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Lake Jocassee Water Level

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Lake Jocassee

Lake Jocassee is currently 13.8 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 86.2 feet.

86.20 ft · Updated 6 hours ago · NOAA / National Weather Service — Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

Current level

86.2ft

−13.80 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Up 0.47 ft

Previous readingSep 2384.71 ft

7-day change

Down 0.60 ft

7-day trend: Rising

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 3.62 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
86.20 ft
24h
+0.47 ft
7d
-0.60 ft
30d
-3.62 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 86.20 ft, 13.80 ft below its full pool. The lake has fallen 0.60 ft over the past 7 days and 3.62 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

13.8 ft below full pool

Current level
86.2 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

Watershed drought

Abnormally Dry

13.2% of watershed in official drought (D1+).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Oconee County, SC

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The surrounding county is abnormally dry, which is not official drought.. Trend: Stable compared with last week. Official drought yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

Compared with last week

Official drought

Yes

13.2% of the watershed is currently classified as official drought (D1+).

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Sep 22, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Oconee County, SC

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Sep 24, 202685.18+0.47
Sep 23, 202684.71+0.14
Sep 22, 202684.57+0.33
Sep 21, 202684.24-0.34
Sep 20, 202684.58-0.1
Sep 19, 202684.68-0.7
Sep 18, 202685.38-0.4

Common questions about Lake Jocassee’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Jocassee is 86.2 ft (updated 6 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 rising — rising about 0.60 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Jocassee is currently 13.80 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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