Lake Moultrie Tailrace near Pinopolis water level

Name: Lake Moultrie Tailrace near Pinopolis water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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Lake, Lake Moultrie Tailrace, South Carolina, United States

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Very low for mid-October

Water level

7.62ft Down 0.49 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 03:15 PM EDT (47 min ago)

History

What this means

At 7.62 ft, Lake Moultrie Tailrace near Pinopolis is far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 8.45 ft, based on 7 years of readings, so the lake level is 0.83 ft below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 8.34 ft, a difference of −0.72 ft.

The level is falling, down 0.49 ft over the past 24 hours. With the water still dropping, the shoreline keeps moving out. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 5.46 ft and 10.99 ft.

Lakes and reservoirs often sit lower in fall after a summer of evaporation and use, and recover with winter rain and spring snowmelt.

Compared with 7 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 8.45 ft0.83 ft below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 7.89 ft – 8.99 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (7 years of records)
Same day last year: 8.34 ft−0.72 ft
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 5.46 ft – 10.99 ft
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 6.50 ft – 9.32 ft

Swimming and boating at Lake Moultrie Tailrace near Pinopolis

Low water changes a lake fast for boaters. Some ramps get shorter or close, docks may be moved, and rocks and sandbars that are usually well under the surface come within reach of a prop.

If you swim, pick a spot with an easy way out, and remember that drop-offs move as the level changes.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 76° 47° – Wind 9 mph

21 Wed 72° 51° – Wind 9 mph

22 Thu 73° 49° – Wind 6 mph

23 Fri 73° 51° – Wind 8 mph

24 Sat 73° 54° – Wind 12 mph

25 Sun 74° 55° – Wind 12 mph

26 Mon 78° 56° – Wind 9 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:29 AM Sunset 06:42 PM Daylight 11 hr, 13 min Waxing gibbous 71%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Lake Moultrie near PinopolisLake, Lake Moultrie	72.79 ft	Very low	+0.10 ft	0.0 mi
Lake Moultrie Tailrace Canal at Moncks CornerRiver gauge, Lake Moultrie Tailrace Canal	6.55 ft	Low	−0.83 ft	2.2 mi
Lake Moultrie at Rediversion near RussellvilleLake, Lake Moultrie	71.09 ft	Very low	+0.34 ft	11 mi
West Branch Cooper River at Pimlico near Moncks CornerTidal gauge, West Branch Cooper River	12.95 ft	High	−0.22 ft	11 mi
Back River at Dupont Intake near KittredgeTidal gauge, Back River	16.92 ft	High	−0.05 ft	13 mi
Cooper River near Goose CreekTidal gauge, Cooper River	17.60 ft	Very high	−0.29 ft	13 mi
Rediv Canal at Santee River near St StephenRiver gauge, Rediv Canal	7.43 ft	Normal	+0.01 ft	13 mi
Cooper River above Goose CreekTidal gauge, Cooper River	9.11 ft	Very high	−0.38 ft	17 mi

Questions and answers

Is Lake Moultrie Tailrace near Pinopolis higher than last year?

No, it is 0.72 ft lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 8.34 ft.

What is a normal level for Lake Moultrie Tailrace near Pinopolis in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 8.45 ft. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 7.89 ft and 8.99 ft, based on 7 years of records.

What is the water level of Lake Moultrie Tailrace near Pinopolis today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 03:15 PM EDT, the water level was 7.62 ft. Down 0.49 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Lake Moultrie Tailrace near Pinopolis rising or falling?

Down 0.49 ft over the last 24 hours. Down 0.67 ft over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Lake Moultrie Tailrace near Pinopolis normal?

Very low for mid-October. Compared with 7 years of daily readings for this time of year.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:02172001 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 33.24428, -79.99130 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	7.62 ft	2026-10-20 19:15	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Lake Moultrie Tailrace near Pinopolis (usgs:02172001). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/south-carolina/lake-moultrie-tailrace-near-pinopolis

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