Lake Rabun lake and shoreline

Lake Rabun Water Level

Officially Lake Rabun (Tallulah River)

Georgia

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Lake Rabun

Lake Rabun is currently 2.5 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 1687.5 feet.

1687.52 ft · Updated 6 hours ago · NOAA National Water Prediction Service

Current level

1,687.52ft

−2.48 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Up 0.02 ft

Previous readingSep 221,687.49 ft

7-day change

Down 0.07 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Up 0.09 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
1687.52 ft
24h
+0.02 ft
7d
-0.07 ft
30d
+0.09 ft

Elevation (ft) MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Lake Rabun is currently 1687.52 ft, 2.48 ft below its full pool. The lake has fallen 0.07 ft over the past 7 days and risen 0.09 ft over the past 30 days.

Lake Rabun Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

2.48 ft below full pool

Current level
1,687.52 ft
Full pool
1,690 ft
DatumVertical reference for published pool and stage elevations at this lake (from the lake catalog).
Not available
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
NOAA

Reference levels

  • Full pool1,690 ft

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Sep 23, 20261,687.51+0.02
Sep 22, 20261,687.49+0.05
Sep 21, 20261,687.44+0.13
Sep 20, 20261,687.31-0.1
Sep 19, 20261,687.41-0.01
Sep 18, 20261,687.42-0.12
Sep 17, 20261,687.54-0.04

Common questions about Lake Rabun’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Rabun is 1,687.52 ft (updated 6 hours ago). You can track the Lake Rabun lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Rabun is 1,690 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 Rabun lake level is falling — falling about 0.07 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Rabun is currently 2.48 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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