439.16 ft above sea level (local datum)
level 0.8 ft below full pool — on the high side for mid-August
Reading comes straight from U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System (USGS gauge 02166500) and updates live when you load this page.
Lake Greenwood through the year
The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 1983–2026. 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.
- 2013 (wettest on record)
- 2011 (driest on record)
- 2025 (last year)
- 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 | 440.00 ft above sea level (local datum) · per Greenwood County (Buzzard Roost Hydro) full-pool reference |
|---|---|
| Gauge | USGS gauge 02166500 · U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System |
| Datum | ft above sea level (local datum) — Source (non-operator local reference) states the lake was impounded to 440 ft and the operating level later revised to 439 ft; current reading 439.18 sits right at the operating target. Treat 440 as nominal full pool, 439 as operating full. |
| 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 Greenwood right now?
Lake Greenwood is at 439.16 ft (above sea level (local datum)) as of August 14, 2026 — 0.8 ft below full pool — on the high side for mid-August
Is Lake Greenwood full?
Not quite — at 439.16 ft, Lake Greenwood is 0.8 ft below its full pool of 440.00 ft (above sea level (local datum)).
What is full pool for Lake Greenwood?
Full pool (the conservation pool) for Lake Greenwood is 440.00 ft above sea level (local datum), per Greenwood County (Buzzard Roost Hydro) full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.