Lake Level Tracker

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 186.70 NGVD29 — — ↑Rising
Bankhead Lock and Dam 254.57 NGVD29 292,240 — →Steady
Claiborne Lock and Dam 34.67 NGVD29 — — ↑Rising
Coffeeville Lock and Dam 33.71 NGVD29 — — ↓Falling
Demopolis Lock and Dam 74.29 NGVD29 139,350 — ↓Falling
Heflin Lock and Dam 109.26 NGVD29 — — →Steady
Hnhenry 508.00 NGVD29 — — ↑Rising
Holt Lock and Dam 186.12 NGVD29 115,112 — →Steady
Jordan 251.19 NGVD29 — — ↓Falling
Lake Martin 343.06 NGVD29 — — ↓Falling
Lake Tuscaloosa 223.35 NGVD29 — — ↓Falling
Lay 395.70 NGVD29 — — ↑Rising
Lewis Smith 508.76 NGVD29 — — →Steady
Logan Martin 465.00 NGVD29 — — ↑Rising
Millers Ferry 80.10 NGVD29 — — ↑Rising
Mitchell 311.66 NGVD29 — — ↑Rising
Oliver Lock and Dam 125.32 NGVD29 14,256 — ↓Falling
River.l. Harris Dam 793.00 NGVD29 — — ↑Rising
Selden Lock and Dam 95.89 NGVD29 56,681 — ↓Falling
Walter F George 188.16 NGVD29 854,000 — ↓Falling
Weiss 564.00 NGVD29 — — ↑Rising
Thurlow Dam — — 17,929 — —

Data: USGS Water Services (waterservices.usgs.gov) and USACE CWMS Data (cwms-data.usace.army.mil), retrieved 2026-07-14. 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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