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Alligator Lake water level

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

Searched “Alligator lake level” or “lake level for Alligator Lake”? Same lake, same reading — you're in the right place. The current reading is right here too, whether you typed “current Alligator Lake water level” or “current water level at Alligator Lake”.

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Elevation, feet (NGVD29)

as of October 1, 2026

63.21 ft NGVD29

level Current reading shown; this gauge's public record is too short for seasonal comparisons.

Reading comes straight from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data (USACE daily average) and updates live when you load this page.

This year vs the years that matter

This year's trace against the finished years this gauge has published. Its public daily record begins in 2021, so the driest and wettest years are not named yet: that takes 8 finished years, and the lake regulars will remember wetter and drier years than any line here.

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  • 2026 (this year)
  • 2025 (last year)
  • 2023

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 not published by the operator
Gauge USACE daily average · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data
Datum NGVD29
Last verified August 20, 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

What is the lake level for Alligator Lake today?

Alligator Lake is at 63.21 ft (NGVD29) as of October 1, 2026 — Current reading shown; this gauge's public record is too short for seasonal comparisons.

Is Alligator Lake full?

South Florida Water Management District doesn't publish a conservation-pool figure for Alligator Lake, so this page shows the latest reading straight from the gauge.

What is full pool for Alligator Lake?

South Florida Water Management District doesn't publish a single conservation-pool elevation for Alligator Lake. The reading above comes straight from the operator's gauge.