Water level
812.79ft
+0.09 ft in 24h
NOAA NWPS FLDT1 updated 9:00 AM
Waters · Lakes · TN · Wed, Sep 30
Fort Loudoun Lake water level today 812.79 ft, rising
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
3:24 AM–5:24 AM
Moon overhead
Minor
11:30 AM–12:30 PM
Moonset
Major
3:53 PM–5:53 PM
Moon underfoot
Minor
9:13 PM–10:13 PM
Moonrise
Sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:21 PM · tomorrow's first major 4:24 AM–6:24 AM · windows on every water
Solunar · computed updated 10:30 AM
Conditions right now
Water temp estimated
≈64.6°F
7-day mean of air temperature, ±4.5°F typical
computed from NOAA KOQT updated 9:53 AM
Pressure
30.17inHg
rising fast · +3.4 hPa/12h
NOAA KOQT updated 9:53 AM
Wind
0mph N
NOAA KOQT updated 9:53 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.
Fort Loudoun Lake level over the last 8 days
812.79 ft up 0.09 ft in 24 hours
That sits 61% of the way up the band it has held over the last 8 days, between 812.43 and 813.02 ft. Over the week it is up0.07ft.
09-22 812.43–813.02 ft 09-30
NOAA NWPS FLDT1 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.
Fort Loudoun Lake boat ramps and public fishing access
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency lists 18 public access points on Fort Loudoun Lake. These are the 8 closest to our gauge — the farthest one the agency lists sits 19 mi away.
- Lenoir City Park Ramp 0.6 miRamps: 1Launch lanes: 3Ramp surface: ConcreteBoat size: All VesselsCourtesy dock: YesRestrooms: YesFishing pier: YesParking: PavedFee: No
- Yarberry Campground 2.0 miRamps: 1Launch lanes: 2Ramp surface: ConcreteBoat size: Up to 26 ftCourtesy dock: YesRestrooms: YesParking: PavedFee: Yes
- Lakeland Dr 3.4 miRamps: 1Launch lanes: 2Ramp surface: ConcreteBoat size: Up to 26 ftParking: GravelFee: No
- Parks Ferry 4.1 miRamps: 1Launch lanes: 1Ramp surface: ConcreteBoat size: Up to 26 ftParking: GravelFee: No
- Unita 4.6 miRamps: 1Launch lanes: 2Ramp surface: ConcreteBoat size: Up to 26 ftParking: GravelFee: No
- Unita 4.6 miRamps: 1Launch lanes: 2Ramp surface: ConcreteBoat size: Up to 26 ftParking: GravelFee: No
- Gallagher Creek 5.8 miRamps: 1Launch lanes: 1Ramp surface: ConcreteBoat size: Up to 26 ftCourtesy dock: YesAccessible parking: YesParking: GravelFee: No
- Ish Creek 7.0 miRamps: 1Launch lanes: 1Ramp surface: AsphaltBoat size: Up to 26 ft.Courtesy dock: 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 Fort Loudoun 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 Fort Loudoun Lake.
- Is it worth fishing Fort Loudoun Lake today?
- 4 out of 10 — picky. Work for it. The strongest stretch is 3:24 AM–5:24 AM. That number is worked out fresh each morning from the solunar windows, the pressure trend, the water level.
- What time should you fish Fort Loudoun Lake?
- Today's major windows run 3:24 AM–5:24 AM and 3:53 PM–5:53 PM, with minor windows at 11:30 AM–12:30 PM and 9:13 PM–10:13 PM. Sunrise is 7:31 AM and sunset 7:21 PM. A major landing on first or last light is the stretch worth setting an alarm for.
- What is the water temperature at Fort Loudoun Lake?
- No gauge on Fort Loudoun Lake measures it, so this is an estimate: roughly 64.6°F, worked out from the 7-day mean of air temperature at NOAA weather station KOQT (Oak Ridge). 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 Fort Loudoun Lake right now?
- 812.79 ft, read at 9:00 AM from NOAA NWPS station FLDT1. Over 24 hours it is up 0.09 ft.
- Are water levels rising or falling at Fort Loudoun Lake?
- Rising. The lake is up 0.09 ft in 24 hours and up 0.07 ft over the week. Over the last 8 days it has held between 812.43 and 813.02 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 Fort Loudoun 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 Fort Loudoun 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 KOQT Oak Ridge 9:53 AM
- NOAA MRX gridded forecast 7:06 AM
- NOAA NWPS FLDT1 Tennessee River above Ft. Loudoun Dam (Lenoir City 1E) · data from TVA 9:00 AM
The Tennessee River above Fort Loudoun Dam at Lenoir City, read by the Tennessee Valley Authority and republished by NOAA. The name also belongs to a colonial fort two hundred miles away; this page is the reservoir. No temperature sensor at the gauge.
No one types these in by hand. If a source goes quiet, the page says so instead of showing you yesterday.