Alabama lake & reservoir water levels

22 lakes tracked · 21 with a current elevation reading · USGS Water Services + USACE CWMS Data

Alabama has 22 lakes and reservoirs tracked here — 21 with a current elevation reading, from USGS Water Services and USACE CWMS Data. Sort the table by level, storage, %-full, or trend, then open any lake for its full elevation-with-datum, trend sparkline, storage, and source-and-vintage stamp. Figures are provisional readings for reference — not for navigation or safety decisions.

Statewide totals Alabama · USGS + USACE
Lakes tracked
22

21 report a current pool-elevation reading; the rest report storage only.

With elevation reading
21
With %-full figure
0

All Alabama lakes

Every lake tracked in Alabama. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by name. Elevation lakes are listed before storage-only lakes; a missing figure always shows "not reported," never an estimate.

Alabama lakes, elevation lakes first, by name.
Datum Trend
Bankhead 186.58 NGVD29 ↓Falling
Bankhead Lock and Dam 254.47 NGVD29 291,315 ↓Falling
Claiborne Lock and Dam 35.93 NGVD29 ↓Falling
Coffeeville Lock and Dam 33.25 NGVD29 ↑Rising
Demopolis Lock and Dam 73.89 NGVD29 133,350 ↓Falling
Heflin Lock and Dam 109.41 NGVD29 →Steady
Hnhenry 508.00 NGVD29 →Steady
Holt Lock and Dam 186.49 NGVD29 116,322 ↓Falling
Jordan 251.24 NGVD29 ↑Rising
Lake Martin 343.10 NGVD29 ↑Rising
Lake Tuscaloosa 222.52 NGVD29 ↓Falling
Lay 395.56 NGVD29 ↑Rising
Lewis Smith 504.41 NGVD29 →Steady
Logan Martin 465.00 NGVD29 →Steady
Millers Ferry 79.84 NGVD29 ↑Rising
Mitchell 311.65 NGVD29 →Steady
Oliver Lock and Dam 123.99 NGVD29 13,192 ↓Falling
River.l. Harris Dam 793.00 NGVD29 →Steady
Selden Lock and Dam 96.25 NGVD29 59,988 ↑Rising
Walter F George 187.96 NGVD29 845,400 ↓Falling
Weiss 564.00 NGVD29 →Steady
Thurlow Dam 17,919

Data: USGS Water Services (waterservices.usgs.gov) and USACE CWMS Data (cwms-data.usace.army.mil), retrieved 2026-08-31. Both public domain (a work of the U.S. Government, 17 U.S.C. §105).

Frequently asked questions

How many lakes and reservoirs in Alabama are tracked here?
22, of which 21 report a current pool-elevation reading. The rest report storage only, or lack a fresh reading and are not published.
Which Alabama lakes report a %-full figure?
None of Alabama's lakes in this dataset currently have a source-provided %-full figure — we show the bare level rather than estimate one.
Where does the data come from?
USGS Water Services and USACE CWMS Data, both public domain. See the methodology page for the exact endpoints and update cadence.

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