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Lake Jocassee Water Level

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Lake Jocassee

Lake Jocassee is currently 16.3 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 83.7 feet.

83.73 ft · Updated 5 hours ago · NOAA / National Weather Service — Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

Current level

83.73ft

−16.27 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.84 ft

Previous readingNov 884.37 ft

7-day change

Down 0.66 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 1.02 ft

30 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
83.73 ft
24h
-0.84 ft
7d
-0.66 ft
30d
-1.02 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

Lake Jocassee is currently 83.73 ft, 16.27 ft below its full pool. The lake has fallen 0.66 ft over the past 7 days and 1.02 ft over the past 30 days.

Lake Jocassee Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

16.27 ft below full pool

Current level
83.73 ft
Full pool
100 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 pool100 ft

Surrounding county drought

Abnormally Dry

9.4% of surrounding county in official drought (D1–D4).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Worsening

Surrounding county drought

Oconee County, SC

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The largest share of Oconee County, SC is Abnormally Dry (D0). 9.4% of the county is still in Moderate Drought or worse (D1–D4), which the U.S. Drought Monitor treats as official drought. These figures describe the surrounding county from the lake location, not the lake itself.. Trend: Worsening compared with last week. Official drought (D1–D4) yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Worsening

Compared with last week

Official drought (D1–D4)

Yes

9.4% of the surrounding county is in official drought categories (D1–D4). Dominant category remains Abnormally Dry.

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 Oconee County, SC

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Nov 9, 202683.53-0.84
Nov 8, 202684.37+0.66
Nov 7, 202683.71+0.82
Nov 6, 202682.89-0.23
Nov 5, 202683.12-0.39
Nov 4, 202683.51-0.11
Nov 3, 202683.62-0.57

Common questions about Lake Jocassee’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Jocassee is 83.73 ft (updated 5 hours ago). You can track the Lake Jocassee lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Jocassee is 100 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 Jocassee lake level is falling — falling about 0.66 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Jocassee is currently 16.27 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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