Lake William C. Bowen water level

Current elevation
814.56 ft
Reading as of
Sep 30, 2026

Source: waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/USGS-02154950, accessed October 1, 2026. Updated every 6 hours.

Lake William C. Bowen's elevation is 814.58 ft as of September 29, 2026. Lake William C. Bowen is near Fingerville, South Carolina.

Lake William C. Bowen level history

Highest since 1971
817.45 ft
September 27, 2024
Lowest since 1971
12.73 ft
October 14, 1971
Data covers
1971 to today
from October 1, 1971

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

Elevation, ft, since 1971

Lake William C. Bowen elevation, feet, since 1971: 13.02 ft on October 3, 1971, 814.7 ft on September 27, 2026.

Lake William C. Bowen is falling: 814.7 ft, down 0.06 ft since September 20, 2026.

On this same date last year (September 28, 2025), Lake William C. Bowen was 814.73 ft, 0.03 ft higher than today's 814.7 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
814.7 ft
September 27, 2026
Previous reading
814.76 ft
September 20, 2026
Same date last year
814.73 ft
September 28, 2025

Lake William C. Bowen is at 35.1137, -82.0407. Open in OpenStreetMap.

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The dam

Height
55 ft
Built
1956
Name
Lake Bowen Dam
Operator
Local Government

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

On the water

No campgrounds, boat ramps, or swim spots linked to Lake William C. Bowen yet.

Common questions

Lake William C. Bowen's elevation is 814.58 ft as of September 29, 2026.
In USGS daily data since October 1, 1971, Lake William C. Bowen's highest elevation was 817.45 ft on September 27, 2024. Its lowest since October 1, 1971 was 12.73 ft on October 14, 1971. These are the highest and lowest daily readings in the published data, not official records.
Lake William C. Bowen is near Fingerville, South Carolina (35.1137, -82.0407).
Local Government operates the dam at Lake William C. Bowen.
Lake William C. Bowen's dam is used for Recreation, Water supply.