541.50 ft NGVD29
level 6.5 ft below full pool — typical for mid-August
Reading comes straight from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data (USACE series Narrows Dam.Elev.Inst.1Hour.0.DCP-rev) and updates live when you load this page.
Lake Greeson through the year
The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 2015–2026. The summer drawdown — and how this year sits in it — shows up without reading a single number.
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.
- 2018 (wettest on record)
- 2025 (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 | 548.00 ft NGVD29 · per USACE Vicksburg District (MVK), Narrows Dam full-pool reference |
|---|---|
| Gauge | USACE series Narrows Dam.Elev.Inst.1Hour.0.DCP-rev · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data |
| Datum | NGVD29 — 548.0 ft = CWMS 'Top of Conservation' (= Top of Power). CWMS location vertical datum NGVD29. |
| 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 Lake Greeson right now?
Lake Greeson is at 541.50 ft (NGVD29) as of August 15, 2026 — 6.5 ft below full pool — typical for mid-August
Is Lake Greeson full?
Not quite — at 541.50 ft, Lake Greeson is 6.5 ft below its full pool of 548.00 ft (NGVD29).
What is full pool for Lake Greeson?
Full pool (the conservation pool) for Lake Greeson is 548.00 ft NGVD29, per USACE Vicksburg District (MVK), Narrows Dam full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.