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Lake Keowee Water Level Today

Daily level, distance to full pool and history for Lake Keowee, on the Keowee and Little rivers in South Carolina.

Updated · Source: NWS gauge KEOS1 Provisional

Water level Provisional

796.41ft

msl · 12:00 AM EST, Nov 9, 2026

  • 3.59 ftbelow full pool (800.0 ft)
  • +0.28 ftin 24 h+1.00 ft in 7 days+0.12 ft in 30 days
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  • Full pool
  • 1 yr ago

Is Lake Keowee full?

No. Lake Keowee is 3.59 ft below full pool (800.0 ft). It is 0.73 ft lower than a year ago (797.14 ft on Nov 9, 2025).

Lake Keowee level history

Full pool 800.0 ft
View data table
DateLevel (ft)
Nov 9, 2026796.41
Nov 8, 2026796.09
Nov 7, 2026796.44
Nov 6, 2026797.10
Nov 5, 2026796.78
Nov 4, 2026795.87
Nov 3, 2026795.52
Nov 2, 2026795.30
Nov 1, 2026795.39
Oct 31, 2026795.57
Oct 30, 2026795.96
Oct 29, 2026795.88
Oct 28, 2026795.92
Oct 27, 2026796.07
Oct 26, 2026795.91
Oct 25, 2026796.21
Oct 24, 2026796.33
Oct 23, 2026795.91
Oct 22, 2026795.79
Oct 21, 2026795.86
Oct 20, 2026795.93
Oct 19, 2026795.78
Oct 18, 2026796.13
Oct 17, 2026796.71
Oct 16, 2026796.85
Oct 15, 2026796.12
Oct 14, 2026796.08
Oct 13, 2026796.83
Oct 12, 2026796.55
Oct 11, 2026796.50
Oct 10, 2026796.29
  • Lake Keowee level
  • Full pool 800.0 ft
  • Above full pool
Source: NOAA NWPS · Daily averages since 2010

Lake Keowee on Nov 9 in past years

Lake Keowee water level on Nov 9 in past years
YearLevel (ft)vs todayvs full pool
2026today796.41—−3.59 ft
2025797.14+0.73−2.86 ft
2024798.55+2.14−1.45 ft
2023796.91+0.50−3.09 ft
2022797.46+1.05−2.54 ft
2021798.46+2.05−1.54 ft
2020798.56+2.15−1.44 ft
2019796.80+0.39−3.20 ft
2018799.38+2.97−0.62 ft
2017796.57+0.16−3.43 ft
2016796.12−0.29−3.88 ft

Today’s level is the lowest for this date since 2016.

Lake facts

Full pool (conservation pool)
800.0 ft msl
Highest since 2010
799.46 ftNov 15, 2018
Lowest since 2010
778.09 ftAug 30, 2013
Data since
Dec 8, 2010
Dam
Keowee Damcompleted 1971
River
Keowee and Little rivers
Operated by
Duke Energy
Dam location
Oconee County
Gauge location
34.7997, −82.8850

Dam, river and owner from the National Inventory of Dams (USACE). Records cover Dec 8, 2010 to today (daily averages).

Savannah River chain

UpstreamKeowee, Seneca and Savannah riversDownstream
  1. Lake Jocassee1,093.39 ft −16.61 ft vs full pool
  2. Lake Keowee796.41 ft −3.59 ft vs full poolYou are here
  3. Lake Hartwell647.74 ft −12.26 ft vs full pool
  4. Lake Russell474.12 ft −0.88 ft vs full pool
  5. Clarks Hill Lake317.74 ft −12.26 ft vs full pool

Lake Jocassee and Lake Keowee are Duke Energy lakes that drain into Lake Hartwell. Hartwell, Russell and Clarks Hill are Corps of Engineers reservoirs in a row on the Savannah River.

Weather on the lake

  1. Tonight40°FLowNNW 1 mphClear
  2. Monday72°FHighLow 42°FNNW 1 mphSunny
  3. Tuesday72°FHighLow 43°FSSW 2 mphMostly Sunny
  4. Wednesday72°FHighLow 48°FW 2 mphMostly Sunny
  5. Thursday67°FHighLow 40°FWSW 2–13 mphSlight Chance Light Rain
  6. Friday56°FHighLow 33°FWNW 5–12 mphSunny
  7. Saturday56°FHighLow 33°FWNW 2 mphSunny

Forecast: National Weather Service for the dam area (34.80, −82.89). Wind speeds are forecasts, not measurements.

Nearby lakes

Quick answers

What is the full pool level of Lake Keowee?
800.0 ft above mean sea level, the top of its conservation pool. Above it, water is released or flows over the spillway of Keowee Dam.
How much does Lake Keowee need to be full?
Lake Keowee needs 3.59 ft more water to reach full pool (800.0 ft), as of Nov 9, 2026.
Is Lake Keowee rising or falling?
It is rising: +1.00 ft in the last 7 days and +0.28 ft in 24 hours, to 796.41 ft on 12:00 AM EST, Nov 9, 2026 (NOAA National Water Prediction Service).
What is the highest level in our data?
Lake Keowee reached 799.46 ft on Nov 15, 2018. The lowest was 778.09 ft on Aug 30, 2013 (NOAA NWPS data since 2010; older records are not in this data set).
How much has Lake Keowee changed in the last year?
In the last 12 months it ranged from 795.30 ft (Nov 2, 2026) to 799.06 ft (Nov 22, 2025), a swing of 3.76 ft.
How often is this page updated?
This page is updated several times a day with the latest reading from NOAA National Water Prediction Service. The last reading is from 12:00 AM EST, Nov 9, 2026.

Where this data comes from

Lake level reported by Duke Energy through the National Weather Service (gauge KEOS1, water.noaa.gov); history from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet archive of the same reports. Recent readings are provisional. Weather from the National Weather Service. Dam details from the National Inventory of Dams.

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