Lake Horton Headwater water level

Current elevation
775.28 ft
Reading as of
Sep 30, 2026

Source: waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/USGS-02344423, accessed October 1, 2026. Updated every 6 hours.

Lake Horton Headwater's elevation is 775.41 ft as of September 29, 2026. Lake Horton Headwater is near Fayetteville, Georgia.

Lake Horton Headwater level history

Highest since 2014
782.57 ft
December 25, 2015
Lowest since 2014
771.72 ft
November 28, 2016
Data covers
2014 to today
from September 4, 2014

Highs and lows are daily readings in the published data, not official records. Source: USGS daily data.

Elevation, ft, since 2014

Lake Horton Headwater elevation, feet, since 2014: 777.51 ft on September 7, 2014, 775.66 ft on September 27, 2026.

Lake Horton Headwater is falling: 775.66 ft, down 0.28 ft since September 20, 2026.

On this same date last year (September 28, 2025), Lake Horton Headwater was 777.02 ft, 1.36 ft higher than today's 775.66 ft.

Weekly averages of the source's daily readings; older years may be monthly or sparser where that is all the source published. Download the charted data (JSON).

Latest
775.66 ft
September 27, 2026
Previous reading
775.94 ft
September 20, 2026
Same date last year
777.02 ft
September 28, 2025

Lake Horton Headwater is at 33.3186, -84.4186. Open in OpenStreetMap.

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The dam

Height
28 ft
Built
1967
Name
Burch Lake Dam
Operator
Private

Sources: nid.sec.usace.army.mil, accessed September 29, 2026

On the water

No campgrounds, boat ramps, or swim spots linked to Lake Horton Headwater yet.

Common questions

Lake Horton Headwater's elevation is 775.41 ft as of September 29, 2026.
In USGS daily data since September 4, 2014, Lake Horton Headwater's highest elevation was 782.57 ft on December 25, 2015. Its lowest since September 4, 2014 was 771.72 ft on November 28, 2016. These are the highest and lowest daily readings in the published data, not official records.
Lake Horton Headwater is near Fayetteville, Georgia (33.3186, -84.4186).
Private operates the dam at Lake Horton Headwater.
Lake Horton Headwater's dam is used for Recreation.