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Lake Blackshear Water Level

Georgia

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Lake Blackshear

Lake Blackshear is currently at full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 237.0 feet.

236.96 ft · Updated 4 hours ago · NOAA / National Weather Service — Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

Current level

236.96ft

At full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.11 ft

Previous readingOct 4237.03 ft

7-day change

Down 0.09 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.06 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
236.96 ft
24h
-0.11 ft
7d
-0.09 ft
30d
-0.06 ft

Elevation (ft) MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level is near the full pool

Lake Blackshear is currently 236.96 ft, near its full pool. The lake has fallen 0.09 ft over the past 7 days and 0.06 ft over the past 30 days.

Lake Blackshear Level Details

Reference elevations, recent daily readings, data sources, and answers to common questions.

Conditions & Reference

Level status

0.04 ft below full pool

Current level
236.96 ft
Full pool
237 ft
DatumVertical reference for published pool and stage elevations at this lake (from the lake catalog).
Not available
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
NOAA / NWS

Reference levels

  • Full pool237 ft

Watershed drought

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally dry (D0), not official drought.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Worth County, GA

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The surrounding county is abnormally dry, which is not official drought.. Trend: Stable compared with last week. Official drought no

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

Compared with last week

Official drought

No

Current conditions are classified as Abnormally Dry (D0), which is not considered official drought.

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Sep 29, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Worth County, GA

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Oct 5, 2026236.92-0.11
Oct 4, 2026237.03+0.05
Oct 3, 2026236.98-0.02
Oct 2, 20262370
Oct 1, 20262370
Sep 30, 20262370
Sep 29, 2026237-0.01

Common questions about Lake Blackshear’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Blackshear is 236.96 ft (updated 4 hours ago). You can track the Lake Blackshear lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Blackshear is 237 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Lake Blackshear lake level is falling — falling about 0.09 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Blackshear is currently at full pool.

Lake level glossary

Definitions for pool targets, datums, and how elevation readings are labeled.

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