Clarks Hill Lake Water Level Today

Clarks Hill Lake’s last reported level was 319.8 ft, as of Oct 7, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Updated Oct 7 (daily reading). Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Normal is the median level for Oct 7 from 2006 to 2026. Elevations are in feet above NGVD29.

We haven’t had a reading since Oct 7, so we’re not showing a level. Check the latest at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Clarks Hill Lake level history

30 days1 year10 years

Last 30 daysFull pool, 328.3 ft

Last 30 daysFull pool

This yearSame dates last yearFull pool, 328.3 ft

This yearSame dates last yearFull pool

One reading a weekFull pool, 328.3 ft

One reading a weekFull pool

Elevation in feet, one reading per day (one a week over 10 years). Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Common questions

What is the lowest Clarks Hill Lake has been?

296.4 ft, in February 1956, since the lake first filled in January 1954.

What is the highest Clarks Hill Lake has been?

336.5 ft, in April 1964, since the lake first filled in January 1954.

Records

All-time high	336.5 ft	Apr 1964
All-time low	296.4 ft	Feb 1956
This year's high	325.0 ft	May 2026
This year's low	319.8 ft	Oct 2026

Since the lake first filled, in January 1954. Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Lake facts

Operator	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District
Dam	J. Strom Thurmond Dam
Full pool today	328.3 ft
Normal storage	2,510,000 acre-ft
Surface area	71,000 acres
County	McCormick

Full pool: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (it changes with the season). Dam facts: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Inventory of Dams.

Other Savannah River lakes

All South Carolina lakes

Lake	Percent full	Level	Change, 7 days	Updated
Lake Hartwell	not reported	648.4 ft	−0.73 ft	Oct 23
Lake Greenwood	not reported	438.8 ft	−0.25 ft	10:45 a.m. ET, Oct 24
Lake Murray	not reported	355.2 ft	−0.64 ft	11:30 a.m. ET, Oct 24
Parr Reservoir	not reported	263.4 ft	+0.07 ft	11:45 a.m. ET, Oct 24
Lake Lanier	not reported	1,063.3 ft	−0.40 ft	3:00 p.m. ET, Oct 21
Lake Marion, SC	not reported	74.1 ft	+0.44 ft	10:45 a.m. ET, Oct 24

Lake Hartwell648.4 ft Lake Greenwood438.8 ft Lake Murray355.2 ft Parr Reservoir263.4 ft Lake Lanier1,063.3 ft Lake Marion, SC74.1 ft

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