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Lake Martin Water Level

Alabama

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Lake Martin

Lake Martin is currently 6.4 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 484.6 feet.

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

Current level

484.61ft

−6.39 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.12 ft

Previous readingNov 8484.77 ft

7-day change

Down 0.70 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 1.98 ft

30 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
484.61 ft
24h
-0.12 ft
7d
-0.70 ft
30d
-1.98 ft

Elevation (ft) MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Lake Martin is currently 484.61 ft, 6.39 ft below its full pool. The lake has fallen 0.70 ft over the past 7 days and 1.98 ft over the past 30 days.

Lake Martin Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

6.39 ft below full pool

Current level
484.61 ft
Full pool
491 ft
DatumVertical reference for published pool and stage elevations at this lake (from the lake catalog).
Not available
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
NOAA / NWS

Reference levels

  • Full pool491 ft

Surrounding county drought

No Drought

Dominant category Abnormally Dry (D0); not counted as official drought.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Surrounding county drought

Tallapoosa County, AL

No Drought

No Drought. No USDM drought categories are reported for Tallapoosa County, AL. 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

Abnormally Dry (D0) is present in the surrounding county, but D0 is not counted as official drought (D1–D4).

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 Tallapoosa County, AL

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Nov 9, 2026484.65-0.12
Nov 8, 2026484.77-0.14
Nov 7, 2026484.91-0.07
Nov 6, 2026484.98-0.11
Nov 5, 2026485.09-0.06
Nov 4, 2026485.15-0.09
Nov 3, 2026485.24-0.11

Common questions about Lake Martin’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Martin is 484.61 ft (updated 5 hours ago). You can track the Lake Martin lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Martin is 491 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 Martin lake level is falling — falling about 0.70 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Martin is currently 6.39 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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