Water report · West Point Lake
Below normal for early September, and dropping fast this week. Above 24% of past September 2s on record.
Updated 7:15 PM UTC, Sep 2
630.86 ft puts West Point Lake in the 24th percentile for September 2, against 19 years of record.
The median for this date is 633.37 ft, and half of all September 2s on record fell between 631.14 and 634.86.
Over the last 7 days, West Point Lake held between 630.86 and 631.72 ft, lowest on Sep 2 and highest on Aug 27.
That is 0.86 ft lower than on Aug 27.
Over the last 30 days, West Point Lake held between 630.86 and 634.62 ft, lowest on Sep 2 and highest on Aug 8.
That is 3.71 ft lower than on Aug 4.
Over the last 90 days, West Point Lake held between 630.86 and 635.80 ft, lowest on Sep 2 and highest on Jul 27.
That is 4.14 ft lower than on Jun 5.
Over the last 12 months, West Point Lake held between 623.84 and 635.80 ft, lowest on Oct 28 and highest on Jul 27.
That is 0.44 ft higher than on Sep 2.
No member has posted conditions here lately. The gauge says what the water is doing; an angler who was standing in it says what that felt like.
Post a reportUSGS monitoring location 02339400, WEST POINT LAKE NEAR WEST POINT, GA, 1.5 miles from the center of West Point Lake. Provisional data, subject to revision. Values refresh every 30 minutes. Readings describe the reservoir at the gauge; a shallow arm miles upstream will not match them.
Readings come from USGS monitoring location 02339400, WEST POINT LAKE NEAR WEST POINT, GA, 1.5 miles from the center of West Point Lake. It reports reservoir elevation. Values refresh every 30 minutes and are provisional until the agency reviews them. Readings describe the reservoir at the gauge; a shallow arm miles upstream will not match them.
The gauge is half the picture. The other half is what came out of the water: verified catches, the current record, and the anglers holding it.
See the West Point Lake record book