CountiesTuscaloosa County
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Lake Tuscaloosa
Lake Tuscaloosa is a 5,885-acre reservoir on the catchment = in Alabama. The lake is in Tuscaloosa County. It is managed by City of Tuscaloosa Lakes Division. The gauge last read 222.16 ft.
Water level today: 222.16 ft · see the full record
Coordinates33.3431, -87.5556
Surface area5,885 acres
Rivercatchment =
Managed byCity of Tuscaloosa Lakes Division
Swimming beaches on Lake Tuscaloosa
No named swimming beach is mapped yet for this lake. Access is through agency day-use areas and boat ramps listed below. We add beach pages only when we can confirm a name, coordinates and an operating agency.
Lake Tuscaloosa on the map
Lake center, swimming spots and access points.
Weather and water temperature
Air temperature and wind from Open-Meteo. Water temperature only when the lake has a public sensor.
Weather data by Open-Meteo
Water level today
The level comes from gauge 02464800, LAKE TUSCALOOSA NEAR TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA, and carries the time it was taken. Over the record shown on the level page the gauge has moved between 221.52 ft and 225.40 ft (low on 2025-10-18, high on 2026-03-12). The last value stored here, 222.16 ft, is from 2026-09-09. Beach width and ramp access both move with the pool, so the number above is worth a look first.
222.16 ft -0.27 ft in 7 days
Lake Tuscaloosa: access and conditions
Lake Tuscaloosa sits at 33.3431, -87.5556. It lies at roughly 223 feet of elevation. Releases go downstream into the catchment =.
The level comes from gauge 02464800, LAKE TUSCALOOSA NEAR TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA, and carries the time it was taken. Over the record shown on the level page the gauge has moved between 221.52 ft and 225.40 ft (low on 2025-10-18, high on 2026-03-12). The last value stored here, 222.16 ft, is from 2026-09-09. Beach width and ramp access both move with the pool, so the number above is worth a look first.
Absence from these datasets does not mean the water is closed, only that no agency lists a beach. The federal and state datasets behind this guide list no named beach at Lake Tuscaloosa. That does not mean there is no access, only that none is catalogued.
Nearby water includes Holt Lake (Alabama, 10 mi), Bankhead Lake (Alabama, 14 mi) and Aliceville Lake (Alabama, 43 mi). In all, 24 lakes in Alabama are covered here.
There is no water temperature sensor here, so only air conditions are shown. Swimming season in Alabama runs through the warm months, and day-use areas set their own opening dates. Inland lakes are not monitored the way ocean beaches are, so posted signs matter more here.
Questions about Lake Tuscaloosa
Is there a beach at Lake Tuscaloosa?
No named swimming beach appears in the federal and state datasets this guide reads. Check the operating agency for day-use areas on the ground.
How big is Lake Tuscaloosa?
About 5,885 acres.
What other lakes are near Lake Tuscaloosa?
The closest in this guide is Holt Lake, about 10 miles away in Alabama.
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Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these public sources.