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Smith Mountain Lake water level

AEP’s forebay value is the upstream water-surface elevation. Smith Mountain and Leesville operate as a pumped-storage project; daily operational changes are expected. The timestamp is preserved as printed by AEP, including its time-zone label.

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RESERVOIR ELEVATION790.69 ft

Smith Mountain forebay

SOURCE TIMESTAMP

Nov 12 2026, 2:48 PM EST

Preserved as supplied by AEP

7-DAY CHANGE+0.21 ft

Compared with the dated observation seven days earlier, when available

30-DAY CHANGE-0.07 ft

Compared with the dated observation 30 days earlier, when available

Dated water levels · Sep 28, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026

790.8790.0789.1
Sep 28, 2026Nov 12, 2026
View the dated readings (elevation in feet)
DateElevation (ft)
2026-09-28789.24
2026-09-29789.23
2026-09-30789.22
2026-10-01789.22
2026-10-02789.16
2026-10-03789.11
2026-10-04789.25
2026-10-05789.30
2026-10-06789.37
2026-10-07789.28
2026-10-08789.08
2026-10-09788.86
2026-10-10789.10
2026-10-11789.62
2026-10-12790.61
2026-10-13790.76
2026-10-14790.84
2026-10-15790.91
2026-10-16790.94
2026-10-17791.01
2026-10-18791.01
2026-10-19791.02
2026-10-20791.04
2026-10-21791.05
2026-10-22791.03
2026-10-23790.63
2026-10-24790.68
2026-10-25790.80
2026-10-26790.78
2026-10-27790.66
2026-10-28790.65
2026-10-29790.80
2026-10-30790.82
2026-10-31790.78
2026-11-01790.88
2026-11-02791.05
2026-11-03791.05
2026-11-04790.01
2026-11-05790.48
2026-11-06790.69
2026-11-07790.64
2026-11-08790.82
2026-11-09790.53
2026-11-10790.49
2026-11-11790.51
2026-11-12790.69

This series stores the reading obtained on each refresh date. It is not an agency daily mean; intraday variation may be missed.

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Retrieved 2026-11-12T19:53:47.276Z. The importer checks units, expected fields and timestamp freshness before replacing a reading. A failed source check retains its previous successful snapshot.

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