Every flood and every drought since Saluda Dam (Dreher Shoals) closed. Lake Murray has swung across 40 vertical feet — from a record low of 321.16 ft to a record high of 361.4 ft. Today’s 357.06 ft is higher than 65% of all months on record.
Monthly mean (line) with monthly min–max band. Dashed teal line = full pool (360 ft).
Record high
361.4 ft
1936-04-10
Record low
321.16 ft
1941-12-23
1996 deep drawdown low
344.73 ft
1996-10-04
Full pool
360 ft
conservation pool
Daily record aggregated here to monthly min/mean/max. Lake level and streamflow from USGS (Saluda Hydro project data courtesy of Dominion Energy, FERC P-516); reference elevations from FERC/Dominion published records; lake facts from SCDNR. Levels on the Saluda plant datum (full pond 360 ft). Historical daily values are agency-reviewed; recent values are provisional.