Cedar Creek Reservoir lake and shoreline

Cedar Creek Reservoir Water Level

South Carolina

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Cedar Creek Reservoir

Cedar Creek Reservoir is currently 3.0 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 98.0 feet.

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

Current level

97.97ft

−3.03 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 8.37 ft

Previous readingOct 498.53 ft

7-day change

Down 7.95 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 8.19 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
97.97 ft
24h
-8.37 ft
7d
-7.95 ft
30d
-8.19 ft

Elevation (ft) Duke full-pond gauge (100.0 = full pond) · Duke full-pond gauge (100.0 = full pond)

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Cedar Creek Reservoir is currently 97.97 ft, 3.03 ft below its full pool. The lake has fallen 7.95 ft over the past 7 days and 8.19 ft over the past 30 days.

Cedar Creek Reservoir Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

3.03 ft below full pool

Current level
97.97 ft
Full pool
101 ft
DatumVertical reference for published pool and stage elevations at this lake (from the lake catalog).
Duke full-pond gauge (100.0 = full pond)
Elevation reference
Duke full-pond gauge (100.0 = full pond)
Source
NOAA / NWS

Reference levels

  • Full pool101 ft

Watershed drought

Moderate Drought

96.4% of watershed in official drought (D1+).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Fairfield County, SC

Moderate Drought

Moderate Drought. Moderate drought is affecting the watershed.. Trend: Stable compared with last week. Official drought yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

Compared with last week

Official drought

Yes

96.4% of the watershed is currently classified as official drought (D1+).

Expected impacts

  • Stream inflows may run below normal
  • Lake levels can decline faster between rain events
  • Vegetation stress may increase over time

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

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Oct 5, 202690.16-8.37
Oct 4, 202698.53+0.03
Oct 3, 202698.5-0.07
Oct 2, 202698.57+0.11
Oct 1, 202698.46-0.11
Sep 30, 202698.57+0.08
Sep 29, 202698.49+0.38

Common questions about Cedar Creek Reservoir’s water level

  • The current water level at Cedar Creek Reservoir is 97.97 ft (updated 3 hours ago). You can track the Cedar Creek Reservoir lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Cedar Creek Reservoir is 101 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Cedar Creek Reservoir lake level is falling — falling about 7.95 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Cedar Creek Reservoir is currently 3.03 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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