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Logan Martin Lake water level

Today's reading against full pool and Logan Martin Lake's own seasonal history.

FULL POOL 460 462 464
Elevation, feet (APC datum (ft MSL))

as of August 15, 2026

464.73 ft APC datum (ft MSL)

level 0.3 ft below full pool — typical for mid-August

Reading comes straight from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data (USACE series LoganMartin.Elev.Inst.1Hour.0.Raw-APCO) and updates live when you load this page.


Logan Martin Lake through the year

The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 2017–2026. The summer drawdown — and how this year sits in it — shows up without reading a single number.

full pool 460 462 464 466 JFMAMJJASOND
Median and normal range by day of year, 2017–2026 · elevation, feet (APC datum (ft MSL))

This year vs the years that matter

This year's trace against last year and the driest and wettest years on record — the drought-context question every lake regular asks.

full pool 460 462 464 466 468 JFMAMJJASOND
  • 2026 (wettest on record)
  • 2021 (driest on record)
  • 2025 (last year)

Full pool, datum, and the gauge

"Full pool" here means the conservation pool — the level the lake is designed to hold for water supply and recreation, not the flood-control space above it. The full explainer covers flood pool and dead pool too.

Full pool 465.00 ft APC datum (ft MSL) · per Alabama Power (APC) full-pool reference
Gauge USACE series LoganMartin.Elev.Inst.1Hour.0.Raw-APCO · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data
Datum APC datum (ft MSL) — Live = NWPS 'Coosa River at Logan Martin Dam' pool gauge. Full pool = APC guide-curve max 465.
Last verified August 15, 2026

LakeDates reports lake level, not ramp status. Whether a given ramp or marina is usable at this level varies ramp by ramp — call the marina before you tow.

Quick answers

How full is Logan Martin Lake right now?

Logan Martin Lake is at 464.73 ft (APC datum (ft MSL)) as of August 15, 2026 — 0.3 ft below full pool — typical for mid-August

Is Logan Martin Lake full?

Not quite — at 464.73 ft, Logan Martin Lake is 0.3 ft below its full pool of 465.00 ft (APC datum (ft MSL)).

What is full pool for Logan Martin Lake?

Full pool (the conservation pool) for Logan Martin Lake is 465.00 ft APC datum (ft MSL), per Alabama Power (APC) full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.