Overview
Lake Seminole is a 37,500-acre reservoir in the southwest corner of Georgia along the Florida line, in Decatur and Seminole counties, Georgia, and Gadsden and Jackson counties, Florida. It was created in the 1950s when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed the Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam at the confluence of the Chattahoochee and Flint rivers. The project is operated for navigation, hydroelectric power, and related purposes, and the rivers exit the dam as the Apalachicola River.
Seminole is a broad, shallow lowland reservoir averaging only about 10 feet deep and reaching near 30 feet in old river channels, with roughly 376 miles of shoreline. Its hallmark is dense aquatic vegetation, flooded timber, sandbars, and submerged river ledges where the Chattahoochee, Flint, and Spring Creek arms meet, creating some of the richest fish and waterfowl habitat in the Southeast.
The lake is nationally famous for trophy largemouth bass and also produces striped and hybrid bass, crappie, bream, and catfish, with fisheries managed cooperatively by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and Florida's wildlife agency. Corps parks, boat ramps, marinas, and the surrounding public lands support heavy fishing, boating, and waterfowl-hunting use. Alligators, wading birds, and abundant waterfowl are a common sight.
Water levels on Lake Seminole are managed by the Corps of Engineers and held relatively constant, with a normal operating pool near 77.5 feet above mean sea level (NGVD29). As the lowest impoundment in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint system, its elevation reflects basin-wide releases from upstream reservoirs, rainfall, and drought, so monitoring current lake levels is helpful for navigating the lake's shallow, vegetated flats and for fishing and boating.
Current Conditions
Lake Seminole is currently 1.18 feet below full pool and has risen slightly over the past week.
- 7-day trendRisingLatest movement can differ from the seven-day trend.
- 7-day changeUp 0.48 ft
- 30-day changeDown 0.21 ft
- Drought conditionsAbnormally Dry
About This Lake
Learn how this lake is managed, what affects its water level, and where Lake Insights gets its data.
Lake Seminole is a 37,500-acre reservoir on the Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers managed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.