Lake Blalock near Cowpens water level

Name: Lake Blalock near Cowpens water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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Lake, Lake Blalock, South Carolina, United States

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Latest reading

Surface elevation

709.89ft Down 0.06 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 09:00 AM EDT (1 hour ago)

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Surface elevation

What this means

Lake Blalock near Cowpens reads 709.89 ft as of Oct 20, 2026, 09:00 AM EDT. The agency publishes no normal range or warning level for this lake yet, so there is nothing to judge the number against.

It has dropped 0.06 ft over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 709.58 ft and 711.82 ft.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to −0.70 ft.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Key numbers

Lowest and highest in 30 days: 709.58 ft – 711.82 ft
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 707.26 ft – 711.82 ft

On the water at Lake Blalock near Cowpens

Watch the chart rather than the single number; it shows whether the shoreline is moving.

Wear a life jacket on the water. Most boating deaths involve people who were not wearing one.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.07 in.

18 Sun 62° 40° – Wind 14 mph

19 Mon 68° 38° – Wind 8 mph

20 Tue 73° 46° – Wind 5 mph

21 Wed 72° 47° – Wind 6 mph

22 Thu 73° 48° – Wind 5 mph

23 Fri 70° 47° – Wind 6 mph

24 Sat 67° 47° – Wind 12 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:38 AM Sunset 06:48 PM Daylight 11 hr, 9 min First quarter 69%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Pacolet River below Lake Blalock near CowpensRiver gauge, Pacolet River	2.04 ft	Normal	−0.07 ft	0.6 mi
Pacolet River at Us-29 near ConverseRiver gauge, Pacolet River	1.86 ft	Normal	−0.06 ft	4.4 mi
Pacolet River near FingervilleRiver gauge, Pacolet River	6.75 ft	High	−0.06 ft	7 mi
Lawsons Fork Creek at SpartanburgRiver gauge, Lawsons Fork Creek	3.54 ft	Normal	−0.01 ft	7 mi
North Pacolet River at FingervilleRiver gauge, North Pacolet River	3.25 ft	Normal	−0.01 ft	8 mi
Thicketty Creek at Cnty Road 42 near GaffneyRiver gauge, Thicketty Creek	3.04 ft	Normal	−0.03 ft	9 mi
Lake William C. Bowen near FingervilleLake, Lake William C. Bowen	814.80 ft	Normal	±0	11 mi
Pacolet River at PacoletRiver gauge, Pacolet River	9.42 ft	Low	−0.35 ft	11 mi

Questions and answers

Is Lake Blalock near Cowpens really 709.89 ft deep?

No. 709.89 ft is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Lake Blalock near Cowpens today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 09:00 AM EDT, the surface elevation was 709.89 ft. Down 0.06 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Lake Blalock near Cowpens rising or falling?

Down 0.06 ft over the last 24 hours. Down 0.70 ft over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Lake Blalock near Cowpens normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

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:021556524 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 35.05264, -81.86436 (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
Surface elevation	709.89 ft	2026-10-20 13:00	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Lake Blalock near Cowpens (usgs:021556524). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/south-carolina/lake-blalock-near-cowpens

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer