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Lake Tillery water temperature

Current
69.8°F21.0°C
USGS · Observed

Recent changes

24 hours
-0.4 °FObservations: →
7 days
-1.6 °FObservations: →
30 days
-7.2 °FObservations: →
7 daysDown 1.6 °F
71.4 °F69.8 °F
Eastern time
Open water on Lake Tillery with wooded hills under a summer sky
Wooded hills above Lake Tillery.

Water temperature trend

67.5–77.2°F rangeDaily averages

First to last shown: -9.2°F. Range is of daily averages, not a seasonal record.

Solid lines join nearby genuine observations of the same resolution. Dotted guides span short gaps only, not additional measurements. Longer outages, year boundaries and off-season months stay blank.79°72°66°Oct 3Oct 18Nov 2

Oct 3, 2026 – Nov 2, 2026

Lowest daily average
67.5°F
Highest daily average
77.2°F
Observation span & gaps

31 daily averages retained. USGS · below Tillery Dam. This is the range of retained values, not the reservoir’s temperature range.

First in this period
77.2°F ·
Last in this period
68.0°F ·

No gaps longer than 36 hours occur between these retained records. This does not establish source uptime or fill the intervening period.

Units are remembered on this browser when storage is available. Shared links carry their own unit and chart period; readings remain dated observations.

Where these readings come from

  1. Lake TilleryLake level reading
  2. Tillery Dam
  3. Pee Dee River below the damWater temperature reading
Conceptual illustration, not the actual dam; not to scale.

The temperature shown is measured in the river below Tillery Dam, not across Lake Tillery.

Sources & measurement details

Lake level: NOAA gauge MTGN7 reports USGS station 02123736 pool elevation. Full pond is 278.2 ft NGVD 1929. NOAA gauge MTGN7 ↗ · Level source details.

Temperature: USGS station 0212378405 measures the Pee Dee River at NC 731, about 2,400 feet below Tillery Dam near Norwood. Monitoring normally runs May–November; provisional readings may be revised. USGS temperature station ↗.

Lake level & history →

For paddling or swimming plans

This station measures river water below Tillery Dam, not the temperature in every lake cove. The reading does not establish swimming conditions or water quality. Check the separate access, activity and site rules for the visit you are planning.

About these readings

USGS station 0212378405 measures the Pee Dee River at NC 731, about 2,400 feet below Tillery Dam near Norwood. USGS normally samples May–November; provisional readings can be revised. This observation is provisional.

The current reading and chart update separately. Recent changes compare compatible individual observations. Short chart ranges show individual observations; 30 days and This season show official daily averages. All available shows monthly averages. Dotted guides connect only bounded short gaps between real endpoints, not additional measurements. Longer outages, off-season months and year boundaries remain blank. No connector is used to calculate a change.

USGS station 0212378405