Water level
794.41ft
+0.19 ft in 24h
NOAA NWPS MHDT1 updated 9:00 AM
Waters · Lakes · TN · Wed, Sep 30
Melton Hill Lake water level today 794.41 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
3:54 PM–5:54 PM
Moon underfoot
Minor
9:13 PM–10:13 PM
Moonrise
Sunrise 7:31 AM · sunset 7:22 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.
Melton Hill Lake level over the last 8 days
794.41 ft up 0.19 ft in 24 hours
That sits 83% of the way up the band it has held over the last 8 days, between 793.52 and 794.59 ft. Over the week it is up0.14ft.
09-22 793.52–794.59 ft 09-30
NOAA NWPS MHDT1 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.
Melton Hill Lake boat ramps and public fishing access
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency lists 4 public access points on Melton Hill Lake.
- Solway Ramp 9.8 miRamps: 1Launch lanes: 2Ramp surface: ConcreteBoat size: All VesselsCourtesy dock: YesParking: PavedFee: No
- Solway Ramp 9.8 miRamps: 1Launch lanes: 2Ramp surface: ConcreteBoat size: All VesselsCourtesy dock: YesParking: PavedFee: No
- Clinton Lakefront Park 17 miRamps: 1Launch lanes: 2Ramp surface: ConcreteBoat size: All VesselsCourtesy dock: YesFishing pier: YesAccessible parking: YesParking: PavedFee: No
- Dismal Bluff 19 miRamps: 1Launch lanes: 1Ramp surface: ConcreteBoat size: Up to 17 ftParking: GravelFee: 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.
What it costs, and who is exempt →Nearby waters today
- 4 Picky Fort Loudoun Lake TN · 11 km
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- 5 Picky Watts Bar Lake TN · 52 km
- 3 Lockjaw Navarre Pier FL · 667 km
- 7 Biting Provo River UT · 2419 km
Questions people ask about Melton Hill 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 Melton Hill Lake.
- Is it worth fishing Melton Hill 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 Melton Hill Lake?
- Today's major windows run 3:24 AM–5:24 AM and 3:54 PM–5:54 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 7:22 PM. A major landing on first or last light is the stretch worth setting an alarm for.
- What is the water temperature at Melton Hill Lake?
- No gauge on Melton Hill 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 Melton Hill Lake right now?
- 794.41 ft, read at 9:00 AM from NOAA NWPS station MHDT1. Over 24 hours it is up 0.19 ft.
- Are water levels rising or falling at Melton Hill Lake?
- Rising. The lake is up 0.19 ft in 24 hours and up 0.14 ft over the week. Over the last 8 days it has held between 793.52 and 794.59 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 Melton Hill 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 Melton Hill 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 MHDT1 Clinch River above Melton Hill Dam · data from TVA 9:00 AM
The Clinch River above Melton Hill Dam, read by the Tennessee Valley Authority and republished by NOAA. No temperature sensor at the gauge, so the depth calls stay open.
No one types these in by hand. If a source goes quiet, the page says so instead of showing you yesterday.