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Clendening Lake Water Level

USGS gauge 03126500 · at Tippecanoe, OH · USACE

897.88ftNear full pool

Latest reading Oct 26, 3:15 PM · elevation

Clendening Lake is 0.1 ft below normal pool today (897.88 ft vs 898.00 ft), 0.3 ft higher than a year ago. It is 99% full. It has fallen 0.01 ft since yesterday and is down 0.03 ft over 7 days.

Lake 0.1 ft below normal pool and steady, calm wind — good fall fishing day (6/10), best window 7:56 AM–8:56 AM (moonset near sunrise).

vs normal pool−0.12 ftNormal pool 898.0 ft · USACE
How full99%26k of 26k acre-ft
Change since yesterday−0.01 ft7 days: −0.03 ft
Same date last year897.61 ftNow +0.27 ft vs 2025
Dam release23.8 cfsOutflow below the dam · inflow 23.8 cfs
Air temp & weather now70°F · SunnyWind W 2 mph, gusts 7NWS forecast · see Weather & wind below
Sun today7:48 AM – 6:29 PMFirst light 7:19 AM · Last light 6:57 PM

Water level chart

ft above sea level

Normal pool (898.0 ft) is 0.1 ft above the latest reading, off this chart

Reading

Clendening Lake fishing report & conditions

updated Oct 26, 4:13 PM ET

Lake 0.1 ft below normal pool and steady, calm wind — good fall fishing day (6/10), best window 7:56 AM–8:56 AM (moonset near sunrise).

Best fishing times today

Today is a good fishing day (solunar + local conditions)

6/10

Full moon · 99% lit · New moon Mon, Nov 9 · Sunrise 7:48 AM · Sunset 6:29 PM

Major fishing times

  • Moon overhead12:04 AM–2:04 AM
  • Moon underfoot12:32 PM–2:32 PM

Minor fishing times

  • Moonset7:56 AM–8:56 AM
    Sunrise
  • Moonrise5:59 PM–6:59 PM
    Sunset
Fishing times for the next 7 days
TodayOct 266/10GoodMajor 12:04 AM–2:04 AM · 12:32 PM–2:32 PM
Minor 7:56 AM–8:56 AM · 5:59 PM–6:59 PM
Calm wind 1–5 mph
TueOct 275/10FairMajor 1:00 AM–3:00 AM · 1:30 PM–3:30 PM
Minor 9:14 AM–10:14 AM · 6:40 PM–7:40 PM
Calm wind 0–2 mph · pressure steady
WedOct 284/10FairMajor 2:01 AM–4:01 AM · 2:33 PM–4:33 PM
Minor 10:31 AM–11:31 AM · 7:32 PM–8:32 PM
Calm wind 1–5 mph · pressure falling
ThuOct 295/10FairMajor 3:05 AM–5:05 AM · 3:37 PM–5:37 PM
Minor 11:41 AM–12:41 PM · 8:34 PM–9:34 PM
Light wind 4–8 mph
FriOct 303/10PoorMajor 4:10 AM–6:10 AM · 4:41 PM–6:41 PM
Minor 12:40 PM–1:40 PM · 9:46 PM–10:46 PM
Calm wind 2–4 mph
SatOct 314/10FairMajor 5:12 AM–7:12 AM · 5:41 PM–7:41 PM
Minor 1:28 PM–2:28 PM · 11:01 PM–12:01 AM
Calm wind 2–4 mph
SunNov 15/10FairMajor 5:09 AM–7:09 AM · 5:36 PM–7:36 PM
Minor 1:06 PM–2:06 PM · 11:16 PM–12:16 AM
Light wind 4–5 mph
How this rating works

Solunar theory says fish feed more when the moon is overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 hours) and around moonrise and moonset (minor periods, about 1 hour). On a lake or river there is no tide, so instead of tide changes we score the local conditions anglers watch: the barometric pressure trend, the wind, whether the lake level is steady, and the water temperature where it is measured.

Baseevery day starts at 11
Sunrise / sunseta period overlaps sunrise or sunset ±1 h: major +2, minor +1 (max 3) (Moonset × sunrise +1; Moonrise × sunset +1)2
Moon phasewithin 2 days of a new or full moon +2, within 4 days +1 (today: 0.5 days)2
Local conditionspressure 6 AM→6 PM: falling +2, steady or slowly rising +1, rising fast 0 · daytime wind 4–15 mph +1, over 20 mph (or gusts over 30) −1 · level within ±0.25 ft in 24 h +1 · water 55–75°F +1, below 45°F or above 85°F −1 (0 to 4 in total)
  • Pressure: No NWS pressure forecast for this day +0
  • Wind: Calm 1–5 mph +0
  • Level: Level steady (−0.01 ft in 24 h) +1
1
Today6, rounded6/10

1–3 poor · 4–5 fair · 6–7 good · 8–10 excellent. Pressure and wind are the NOAA National Weather Service hourly forecast for this spot; the level/flow trend is the latest 24 hours of readings on this page. Days 2–7 score sun, moon, forecast pressure and forecast wind only (level and water temperature aren’t forecast). Solunar times are a rule of thumb, not a guarantee.

Solunar periods calculated for 40.27, -81.28 (moon times from astronomical equations, Clendening Lake local time).

Weather & wind at Clendening Lake

air temperature, not water
Air temp70°FNWS forecast for this hour
Wind2 mphfrom the W · NWS forecast this hour
Gusts7 mphpeak gusts this hour
Pressure trendFalling-0.06 inHg over the last 3 h

3-day forecast

NOAA National Weather Service forecast for 40.270, -81.278 (grid PBZ), issued Oct 26, 2:21 PM local time. High / low are air temperatures; water temperature is in the fishing section above. The “Air temp & weather” tile at the top refreshes live.

Past 12 months

daily readings from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Last 10 days

DateLevel (ft)Change
Mon Oct 26 (today)897.88−0.01
Sun Oct 25897.89±0.00
Sat Oct 24897.89±0.00
Fri Oct 23897.89−0.01
Thu Oct 22897.90±0.00
Wed Oct 21897.90−0.01
Tue Oct 20897.91±0.00
Mon Oct 19897.91−0.01
Sun Oct 18897.92±0.00
Sat Oct 17897.92+0.02

Daily mean of all readings that day; today is the average so far.

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About this data

Gauge
USGS 03126500 — Clendening Lake at Tippecanoe OH
Location
40.2695, -81.2784 · Ohio
Measures
Lake/reservoir water-surface elevation above NGVD 1929
Daily statistics
Not available (approved daily values)
Latest reading
Oct 26, 3:15 PM local time (provisional)
Page built
Oct 26, 2026 4:13 PM ET
Normal pool
898.00 ft — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Top of Normal)
Storage
26,296 of 26,500 acre-ft (Top of Conservation)
Also from
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Water Data for the Nation (USGS monitoring location page). Readings every 15–60 minutes; the newest values are provisional. Percentiles compare today’s reading with every past year’s daily mean for the same calendar date. Weather: NOAA National Weather Service.