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Lake Murray Water Level Today

The last reading for Lake Murray, the Saluda River reservoir northwest of Columbia, was 354.49 ft (NAVD88) on Oct 17, 2026. Lake Murray is 0.98 ft lower than on the same date last year.

354.49 ft

NAVD88

354.49 ft

Oct 17, 2026 EDT

Lake Murray Level vs Last Year & Historical Average

Comparisons for Lake Murray use the same NAVD88 series as the chart. The series begins Aug 25, 2023 and has 1089 daily values. Lake Murray is 0.98 ft lower than on the same date last year. In that window, the lowest daily level was 352.41 ft on Nov 20, 2023, and the highest was 357.82 ft on Sep 30, 2024.

Level versus recent and historical marks
MarkDateElevationVs latest
Latest readingOct 17, 2026354.49 ft—
7 days earlierOct 10, 2026354.05 ft+0.44 ft
30 days earlierSep 17, 2026354.61 ft−0.12 ft
1 year earlierOct 17, 2025355.47 ft−0.98 ft
Same-day mean (2 years)—355.80 ft−1.31 ft

Lake Murray Water Level Chart

Daily elevation Latest

353354355356357358 Oct 17, 2025 Oct 17, 2026
Values plotted in this range
StartEndLowHighDays
Oct 17, 2025Oct 17, 2026353.91 ft356.41 ft366

Monthly High, Low, and Average

Each row is the high, low, and average of the daily Lake Murray elevations in that month (Oct 2025 through Oct 2026). The lowest monthly average in this table is Oct 2026 at 354.27 ft (17 days). The highest monthly average is Jun 2026 at 356.24 ft.

Monthly elevation, feet
MonthHighLowAverage
Oct 2025355.97354.37355.32
Nov 2025354.72354.60354.67
Dec 2025354.94354.66354.81
Jan 2026354.85354.67354.78
Feb 2026354.70354.14354.35
Mar 2026355.14354.76354.92
Apr 2026354.92354.23354.61
May 2026356.37354.08354.73
Jun 2026356.41355.99356.24
Jul 2026355.96355.30355.68
Aug 2026355.64355.09355.38
Sep 2026355.07354.27354.69
Oct 2026354.66353.91354.27

About This Data

Source record for this page
AgencyU.S. Geological Survey
StationLAKE MURRAY NEAR COLUMBIA, SC (02168500)
ParameterUSGS parameter 62615, lake elevation above NAVD88, feet (Lake or reservoir water surface elevation above NAVD 1988, ft)
DatumNAVD88
FormulaUSGS parameter 62615 is NAVD88.
Full poolNot confirmed in the fetched sources.
Full-pool source—
Latest readingOct 17, 2026 EDT (2026-10-17 13:15 UTC)
Series filedata/raw/lake-murray/usgs-dv-62615-20261017T132852Z.json, data/raw/lake-murray/usgs-iv-20261017T132852Z.json, data/raw/lake-murray/usgs-iv-62615-2015-10-01-20261017T132852Z.json.gz, data/raw/lake-murray/usgs-iv-62615-2015-12-30-20261017T132852Z.json.gz
NoteProvisional data, subject to revision.

Source record

How We Calculate These Numbers

Daily history for Lake Murray uses the USGS daily mean when the saved response includes one; otherwise it keeps the last instantaneous reading for each local date. This page doesn't show a full-pool line because the fetched sources didn't confirm one on this datum. The same-day mean at Lake Murray uses 2 readings on this calendar day from 2024 through 2025 and equals 355.80 ft. All of these figures come from station 02168500. Percent full is shown only when an agency published it; it is never estimated by dividing elevation by a pool elevation.

FAQ

Is Lake Murray higher than last year?

No, Lake Murray is lower than last year. On Oct 17, 2025 it was 355.47 ft; on Oct 17, 2026 it is 354.49 ft (−0.98 ft).

Where does the Lake Murray data come from?

U.S. Geological Survey station 02168500, USGS parameter 62615, lake elevation above NAVD88, feet (Lake or reservoir water surface elevation above NAVD 1988, ft). The datum is NAVD88. Provisional data are subject to revision.

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