Carters Reservoir-Regulation Lake water level — Georgia
Carters Reservoir-Regulation Lake in Georgia was last measured at 679.16 ft (datum NGVD29), as of Aug 31, 2026, 3:15 AM (UTC-04:00) (USGS Water Services). Over its recent trend window the level has been falling (−10.8 ft). This reading is provisional and subject to revision.
- % of conservation pool full
- Not reported
- Storage
- Not reported
- Recent trend
- ↓Falling
−10.8 ft over the trend window
Recent trend
Readings this station published between Jun 2, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026 — a 89-day window — downsampled for display.
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).
Source: USGS site 02382400 · USACE SAM/Carters 411, retrieved Aug 31, 2026, 8:24 AM (UTC+00:00). Official page for this lake →
About this gauge's record
This site's drainage basin covers approximately 520 sq mi of contributing watershed.
The dam behind Carters Reservoir-Regulation Lake
Carters Reservoir-Regulation Lake is held back by Carters Re-Regulation Dam (also recorded as Carters Re-Regulation Pool) , a rockfill embankment — quarried rock placed in compacted layers around a sealing core , standing 105 ft high and running 3,350 ft along its crest , built across COOSAWATTEE RIVER in Murray County , near CARTERS . It was completed in 1974 , and is owned by USACE - Mobile District (a federal owner) , to a design credited to CESAM.
Its recorded primary purpose is hydroelectric — releases follow generation schedules, so the level can move on a daily cycle that has nothing to do with drought . It also serves hydroelectric;recreation;flood risk reduction.
Its spillway is gated, so the operator can hold the pool above the spillway crest and meter what leaves. The spillway opening is 168 ft wide.
NID classes it high hazard potential. That describes what a failure would cost downstream — loss of life would be expected — and says nothing about how likely a failure is, or what condition the dam is in.
At its normal pool the reservoir covers about 870 acres. NID records a maximum storage of 19,000 acre-ft against a normal storage of 16,290 acre-ft. Its maximum discharge capacity is 87,400 cubic feet per second.
Dam facts: National Inventory of Dams record GA00822 , filed by US Army Corps of Engineers — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, public domain. Water levels above come from USGS Water Services and are a separate source. (How this dam was matched to this gauge →)
How Carters Reservoir-Regulation Lake compares nearby
3 of 6 nearby lakes with a current trend are also falling right now.
Nearby lakes
The six nearest published lakes by centroid distance (great-circle) — cross-state neighbors included.
| Lake | State | Level | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carters Dam and Lake | GA | 1,073.10 ft | 2 km |
| Allatoona Dam and Lake | GA | 840.01 ft | 49 km |
| Buford Dam and Lake Lanier | GA | 1,066.16 ft | 75 km |
| Morgan Falls | GA | 865.32 ft | 76 km |
| Weiss | AL | 564.00 ft | 109 km |
| Hnhenry | AL | 508.00 ft | 155 km |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the current water level of Carters Reservoir-Regulation Lake?
- As of Aug 31, 2026, 3:15 AM (UTC-04:00), the pool elevation was 679.16 ft (datum NGVD29), provisional and subject to revision. See the trend chart above for the recent direction.
- Is Carters Reservoir-Regulation Lake full right now?
- Its managing agency does not publish a %-of-conservation-pool-full figure for this lake, so we show the bare level rather than estimate one.
- Where does this data come from?
- From USGS site 02382400 · USACE SAM/Carters 411, retrieved Aug 31, 2026, 8:24 AM (UTC+00:00).
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