MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, will initiate a drawdown at West Point Dam, Georgia, beginning Aug. 1 to support scheduled maintenance on spillway gates 1 and 2.
The drawdown will proceed gradually, lowering the reservoir from elevation 635 feet to 625 feet, depending on weather conditions. The lake is expected to reach elevation 630 feet by Labor Day, a level chosen to balance the project’s flood risk management, hydropower, and recreation missions.
The reservoir will continue to be lowered until it reaches the target elevation of 625 feet by October 1. Maintenance and repair work is scheduled to occur from Oct. 1, 2026, through Jan. 15, 2027. Once repairs are complete, the lake level will gradually return to normal as conditions allow.
For more information, contact the West Point Project Manager’s Office at (706) 645-2937.
Release no. 26-014