Lake level · Georgia and South Carolina

Lake Hartwell water level

647.77ft above sea level

No reading from the agency in the last 36 hours. Check the USACE Savannah District before you go.

11.18 ft below full pool · 8.0 ft lower than usual for Oct 31

That’s lower than in 9 of 10 years on this date.

full pool

usual range for the date (2016–2025, 8 years in 10)medianfull pool● now

Read Oct 30, 12:00 PM EDT · 24-hour change +0.03 ft

Full pool660.00 ft summer · 656.00 ft winter
Usual for Oct 31655.74 ft 651.98–660.88 in 8 of 10 years
SourceUSGS gauge 02187010 Hartwell Dam
30 days ago
649.14 ft
Sep 30 · −1.4 ft since
A year ago
655.89 ft
October 18, 2025
12-month high
655.89 ft
October 18, 2025
12-month low
647.80 ft
October 29, 2026

The last 30 days

650655660Oct 4Oct 9Oct 14Oct 19Oct 24Oct 29Full poolft

Daily average level. Dashed: full pool. Dotted: the usual level for each date (2016–2025 median).

The last 12 months

650655660NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctFull poolft

Summer and winter pool

The Corps lowers Lake Hartwell in the fall to make room for winter and spring rain. Full pool follows a guide curve: 656.00 ft in winter, rising from January 2 to 660.00 ft by April 1, and coming back down from October 16. This page compares the level with the full pool for the day.

Questions

What is the water level of Lake Hartwell today?

647.77 ft at Oct 30, 12:00 PM EDT, 11.18 ft below full pool and 8.0 ft lower than usual for Oct 31. This page checks the agency every hour.

Is Lake Hartwell low right now?

It is 8.0 ft lower than usual for Oct 31: the 2016–2025 median for the date is 655.74 ft, and the level was between 651.98 and 660.88 ft in 8 of those 10 years. Today it is lower than in 9 of 10 years on this date.

What is full pool at Lake Hartwell?

660.00 ft in summer and 656.00 ft in winter (USACE SAS location level “Top of Conservation”).

Who runs Lake Hartwell?

The USACE Savannah District operates Hartwell Dam.

About Lake Hartwell and these readings

Lake Hartwell (Hartwell Lake) is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir behind Hartwell Dam, in on the Georgia–South Carolina line (Georgia and South Carolina). Levels are in feet above sea level, from USGS gauge 02187010; the usual level for each date is the 2016–2025 median of USGS 02187010 (parameter 00062).

Provisional data: readings come straight from the agency’s gauges and can be revised, or stop during outages. Before you launch a boat, swim or travel, check the USACE Savannah District for closures, flood releases and ramp status.

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