Lake Eufaula lake and shoreline

Lake Eufaula Water Level

Officially Walter F. George Reservoir

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Lake Eufaula

Lake Eufaula is currently 1.6 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 186.4 feet.

186.44 ft · Updated 4 hours ago · U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Current level

186.44ft

−1.56 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Up 0.03 ft

Previous readingNov 8186.39 ft

7-day change

Up 0.24 ft

7-day trend: Rising

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 2.49 ft

30 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
186.44 ft
24h
+0.03 ft
7d
+0.24 ft
30d
-2.49 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 Eufaula is currently 186.44 ft, 1.56 ft below its full pool. The lake has risen 0.24 ft over the past 7 days and fallen 2.49 ft over the past 30 days.

Lake Eufaula Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

1.56 ft below full pool

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

Reference levels

  • Full pool188 ft

Surrounding county drought

No Drought

No official drought (D1–D4) reported for the surrounding county.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Surrounding county drought

Clay County, GA

No Drought

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

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

Compared with last week

Official drought (D1–D4)

No

No D1–D4 area is reported for the surrounding county.

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 Clay County, GA

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Nov 9, 2026186.42+0.03
Nov 8, 2026186.39+0.02
Nov 7, 2026186.37+0.09
Nov 6, 2026186.28+0.13
Nov 5, 2026186.15+0.12
Nov 4, 2026186.03-0.03
Nov 3, 2026186.06-0.12

Common questions about Lake Eufaula’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Eufaula is 186.44 ft (updated 4 hours ago). You can track the Lake Eufaula lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Eufaula is 188 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 Eufaula lake level is rising — rising about 0.24 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Eufaula is currently 1.56 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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