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.