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Neely Henry Lake Water Level

Alabama

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Neely Henry Lake

Neely Henry Lake is currently 1.0 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 507.0 feet.

506.97 ft · Updated 3 hours ago · NOAA / National Weather Service — Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

Current level

506.97ft

−1.03 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

No meaningful change

Previous readingOct 4506.79 ft

7-day change

Down 0.07 ft

7-day trend: Rising

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.46 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
506.97 ft
24h
0.00 ft
7d
-0.07 ft
30d
-0.46 ft

Elevation (ft) MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Neely Henry Lake is currently 506.97 ft, 1.03 ft below its full pool. The lake has fallen 0.07 ft over the past 7 days and 0.46 ft over the past 30 days.

Neely Henry Lake Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

1.03 ft below full pool

Current level
506.97 ft
Full pool
508 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 pool508 ft

Watershed drought

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally dry (D0), not official drought.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Worsening

Watershed drought conditions

Saint Clair County, AL

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The surrounding county is abnormally dry, which is not official drought.. Trend: Worsening compared with last week. Official drought no

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Worsening

Compared with last week

Official drought

No

Current conditions are classified as Abnormally Dry (D0), which is not considered official drought.

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Sep 29, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Saint Clair County, AL

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Oct 5, 2026506.790
Oct 4, 2026506.79-0.05
Oct 3, 2026506.84+0.01
Oct 2, 2026506.83+0.06
Oct 1, 2026506.770
Sep 30, 2026506.77-0.01
Sep 29, 2026506.78-0.08

Common questions about Neely Henry Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Neely Henry Lake is 506.97 ft (updated 3 hours ago). You can track the Neely Henry Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Neely Henry Lake is 508 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Neely Henry Lake lake level is rising — rising about 0.07 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Neely Henry Lake is currently 1.03 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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