Smith Mountain Dam
Annual maximum and minimum
reservoir elevations and dates
as measured at the Smith Mountain
Dam.Spill occurs during periods
when the reservoir elevation
is above 795.0 feet.
| YEAR |
MAXIMUM
ELEVATION |
MAXIMUM
DATE |
OTHER
SPILL
ELEVATION |
OTHER
SPILL
DATE |
MINIMUM
ELEVATION |
MINIMUM
DATE |
| 1966 |
795.00 |
|
|
|
FIRST
FULL |
MAR.
7 |
| 1967 |
795.00 |
|
|
|
791.00 |
NOV.
17 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
NOV.
18 |
| 1968 |
795.00 |
|
|
|
788.70 |
OCT.
18 |
| 1969 |
795.00 |
|
|
|
790.40 |
JAN. 8 |
| 1970 |
795.00 |
|
|
|
787.60 |
JAN.
23 |
| 1971 |
795.20 |
MAY
16 |
|
|
789.60 |
FEB. 3 |
| 1972 |
797.60 |
JUN.
22 |
|
|
791.70 |
MAR.
10 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
MAR.
11 |
| 1973 |
795.00 |
|
|
|
791.80 |
NOV.
13 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
NOV.
30 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
DEC. 1 |
| 1974 |
795.00 |
|
|
|
790.50 |
DEC. 5 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
DEC. 6 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
DEC. 7 |
| 1975 |
796.80 |
MAR.
20 |
|
|
791.60 |
JAN. 3 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
JAN. 4 |
| 1976 |
795.00 |
|
|
|
789.90 |
SEP.
30 |
| 1977 |
795.20 |
APR. 5 |
|
|
788.30 |
OCT.
21 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
OCT.
22 |
| 1978 |
799.79 |
APR.
27 |
796.40 |
JAN.
27 |
790.30 |
NOV.
11 |
| 1979 |
796.90 |
FEB.
26 |
796.30 |
SEP.
22 |
792.30 |
JAN. 1 |
| |
|
|
|
SEP.
23 |
|
|
| 1980 |
795.30 |
APR.
14 |
|
|
789.40 |
DEC. 5 |
| 1981 |
794.70 |
JUL.
13 |
|
|
789.30 |
JAN.
17 |
| 1982 |
795.00 |
|
|
|
791.80 |
NOV.
5 |
| 1983 |
795.80 |
APR.
10 |
|
|
789.80 |
OCT.
7 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
OCT.20 |
| 1984 |
795.10 |
FEB.
14 |
|
|
792.50 |
OCT.
20 |
| |
|
FEB.
16 |
|
|
|
OCT.
21 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
OCT.
22 |
| 1985 |
799.50 |
NOV. 5 |
795.80 |
AUG.
18 |
792.60 |
MAY
14 |
| |
|
|
|
AUG.
19 |
|
|
| 1986 |
795.00 |
|
|
|
790.80 |
AUG.
15 |
| 1987 |
799.53 |
APR.
17 |
799.26 |
SEP. 8 |
792.90 |
AUG.
27 |
| |
|
|
798.35 |
APR.
26 |
|
|
| |
|
|
796.25 |
MAR. 2 |
|
|
| 1988 |
795.00 |
|
|
|
790.75 |
DEC.
13 |
| 1989 |
795.30 |
MAY
6 |
|
|
790.84 |
FEB.
17 |
| 1990 |
796.09 |
OCT.
23 |
|
|
793.33 |
JUL. 6 |
| 1991 |
795.00 |
|
|
|
790.34 |
NOV. 6 |
| 1992 |
797.46 |
APR.
22 |
|
|
791.44 |
FEB. 2 |
| 1993 |
796.56 |
MAR. 5 |
|
|
791.48 |
NOV.
18 |
| 1994 |
795.41 |
MAR.
29 |
|
|
791.92 |
NOV. 1 |
| 1995 |
796.31 |
JUN.
29 |
795.14 |
JUN.
24 |
791.11 |
OCT.
3 |
| 1996 |
796.56 |
SEPT.
7 |
795.63 |
JAN.
20 |
792.88 |
FEB.
7 |
| 1997 |
795.00 |
|
|
|
791.55 |
OCT.
24 |
| 1998 |
795.83 |
JAN.
28 |
795.45 |
FEB.
5 |
789.11 |
DEC.9 |
| 1999 |
795.07 |
DEC.
20 |
795.03 |
APR.
12 |
789.72 |
JAN.
05 |
| 2000 |
795.17 |
APR.
19 |
795.09 |
APR.
20 |
*791.59 |
NOV.
27 |
| 2001 |
795.09 |
MAR.
18 |
|
|
788.52 |
NOV.
28 |
| 2002 |
795.08 |
DEC.
16 |
|
|
788.83 |
JAN.
11 |
| 2003 |
796.15 |
FEB.
23 |
|
|
793.13 |
MAY.
9 |
| 2004 |
797.42 |
SEP.
29 |
|
|
793.10 |
FEB.20 |
| |
|
|
797.10 |
SEP.30 |
|
|
| |
|
|
796.97 |
SEP.28 |
|
|
| |
|
|
796.01 |
OCT.01 |
|
|
| |
|
|
795.11 |
APR.19 |
|
|
| 2005 |
795.09 |
FEB. 16 |
|
|
791.85 |
OCT.5 |
| 2006 |
795.09 |
SEP. 12 |
|
|
791.47 |
JUN. 22 |
| 2007 |
795.06 |
JAN. 1 |
|
|
789.57 |
OCT. 23 |
Updated 01/09/08 (LAS)
*Revision to previously published data
