Lake levels › Alabama

Lay Lake water level today

Normal for this time of year

395.73ft

feet above sea level ·

vs normal for Oct 10+0.0 ft
24 hours−0.02 ft
7 days+0.3 ft
30 days+0.2 ft
vs a year ago+0.2 ft

Is Lay Lake low right now?

Lay Lake was at 395.73 ft on October 10, 2026. That is right at the typical level for October 10, within the normal range. Over the past week the lake has been rising about 0.05 ft a day.

Last 12 monthsDaily level Normal range (10–90% of past years)
393394394395396NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Lay Lake on Oct 10 in past years

2025395.5+0.2
2024395.9−0.1
2023395.3+0.5
2022395.8−0.1
2021395.6+0.1
2020395.6+0.2

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

Daily levels, last two weeks

DateLevel (ft)Change
Oct 10395.85+0.10
Oct 9395.75+0.05
Oct 8395.70−0.03
Oct 7395.73−0.01
Oct 6395.74+0.06
Oct 5395.68+0.11
Oct 4395.57+0.09
Oct 3395.48−0.03
Oct 2395.51+0.08
Oct 1395.43+0.04
Sep 30395.39−0.02
Sep 29395.41−0.02
Sep 28395.43+0.02
Sep 27395.41−0.05

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

About Lay Lake

10-year range
375.2 ft (November 29, 2022) to 396.1 ft (May 26, 2019)
Operated by
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Data
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — SAM district, Lay
Datum
NGVD29

Lakes near Lay Lake

Questions

Is Lay Lake low right now?

Lay Lake was at 395.73 ft on October 10, 2026. That is right at the typical level for October 10, within the normal range. Over the past week the lake has been rising about 0.05 ft a day.

How often is the Lay Lake 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. Army Corps of Engineers (SAM district, Lay). Readings are provisional and can be revised.