Lake levels › South Carolina

Russell Lake water level today

Lower than usual for this time of year

473.00ft

feet above sea level ·

vs normal for Oct 8−1.4 ft
24 hours±0.00 ft
7 days+0.2 ft
30 days−1.2 ft

Is Russell Lake low right now?

Russell Lake was at 473.00 ft on October 8, 2026. That is 1.45 ft below the typical level for October 8 — lower than in 9 of 10 past years. Over the past week the lake has been rising about 0.03 ft a day.

Last 12 monthsDaily level Normal range (10–90% of past years)
472473474475476NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Russell Lake on Oct 8 in past years

2025474.3−1.3
2024475.6−2.6
2023472.9+0.1
2021477.6−4.6
2020474.9−1.9
2019475.1−2.1

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

Daily levels, last two weeks

DateLevel (ft)Change
Oct 8473.00±0.00
Oct 7473.00+0.01
Oct 6472.99+0.10
Oct 5472.89+0.09
Oct 4472.80+0.02
Oct 3472.78+0.01
Oct 2472.77+0.01
Oct 1472.76±0.00
Sep 30472.76−0.03
Sep 29472.79±0.00
Sep 28472.79±0.00
Sep 27472.79−0.01
Sep 26472.80−0.03
Sep 25472.83−0.03

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

About Russell Lake

10-year range
471.0 ft (January 8, 2018) to 479.4 ft (February 27, 2020)
Operated by
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Data
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — SAS district, 02188100
Datum
NGVD29

Lakes near Russell Lake

Questions

Is Russell Lake low right now?

Russell Lake was at 473.00 ft on October 8, 2026. That is 1.45 ft below the typical level for October 8 — lower than in 9 of 10 past years. Over the past week the lake has been rising about 0.03 ft a day.

How often is the Russell 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 (SAS district, 02188100). Readings are provisional and can be revised.