South Carolina lake levels today: South Carolina lakes

3 of 3 South Carolina lakes are below full pool today. Lake Hartwell is the lowest for the date, .

Data as of November 4, 2026. Pictured: Lake Hartwell.

South Carolina at a glance

Pictured: Richard B. Russell Lake, which is 1.0 ft below full today.

3 South Carolina lakes trackedFederal reservoirs and lakes with a live agency gauge.
3 Below full poolOut of 3 with a published full pool; 0 are at or above it.
2 Lower than usual for the dateOut of 3 with five or more years of history; 0 are higher than usual.
3 Lower than a year agoOut of 3 lakes with a reading from the same date last year.

Every South Carolina lake, lowest first

Measured against full pool, Lake Hartwell is the emptiest South Carolina lake today (11.0 ft below full) and Richard B. Russell Lake the fullest (1.0 ft below full).

Compared with a year ago, Lake Hartwell has dropped the most (7.9 ft lower) and Richard B. Russell Lake has dropped the least.

2 of 3 lakes are lower than usual for early November, measured against each lake's own past years on today's date.

Select a column heading to sort the table. Each lake links to its own page with a 12-month chart and the dock check.

South Carolina lake levels. Select a column heading to sort.

Lake Hartwell	647.67	−11.0 ft	0th pct	−8.24	−7.85
Lake Thurmond (Clarks Hill)	318.30	−10.5 ft	0th pct	−6.82	−7.18
Richard B. Russell Lake	474.05	−1.0 ft	30th pct	−0.30	−0.16

South Carolina lake questions

Which South Carolina lake is the fullest right now?

Richard B. Russell Lake: 1.0 ft below full.

Which South Carolina lake is the lowest?

Measured against full pool, Lake Hartwell (11.0 ft below full). Measured against its own normal for the date, Lake Hartwell (much lower than usual).

How is this ranking made?

Lakes that publish storage are ranked by percent of conservation storage. The rest are placed by their distance from full pool. Natural lakes without a full pool sit at the end, compared only with their normal for the date.