Lake Bowen lake and shoreline

Lake Bowen Water Level

Officially Lake William C. Bowen

South Carolina

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Lake Bowen is currently 0.2 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 814.8 feet.

814.80 ft · Updated 5 hours ago · U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Current level

814.8ft

−0.20 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.03 ft

Previous readingNov 8814.83 ft

7-day change

Up 0.06 ft

7-day trend: Rising

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.88 ft

30 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
814.80 ft
24h
-0.03 ft
7d
+0.06 ft
30d
-0.88 ft

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Lake Bowen is currently 814.80 ft, 0.20 ft below its full pool. The lake has risen 0.06 ft over the past 7 days and fallen 0.88 ft over the past 30 days.

Lake Bowen Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

0.2 ft below full pool

Current level
814.8 ft
Full pool
815 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Reference levels

  • Full pool815 ft

Surrounding county drought

No Drought

Dominant category Abnormally Dry (D0); not counted as official drought.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Worsening

Surrounding county drought

Spartanburg County, SC

No Drought

No Drought. No USDM drought categories are reported for Spartanburg County, SC. These figures describe the surrounding county from the lake location, not the lake itself.. Trend: Worsening compared with last week. Official drought (D1–D4) no

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Worsening

Compared with last week

Official drought (D1–D4)

No

Abnormally Dry (D0) is present in the surrounding county, but D0 is not counted as official drought (D1–D4).

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Nov 3, 2026. Updated weekly. Official drought means U.S. Drought Monitor categories D1–D4 (Moderate through Exceptional). Abnormally Dry (D0) is not counted as official drought. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Spartanburg County, SC

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Nov 9, 2026814.8-0.03
Nov 8, 2026814.83-0.03
Nov 7, 2026814.86-0.03
Nov 6, 2026814.89+0.06
Nov 5, 2026814.83+0.09
Nov 4, 2026814.740
Nov 3, 2026814.740

Common questions about Lake Bowen’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Bowen is 814.8 ft (updated 5 hours ago). You can track the Lake Bowen lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Bowen is 815 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 Bowen lake level is rising — rising about 0.06 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Bowen is currently 0.20 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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