Lake Blue Ridge lake and shoreline

Lake Blue Ridge Water Level

Georgia

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Lake Blue Ridge

Lake Blue Ridge is currently 11.4 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 1674.6 feet.

1674.56 ft · Updated 3 hours ago · NOAA / National Weather Service — Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

Current level

1,674.56ft

−11.44 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.17 ft

Previous readingOct 41,674.91 ft

7-day change

Down 1.22 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 5.78 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
1674.56 ft
24h
-0.17 ft
7d
-1.22 ft
30d
-5.78 ft

Elevation (ft) MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Lake Blue Ridge is currently 1674.56 ft, 11.44 ft below its full pool. The lake has fallen 1.22 ft over the past 7 days and 5.78 ft over the past 30 days.

Lake Blue Ridge Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

11.44 ft below full pool

Current level
1,674.56 ft
Full pool
1,686 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 pool1,686 ft
  • Flood stage1,691 ft

Watershed drought

Abnormally Dry

18.1% of watershed in official drought (D1+).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Worsening

Watershed drought conditions

Fannin County, GA

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The surrounding county is abnormally dry, which is not official drought.. Trend: Worsening compared with last week. Official drought yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Worsening

Compared with last week

Official drought

Yes

18.1% of the watershed is currently classified as official drought (D1+).

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

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Oct 5, 20261,674.74-0.17
Oct 4, 20261,674.91-0.04
Oct 3, 20261,674.95-0.2
Oct 2, 20261,675.15-0.17
Oct 1, 20261,675.32-0.25
Sep 30, 20261,675.57-0.13
Sep 29, 20261,675.7-0.26

Common questions about Lake Blue Ridge’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Blue Ridge is 1,674.56 ft (updated 3 hours ago). You can track the Lake Blue Ridge lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Blue Ridge is 1,686 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 Blue Ridge lake level is falling — falling about 1.22 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Blue Ridge is currently 11.44 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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