J. Strom Thurmond Lake water level today
Reservoir in McCormick, South Carolina · Savannah River
319.41ft
97.36 m · NGVD29
Measured · provisional
Much below normal for the dateSteady
What this means
J. Strom Thurmond Lake is 8.72 ft below its full pool of 328.13 ft.
It is lower than on Oct 21 in every one of the last 10 years on record.
The lake has fallen 0.32 ft in 7 days and fallen 1.54 ft in 30 days.
Since 2016, the lowest daily level was 319.01 ft (Jan 2017) and the highest 334.49 ft (Mar 2020).
J. Strom Thurmond Lake level chart
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Measured
Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)
Full pool
Same date in past years
| Date | Level | vs today |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2025 | 325.89 ft | ▲ 6.48 ft |
| Oct 21, 2024 | 328.62 ft | ▲ 9.21 ft |
| Oct 21, 2023 | 324.49 ft | ▲ 5.08 ft |
| Oct 21, 2022 | 325.24 ft | ▲ 5.83 ft |
| Oct 21, 2021 | 330.68 ft | ▲ 11.27 ft |
| Oct 21, 2020 | 330.27 ft | ▲ 10.86 ft |
| Oct 21, 2019 | 324.40 ft | ▲ 4.99 ft |
| Oct 21, 2018 | 326.61 ft | ▲ 7.20 ft |
| Oct 21, 2017 | 320.99 ft | ▲ 1.58 ft |
| Oct 21, 2016 | 322.29 ft | ▲ 2.88 ft |
Records & details
- Highest
- 334.49 ft on Mar 8, 2020
- Lowest
- 319.01 ft on Jan 2, 2017
- Records from
- 2016 (10 years of daily data)
- Full pool
- 328.13 ft (top of conservation pool, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
- Storage
- 1,823,080 acre-ft
- Inflow
- 16,190 cfs (458.4 m³/s)
- Outflow
- 3,690 cfs (104.5 m³/s)
- Water temperature
- Not measured here
Weather & wind
This Afternoon75°F · Sunny
Wind N 2 mph
Wind N 2 mph
Tonight51°F · Clear
Wind N 1 mph
Wind N 1 mph
Thursday76°F · Sunny
Wind N 2 mph
Wind N 2 mph
Thursday Night50°F · Clear
Wind NE 1 to 6 mph
Wind NE 1 to 6 mph
Friday71°F · Sunny
Wind NE 7 mph
Wind NE 7 mph
Friday Night52°F · Mostly Clear
Wind NE 5 to 9 mph
Wind NE 5 to 9 mph
NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 35 min ago.