Water level today
1,490.4 ft
36.6 ft below full pool
Full pool: 1,527 ft
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Updated: 4 hr ago • Source: Tennessee Valley Authority
Share feedback or correctionHiwassee Lake is a 6,090-acre reservoir on the Hiwassee River in Cherokee County, in the remote southwestern tip of North Carolina near Murphy. It was created between 1936 and 1940 when the Tennessee Valley Authority completed Hiwassee Dam, at 307 feet the tallest overspill dam east of the Mississippi River, for flood control and hydroelectric power.
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Hiwassee Lake's water level has climbed steadily over the past week. The watershed has received 4.95 inches of rainfall over the past seven days. Partly sunny skies are expected today.
(36.60 ft below full pool)
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