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Lake Moultrie Water Level

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Lake Moultrie is currently 1.8 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 74.2 feet.

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

Current level

74.22ft

−1.78 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Up 0.02 ft

Previous readingNov 874.17 ft

7-day change

Up 0.05 ft

7-day trend: Rising

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Up 1.51 ft

30 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
74.22 ft
24h
+0.02 ft
7d
+0.05 ft
30d
+1.51 ft

Elevation (ft) MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Lake Moultrie is currently 74.22 ft, 1.78 ft below its full pool. The lake has risen 0.05 ft over the past 7 days and 1.51 ft over the past 30 days.

Lake Moultrie Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

1.78 ft below full pool

Current level
74.22 ft
Full pool
76 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 pool76 ft

Surrounding county drought

Abnormally Dry

10.3% of surrounding county in official drought (D1–D4).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Surrounding county drought

Berkeley County, SC

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The largest share of Berkeley County, SC is Abnormally Dry (D0). 10.3% 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: Stable compared with last week. Official drought (D1–D4) yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

Compared with last week

Official drought (D1–D4)

Yes

10.3% 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 Berkeley County, SC

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Nov 9, 202674.19+0.02
Nov 8, 202674.17-0.01
Nov 7, 202674.18+0.02
Nov 6, 202674.16+0.03
Nov 5, 202674.13+0.01
Nov 4, 202674.12+0.01
Nov 3, 202674.11-0.03

Common questions about Lake Moultrie’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Moultrie is 74.22 ft (updated 5 hours ago). You can track the Lake Moultrie lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Moultrie is 76 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 Moultrie lake level is rising — rising about 0.05 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Moultrie is currently 1.78 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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