CountiesCherokee County
AlabamaReservoirCherokee County
Weiss Lake
Weiss Lake is a reservoir of some 30,200 acres on the Coosa River, in Alabama. You will find it in Cherokee County. It is managed by Alabama Power / AL WFF.
Coordinates34.2000, -85.6309
Surface area30,200 acres
Max depth62 ft
RiverCoosa River
Managed byAlabama Power / AL WFF
Swimming beaches on Weiss Lake
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.
Weiss Lake 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
Weiss Lake: beaches, ramps and water level
Weiss Lake sits at 34.2000, -85.6309. The Coosa River carries the outflow. It lies at roughly 564 feet of elevation. Maximum depth is around 62 feet.
If the operating agency starts publishing a level for this lake, it will appear here. There is no live level reading for Weiss Lake. The agencies that run this water do not publish one openly, and we do not estimate what has not been measured.
Water temperature is not measured at this lake by any public agency we read. Check the operating agency for advisories before any water contact, especially for blue-green algae in late summer. Season dates vary by park; the operating agency publishes them each spring.
If Weiss Lake is busy, the nearest alternatives here are Neely Henry Lake (Alabama, 35 mi), Lake Guntersville (Alabama, 46 mi) and Nickajack Lake (Tennessee, 56 mi). Alabama has 24 lakes on this site in total.
If you need a named beach, Bartow Beach on Lake Allatoona is some 52 miles from here. Weiss Lake has no catalogued swimming beach in the sources we read, so plan around the managing agency's own facilities. Where there is no marked beach, entry is usually from a boat ramp or an unimproved bank.
Questions about Weiss Lake
Is there a beach at Weiss Lake?
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 Weiss Lake?
About 30,200 acres. Maximum depth is around 62 feet.
What other lakes are near Weiss Lake?
The closest in this guide is Neely Henry Lake, about 35 miles away in Alabama.
Lakes near Weiss Lake
Other lakes in this guide, ordered by distance.
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Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these public sources.