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Monticello Reservoir water level

Today's reading against full pool and Monticello Reservoir's own seasonal history.

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Elevation, feet (local gauge datum)

as of October 1, 2026

422.98 ft local gauge datum

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

Reading comes straight from U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System (USGS gauge 02160900) 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 2023, 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)
  • 2024

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 USGS gauge 02160900 · U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System
Datum local gauge datum — The gauge reads in a local dam datum, not sea-level feet — compare readings against each other, not against terrain maps.
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 Monticello Reservoir today?

Monticello Reservoir is at 422.98 ft (local gauge datum) as of October 1, 2026 — Current reading shown; this gauge's public record is too short for seasonal comparisons.

Is Monticello Reservoir full?

Dominion Energy South Carolina (Fairfield Pumped Storage) doesn't publish a conservation-pool figure for Monticello Reservoir, so this page shows the latest reading straight from the gauge.

What is full pool for Monticello Reservoir?

Dominion Energy South Carolina (Fairfield Pumped Storage) doesn't publish a single conservation-pool elevation for Monticello Reservoir. The reading above comes straight from the operator's gauge.