1864.22 ft Georgia Power plant datum
level 2.4 ft below full pool — this gauge's public record is too short for seasonal comparisons
Reading comes straight from NOAA National Water Prediction Service (NOAA gauge TIGG1) and updates live when you load this page.
Is Lake Burton full?
Not quite — 2.4 ft below full pool as of September 23, 2026
How full is Lake Burton? Not as a percentage: no storage figure comes through with this gauge reading, and a share of capacity worked out from the elevation alone would be a guess — how much water a reservoir holds at a given level is a curve only the operator's own capacity table knows. Feet from full pool is what the operator publishes, and it is the figure above.
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 | 1866.60 ft Georgia Power plant datum · per Georgia Power full-pool reference |
|---|---|
| Gauge | NOAA gauge TIGG1 · NOAA National Water Prediction Service |
| Datum | Georgia Power plant datum — NWPS gauge TIGG1 'Tallulah River at Burton Dam', Pool ft. Full pool 1866.6 from NWS gauge action stage (matches Georgia Power's published full pool for Burton). |
| Last verified | August 15, 2026 |
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Quick answers
What is the lake level for Lake Burton today?
Lake Burton is at 1864.22 ft (Georgia Power plant datum) as of September 23, 2026 — 2.4 ft below full pool — this gauge's public record is too short for seasonal comparisons.
Is Lake Burton full?
Not quite — at 1864.22 ft on September 23, 2026, Lake Burton is 2.4 ft below its full pool of 1866.60 ft (Georgia Power plant datum).
How full is Lake Burton?
Not as a percentage: no storage figure comes through with this gauge reading, and a share of capacity worked out from the elevation alone would be a guess — how much water a reservoir holds at a given level is a curve only the operator's own capacity table knows. Feet from full pool is what the operator publishes, and it is the figure above.
What is full pool for Lake Burton?
Full pool (the conservation pool) for Lake Burton is 1866.60 ft Georgia Power plant datum, per Georgia Power full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.