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Smith Lake Water Level

Officially Lewis Smith Lake

Alabama

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Smith Lake is currently 10.0 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 500.0 feet.

499.99 ft · Updated 4 hours ago · NOAA / National Weather Service — Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

Current level

499.99ft

−10.01 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.21 ft

Previous readingSep 23500.23 ft

7-day change

Down 1.10 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 4.76 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
499.99 ft
24h
-0.21 ft
7d
-1.10 ft
30d
-4.76 ft

Elevation (ft) MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Smith Lake is currently 499.99 ft, 10.01 ft below its full pool. The lake has fallen 1.10 ft over the past 7 days and 4.76 ft over the past 30 days.

Smith Lake Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

10.01 ft below full pool

Current level
499.99 ft
Full pool
510 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 pool510 ft
  • Flood stage522 ft

Watershed drought

No Drought

Abnormally dry (D0), not official drought.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Cullman County, AL

No Drought

No Drought. No official drought conditions.. Trend: Stable compared with last week. Official drought no

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

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 22, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Cullman County, AL

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Sep 24, 2026500.02-0.21
Sep 23, 2026500.23-0.2
Sep 22, 2026500.43-0.19
Sep 21, 2026500.62-0.21
Sep 20, 2026500.83-0.11
Sep 19, 2026500.94-0.02
Sep 18, 2026500.96-0.16

Common questions about Smith Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Smith Lake is 499.99 ft (updated 4 hours ago). You can track the Smith Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Smith Lake is 510 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Smith Lake lake level is falling — falling about 1.10 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Smith Lake is currently 10.01 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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