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Lake Moultrie Tailrace water level today

Higher than usual for this time of year

8.18ft

feet above sea level ·

vs normal for Oct 10+0.5 ft
24 hours+0.60 ft
7 days+1.2 ft
30 days+0.4 ft
vs a year ago+0.1 ft

Is Lake Moultrie Tailrace low right now?

Lake Moultrie Tailrace was at 8.18 ft on October 10, 2026. That is 0.53 ft above the typical level for October 10 — higher than in 9 of 10 past years. Over the past week the lake has been steady.

Last 12 monthsDaily level Normal range (10–90% of past years)
56789NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Lake Moultrie Tailrace on Oct 10 in past years

20257.7+0.4
20248.4−0.2
20237.2+1.0
20227.5+0.6
20218.2−0.0
20207.5+0.7

Level on the same date each year, and how today compares.

Daily levels, last two weeks

DateLevel (ft)Change
Oct 107.03−0.55
Oct 97.58−0.28
Oct 87.86−0.22
Oct 78.08+0.51
Oct 67.57+0.22
Oct 57.35+0.33
Oct 47.02+0.03
Oct 36.99+0.03
Oct 26.96−0.25
Oct 17.21−0.26
Sep 307.47−0.35
Sep 297.82−0.26
Sep 288.08−0.07
Sep 278.15+0.02

Daily means of the operator's readings (midnight to midnight, local time).

About Lake Moultrie Tailrace

10-year range
5.4 ft (April 16, 2018) to 10.5 ft (October 7, 2016)
Data
U.S. Geological Survey — USGS 02172001
Datum
NAVD88 (gage datum -0.98 ft + gage height)

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Questions

Is Lake Moultrie Tailrace low right now?

Lake Moultrie Tailrace was at 8.18 ft on October 10, 2026. That is 0.53 ft above the typical level for October 10 — higher than in 9 of 10 past years. Over the past week the lake has been steady.

How often is the Lake Moultrie Tailrace level updated?

The operator reports every 15 minutes to an hour. This page refreshes several times a day; the time of the latest reading is shown next to the level.

Where does this data come from?

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS 02172001). Readings are provisional and can be revised.