Of the 5 Mississippi lakes here with a published full pool, 5 sit below it. The newest reading on this page is from September 24, 2026.
| Lake | Level now | Full pool | Against full pool | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grenada Lake USACE Vicksburg District (MVK) | 208.71 ft | 215.00 ft | 6.3 ft below full pool — typical for late September | September 24, 2026 |
| Sardis Lake USACE Vicksburg District (MVK) | 252.54 ft | 260.00 ft | 7.5 ft below full pool — unusually low for late September | September 24, 2026 |
| Arkabutla Lake USACE Vicksburg District (MVK) | 211.30 ft | 220.00 ft | 8.7 ft below full pool — typical for late September | September 24, 2026 |
| Enid Lake USACE Vicksburg District (MVK) | 244.58 ft | 250.00 ft | 5.4 ft below full pool — typical for late September | September 24, 2026 |
| Ross Barnett Reservoir Pearl River Valley Water Supply District (PRVWSD) | 297.00 ft | 297.50 ft | 0.5 ft below full pool — typical for late September | September 24, 2026 |
“Full pool” means the conservation pool — what that is, and what it is not. Lakes with no published figure are read against their own seasonal record instead.
Mississippi lake levels, asked and answered
What are the lake levels in Mississippi today?
Of the 5 Mississippi lakes here with a published full pool, 5 sit below it. The newest reading on this page is from September 24, 2026.
Which Mississippi lake is furthest below full pool?
Arkabutla Lake is the furthest down of the Mississippi lakes on this page, at 8.7 ft below its full pool.
Where do these Mississippi lake levels come from?
Each row is the gauge the agency that runs the lake publishes — the Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, the state water agency or the US Geological Survey, depending on the lake. Open a lake and its own page re-reads that gauge as the page loads, wherever the agency lets a browser do it.