAA KGKT updated 8:36 AM
Wind
0mph N
NOAA KGKT updated 8:36 AM
Moon
81% waning
Solunar · computed updated 10:30 AM
What this means
Largemouth bass, Crappie, Catfish
This gauge reports level but no water temperature, so depth calls stay open. Read the windows and the pressure trend instead.
Douglas Lake level over the last 8 days
976.86 ft down 0.68 ft in 24 hours
That sits 1% of the way up the band it has held over the last 8 days, between 976.84 and 979.34 ft. Over the week it is down2.19ft.
09-22 976.84–979.34 ft 09-30
NOAA NWPS DUGT1 updated 9:00 AM
The week ahead
| Thu | 6 | Biting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri | 7 | Biting | |
| Sat | 6 | Biting | |
| Sun | 6 | Biting | |
| Mon | 6 | Biting | |
| Tue | 6 | Biting | |
| Wed | 6 | Biting |
Forecast days carry solunar and the wind outlook. Pressure and gauge movement land the morning of.
Douglas Lake boat ramps and public fishing access
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency lists 8 public access points on Douglas Lake.
- Shady Grove (TVA) 4.0 miRamps: 2Launch lanes: 1Ramp surface: ConcreteBoat size: All VesselsParking: GravelFee: No
- Inspiration Point, Inc. 6.8 miRamps: 1Launch lanes: >3Ramp surface: DirtBoat size: Up to 26 ft.Restrooms: YesAccessible parking: YesParking: GravelFee: Yes
- Dandridge Access 7.5 miRamps: 1Launch lanes: 2Ramp surface: ConcreteBoat size: All VesselsCourtesy dock: YesRestrooms: YesFishing pier: YesAccessible parking: YesParking: PavedFee: No
- Moon Hill Bridge 9.4 miRamps: 1Launch lanes: 1Ramp surface: GravelBoat size: Up to 17 ft.Parking: GravelFee: No
- Swanns Chapel 9.6 miRamps: 1Launch lanes: 1Ramp surface: GravelBoat size: Up to 26 ft.Parking: GravelFee: No
- Spring Creek 12 miRamps: 1Launch lanes: 1Ramp surface: GravelBoat size: Up to 17 ft.Parking: GravelFee: No
- Nina 14 miRamps: 1Launch lanes: 1Ramp surface: GravelBoat size: Up to 17 ft.Parking: GravelFee: No
- Walter’s Bridge 17 miRamps: 1Launch lanes: 2Ramp surface: ConcreteBoat size: All VesselsAccessible parking: YesParking: PavedFee: No
Access data from Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. Distances are straight-line from our gauge, not driving distance.
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency · public access inventory
Before you go
A Tennessee fishing license covers this water — $33 a year for residents. TWRA sets the rules and is the one that counts.
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Questions people ask about Douglas Lake
Answered from the same readings as the rest of this page. Where we have no basis for an answer, there is no entry — spot-by-spot local knowledge is not something we can claim for Douglas Lake.
- Is it worth fishing Douglas Lake today?
- 4 out of 10 — picky. Work for it. The strongest stretch is 3:21 AM–5:21 AM. That number is worked out fresh each morning from the solunar windows, the pressure trend, the water level.
- What time should you fish Douglas Lake?
- Today's major windows run 3:21 AM–5:21 AM and 3:51 PM–5:51 PM, with minor windows at 11:27 AM–12:27 PM and 9:09 PM–10:09 PM. Sunrise is 7:28 AM and sunset 7:19 PM. A major landing on first or last light is the stretch worth setting an alarm for.
- What is the water temperature at Douglas Lake?
- No gauge on Douglas Lake measures it, so this is an estimate: roughly 63.7°F, worked out from the 7-day mean of air temperature at NOAA weather station KGKT (Sevierville Gatlinburg - Pigeon Forge Airport). Checked against the lakes that do have a thermometer, that method lands within about 4.5°F of the real reading and was off by 8.3°F at worst. Treat it as a ballpark, not a measurement — and note the bite index above ignores it entirely, because an error that size would move the verdict as often as it would fix it.
- What is the water level at Douglas Lake right now?
- 976.86 ft, read at 9:00 AM from NOAA NWPS station DUGT1. Over 24 hours it is down 0.68 ft.
- Are water levels rising or falling at Douglas Lake?
- Falling. The lake is down 0.68 ft in 24 hours and down 2.19 ft over the week. Over the last 8 days it has held between 976.84 and 979.34 ft. Every figure here is a difference between two gauge readings, not a forecast — what the level does next depends on rain and on what the dam releases.
- Can you eat the fish you catch in Douglas Lake?
- That is a health question and it belongs with the state, not with us. TN publishes fish consumption advisories through its health or environmental agency, and those are the ones that count. We give no eating advice.
- Do you need a licence to fish Douglas Lake?
- Yes. A Tennessee fishing license covers this water, required from age 13. TWRA sets the rules and is the one that counts.
Where these numbers come from
- Solunar computed 10:30 AM
- NOAA KGKT Sevierville Gatlinburg - Pigeon Forge Airport 8:36 AM
- NOAA MRX gridded forecast 7:06 AM
- NOAA NWPS DUGT1 French Broad River above Douglas Dam · data from TVA 9:00 AM
The French Broad River above Douglas Dam, read by the Tennessee Valley Authority and republished by NOAA. Full summer pool is 994 ft; TVA draws this lake down more than 40 ft over the winter, so the number moves a long way through the year.
No one types these in by hand. If a source goes quiet, the page says so instead of showing you yesterday.