South Carolina Lake Water Levels

11 lakes & reservoirs · 7 river systems

We track 11 South Carolina lakes and reservoirs, operated by Greenwood County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Duke Energy, Santee Cooper and Dominion Energy. Each level below is that lake's most recent official gauge reading, with the date it was taken — open any lake for its full-pool comparison, 12-month history chart and record high and low.

Of the 11 South Carolina lakes with a current reading, 2 are within a foot of full pool and 4 are more than five feet below it. The furthest down right now is Lake Jocassee, 16.50 ft under its 1110 ft full pool.

South Carolina lake and reservoir water levels
LakeLevelVs full poolFull poolReading
Lake Greenwood438.58 ft−0.42 ft439 ftOct 31, 2026
Lake Hartwell647.68 ft−12.32 ft660 ftOct 31, 2026
J. Strom Thurmond Lake (Clarks Hill)318.62 ft−11.38 ft330 ftOct 31, 2026
Lake Jocassee1,093.50 ft−16.50 ft1110 ftOct 31, 2026
Lake Keowee795.50 ft−4.50 ft800 ftOct 31, 2026
Lake Marion74.19 ft−1.31 ft75.5 ftOct 31, 2026
Lake Moultrie74.16 ft−1.34 ft75.5 ftOct 31, 2026
Lake Murray354.61 ft−5.39 ft360 ftOct 31, 2026
Richard B. Russell Lake474.03 ft−0.97 ft475 ftOct 31, 2026
Lake Wateree223.90 ft−1.60 ft225.5 ftOct 31, 2026
Lake Wylie566.90 ft−2.50 ft569.4 ftOct 31, 2026

Readings are the latest values published by each lake's managing agency and are provisional, subject to revision. Open a lake page for its live gauge.

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