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Allatoona Lake water level: Allatoona Allatoona Lake 2.6 ft low

Allatoona Lake is 2.6 ft below full pool, about normal for early November. The Allatoona Dam and Lake gauge read 832.42 ft at 9:15 AM EST, November 4, 2026.

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Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, SAM district. Agency page.

How Allatoona stands today

829 830 831 832 833 834 835 836 837 Full pool 835.00 ft A year ago 834.05 ft Normal today 833.17 ft Today 832.42 ft Feet above sea level (NGVD29)
USACE Allatoona Dam and Lake
USACE Allatoona Dam and Lake. Photograph by Adrien Lamarre, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain.

The past year, day by day

The shaded band is where Allatoona usually sits on each date: the middle 80% of years from 2007 to 2025. The blue line is the past 12 months; the sand line is the 12 months before. Hover or use the arrow keys to read any day.

  • Past 12 months
  • The 12 months before
  • Normal range (middle 80% of years)
  • Median
  • Full pool
825 830 835 840 DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov Full pool Today Year ago
825 830 835 840 DecFebAprJunAugOct Full pool Today Year ago

Monthly average since 2007

8208308402007200920112013201520172019202120232025
82083084020072011201520192023
Readings for the last 30 days
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
November 4, 2026832.45833.17
November 3, 2026832.68833.23
November 2, 2026832.91833.29
November 1, 2026833.05833.33
October 31, 2026833.17833.36
October 30, 2026833.33833.68
October 29, 2026833.44833.70
October 28, 2026833.65833.57
October 27, 2026833.84833.66
October 26, 2026833.99833.97
October 25, 2026834.09834.01
October 24, 2026834.13834.08
October 23, 2026834.23834.18
October 22, 2026834.43834.31
October 21, 2026834.60834.43
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
October 20, 2026834.76834.54
October 19, 2026834.87834.66
October 18, 2026834.98834.79
October 17, 2026835.00834.94
October 16, 2026835.16835.11
October 15, 2026835.33835.25
October 14, 2026835.50835.25
October 13, 2026835.63835.09
October 12, 2026835.73834.92
October 11, 2026835.67834.74
October 10, 2026835.52834.53
October 9, 2026835.46834.58
October 8, 2026835.76834.65
October 7, 2026835.98834.73
October 6, 2026836.09834.82

Is the water above your dock?

Enter the elevation of your dock, ramp end or a mark on your shoreline, in feet above sea level (NGVD29, the datum the Army Corps of Engineers uses for this gauge). You will see how far the water is above or below it today, and how often it dipped below it in each month since 2016.

Today the lake is at 832.42 ft.

Typical Allatoona Lake level by month since 2016
MonthLow year (10th %)MedianHigh year (90th %)Days above your mark
January 824.31 827.15 834.05 —
February 826.62 829.71 839.19 —
March 832.26 834.86 842.69 —
April 835.90 839.23 841.24 —
May 839.86 840.40 841.36 —
June 839.78 840.28 841.03 —
July 839.65 840.09 840.77 —
August 838.40 839.50 840.55 —
September 835.57 837.75 839.35 —
October 832.59 835.02 837.03 —
November 830.05 833.31 836.34 —
December 825.16 828.35 831.93 —

Other Georgia lakes, lowest first

Allatoona Lake
Allatoona Lake
Georgia lakes ranked by how full they are
Lake Level (ft) Vs full pool For the date
West Point Lake 622.33 2.7 ft below Much lower than usual
Lake Hartwell 647.67 11.0 ft below Much lower than usual
Lake Thurmond (Clarks Hill) 318.30 10.5 ft below Much lower than usual
Carters Lake 1,068.93 92.7% full Much lower than usual
Lake Eufaula (Walter F. George) 186.01 2.9 ft below Much lower than usual
Lake Lanier 1,062.59 73.3% full About normal
Richard B. Russell Lake 474.05 1.0 ft below About normal
Lake Seminole 76.86 1.1 ft below About normal

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Allatoona questions

What is full pool at Allatoona Lake?

Full pool at Allatoona Lake is 835.00 ft above sea level today. The Army Corps of Engineers changes it through the year, up to 840.00 ft in the high season. The agency's own term for it is “top of conservation.”

Is Allatoona Lake full right now?

No. It is 2.6 ft below full pool.

Is Allatoona Lake lower than normal for early November?

No, it is close to normal. The median level on Nov 4 across 2007–2025 is 833.17 ft, and today's 832.42 ft is −0.75 ft from it. In 8 of 10 years the level on this date fell between 830.01 and 836.24 ft.

How does Allatoona Lake compare with last year?

A year ago, on November 4, 2025, it stood at 834.05 ft. It is 1.63 ft lower now.

What are the highest and lowest levels since 2007?

In the daily record we hold, which starts in 2007, the highest daily level was 853.10 ft on September 23, 2009 and the lowest was 818.90 ft on December 14, 2007.

How often is this page updated?

We pull new readings from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers several times a day. This page was last rebuilt on Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:13:17 UTC. Readings are provisional and can be revised by the agency.