MONTICELLO Reservoir water level

Current elevation
423.28 ft
Reading as of
Sep 30, 2026

Source: waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/USGS-02160900, accessed October 1, 2026. Updated every 6 hours.

MONTICELLO Reservoir's elevation is 422.59 ft as of September 29, 2026. MONTICELLO Reservoir is near Jenkinsville, South Carolina.

MONTICELLO Reservoir level history

Highest since 2023
424.91 ft
January 31, 2026
Lowest since 2023
421.09 ft
November 9, 2023
Data covers
2023 to today
from September 28, 2023

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

Elevation, ft, since 2023

MONTICELLO Reservoir elevation, feet, since 2023: 423 ft on October 1, 2023, 423.17 ft on September 28, 2026.

MONTICELLO Reservoir is rising: 423.17 ft, up 0.77 ft since September 27, 2026.

On this same date last year (September 28, 2025), MONTICELLO Reservoir was 423.48 ft, 0.31 ft higher than today's 423.17 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
423.17 ft
September 28, 2026
Previous reading
422.4 ft
September 27, 2026
Same date last year
423.48 ft
September 28, 2025

MONTICELLO Reservoir is at 34.3013, -81.3230. Open in OpenStreetMap.

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The dam

Height
113 ft
Built
1979
Name
Summer Cat I Emergency Cooling Water
Operator
Utility

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

On the water

No campgrounds, boat ramps, or swim spots linked to MONTICELLO Reservoir yet.

Common questions

MONTICELLO Reservoir's elevation is 422.59 ft as of September 29, 2026.
In USGS daily data since September 28, 2023, MONTICELLO Reservoir's highest elevation was 424.91 ft on January 31, 2026. Its lowest since September 28, 2023 was 421.09 ft on November 9, 2023. These are the highest and lowest daily readings in the published data, not official records.
MONTICELLO Reservoir is near Jenkinsville, South Carolina (34.3013, -81.3230).
Utility operates the dam at MONTICELLO Reservoir.