Georgia Lake Levels Today

6 lakes and reservoirs · updated Sep 21, 2026

Lake Levels Today tracks 6 lakes and reservoirs in Georgia. Of the 6 with a published full pool, 3 are at or above it and 0 are well below it. The highest relative to full pool is Carters Lake (+0.53 ft) and the lowest is Lake Hartwell (−10.60 ft). Over the last 24 hours 2 rose and 2 fell by more than a twentieth of a foot; the rest held steady.

Every figure is the operating agency's own gauge reading, republished once a day. Open a lake for its staff gauge, a one-year chart, pool elevations and the source link. Elevations are in feet above the agency's vertical datum, so compare lakes by their distance from full pool, not by raw elevation.

Lake Elevation (ft) From full 24h
Lake Lanier 1,064.65 −6.35 ft −0.03 ft
Lake Hartwell 649.40 −10.60 ft −0.13 ft
Carters Lake 1,074.53 +0.53 ft +0.23 ft
West Point Lake 626.57 −0.20 ft −0.28 ft
GW Andrews Lake 102.24 +0.24 ft +0.14 ft
Lake Richard B. Russell 473.68 −1.32 ft −0.05 ft

Georgia lake level questions

Which Georgia lake is lowest right now?

Lake Hartwell, at 649.40 ft, −10.60 ft from its full pool of 660.00 ft.

How many Georgia lakes are full?

3 of the 6 Georgia lakes with a published full pool are within half a foot of it or above, and 0 are more than halfway down the conservation pool.

How often are Georgia lake levels updated here?

Once a day. The readings on this page were pulled Sep 21, 2026; each lake page shows the exact timestamp of its gauge reading.