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Lake McIntosh water level today

Lake in Fayette County, Georgia

778.84ft
237.39 m · gauge reading (local datum, not an elevation)
Measured · provisional
Normal for the dateSteady
24 hours
▼ 0.04 ft
7 days
▼ 0.30 ft
30 days
▲ 0.34 ft
Normal for Oct 23 ?
779.02 ft

At a glance · Oct 23

About normal

Lake McIntosh is 0.2 ft lower than normal for Oct 23, lower than on this date in 3 of the last 5 years, but still within its normal range.

  • This week↘ Falling 0.30 ft
  • Lowest on record↓ 776.43 ft (2025)

Compared with this gauge's own records for the same date. A statistical guide, not advice.

Normal for Oct 23Record lowToday778.84 ft

Today compared with past years on Oct 23

Lowest to highest on this date: 776.43–779.71 ftUsual range (10th–90th percentile): 777.12–779.58 ftNormal (25th–75th percentile): 777.91–779.40 ftToday: 778.84 ftToday 778.84 ftMedian 779.02Lowest 776.43Highest 779.7125th75th
Lowest to highest on this date: 776.43–779.71 ftUsual range (10th–90th percentile): 777.12–779.58 ftNormal (25th–75th percentile): 777.91–779.40 ftToday: 778.84 ftToday 778.84 ftMedian 779.02Lowest 776.4325th75th

Where today's reading sits among this gauge's own records for the same date (±3 days). A statistical guide, not advice.

What this means

It is lower than on Oct 23 in 3 of the last 5 years.

The lake has fallen 0.30 ft in 7 days and risen 0.34 ft in 30 days.

Since 2021, the lowest daily level was 776.43 ft (Oct 2025) and the highest 780.62 ft (Sep 2024).

Lake McIntosh level chart

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Measured Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)

Same date in past years

DateLevelvs today
Oct 23, 2025776.58 ft▼ 2.26 ft
Oct 23, 2024779.40 ft▲ 0.56 ft
Oct 23, 2023779.03 ft▲ 0.19 ft
Oct 23, 2022777.92 ft▼ 0.92 ft
Oct 23, 2021779.70 ft▲ 0.86 ft

Records & details

Highest
780.62 ft on Sep 27, 2024
Lowest
776.43 ft on Oct 26, 2025
Records from
2021 (6 years of daily data)
Water temperature
Not measured here

Full history: yearly highs and lows, monthly averages →

Mcintosh Reservoir Dam

Height
40 ft
Completed
2015
Purposes
Water Supply
Owner
Fayette County Board of Commissioners
Normal storage
8,450 acre-ft
Surface area
650 acres

National Inventory of Dams (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

Boat ramps on Lake McIntosh

1 more ramps without a name, on the map: 1

2 ramps listed. Links open the ramp's location on OpenStreetMap. Check the managing agency for closures, especially at low water. All Georgia boat ramps →

Weather & wind

This Afternoon72°F · Sunny
Wind E 5 mph
Tonight44°F · Clear
Wind E 0 to 5 mph
Saturday70°F · Sunny
Wind NE 5 to 10 mph
Saturday Night46°F · Mostly Clear
Wind NE 5 to 10 mph
Sunday70°F · Sunny
Wind NE 10 mph
Sunday Night45°F · Clear
Wind NE 5 to 10 mph

NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 2 h ago.

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