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Weiss Lake water level

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

FULL POOL 560 562 564
Elevation, feet (APC datum (ft MSL))

as of August 15, 2026

563.82 ft APC datum (ft MSL)

level 0.2 ft below full pool — on the high side for mid-August

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


Weiss Lake through the year

The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 2004–2026. The summer drawdown — and how this year sits in it — shows up without reading a single number.

full pool 558 560 562 564 JFMAMJJASOND
Median and normal range by day of year, 2004–2026 · 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 558 560 562 564 JFMAMJJASOND
  • 2025 (wettest on record)
  • 2007 (driest on record)
  • 2026 (this 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 564.00 ft APC datum (ft MSL) · per Alabama Power (APC) full-pool reference
Gauge USACE series Weiss.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 Weiss Dam' pool gauge. Full pool = APC guide-curve max 564.
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 Weiss Lake right now?

Weiss Lake is at 563.82 ft (APC datum (ft MSL)) as of August 15, 2026 — 0.2 ft below full pool — on the high side for mid-August

Is Weiss Lake full?

Not quite — at 563.82 ft, Weiss Lake is 0.2 ft below its full pool of 564.00 ft (APC datum (ft MSL)).

What is full pool for Weiss Lake?

Full pool (the conservation pool) for Weiss Lake is 564.00 ft APC datum (ft MSL), per Alabama Power (APC) full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.