Home › Lakes › South Holston Lake
TN / VA · TVA · South Holston Dam

South Holston Lake

A clear mountain lake straddling the Tennessee–Virginia line, with a famous trout tailwater.

LevelsRentalsFishingRamps & marinasThings to doLodging
Tripp the Otter
Water level · past year

Daily elevation (ft)

Live · provisional
1,7011,7091,7171,7241,732NovJanMarMayJulSepFULL POOL 1,729.0
Daily elevationSummer full poolOperating guide curve
Provisional data — not for navigation. Readings come from public agency feeds and may be revised or delayed. Always check official sources and posted notices before boating.

South Holston Lake, TN / VA

TVA · South Holston Dam
Live · provisional
1,714.65 ft▼ 1.9 ft / 7 days
14.4 ft below summer full pool (1,729.0 ft)
1,729.0Full pool (ft)
1,714.4Guide curve today
1,714.3This date last year
+0.4vs. last year (ft)

As of Oct 22, 4:00 PM CDT · TVA observed hourly · Provisional, not for navigation.

Sources

Full pool basis: Max of TVA summer operating guide curve
Fetched Oct 22, 5:23 PM CDT
Plan your day

More for South Holston Lake

Rent a boat

2 rental businesses on or near South Holston Lake. Badges show what each one's own site says they rent.

Laurel Marina & Yacht Club
Bristol, TN
Pontoon
📞 423-878-3721
Source: official site · Contact: official site
Painter Creek Marina
Bristol, TN
Pontoon
📞 423-878-5775
Source: official site · Contact: official site

Call ahead. Rental availability is seasonal and fleets change, so confirm boats, hours and requirements with the business before you go.

Own a rental business? Get listed — contact@evrlakes.com

Check official regulations before you fish. The summary below is a convenience copy and can go out of date. Limits, size rules and closures change, so the TWRA rules are the ones that count.

Fishing

Species the state wildlife agency highlights or regulates on South Holston Lake:

Smallmouth bassLargemouth bassWalleyeTroutCrappieCatfish

Boat ramps, marinas & fuel

rampramprampramprampramprampLake View Dockramprampramp
RampMarinaFuelBait/tackle
Marinas (1)
Boat ramps (10)
  • + 10 unnamed (shown on map)

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0. Fetched Oct 22, 2:37 PM CDT. OSM coverage is volunteer-made, so some places may be missing or outdated.

Things to do

Parks within roughly 8 miles of the lake's outer extent are listed from OpenStreetMap and the official park sites, plus federal areas from Recreation.gov.

Lodging & camping

Sources: Recreation.gov and OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Confirm dates and availability with the operator.

Vrbo / Expedia widget
Placeholder. No affiliate ID yet, so this slot renders nothing live.
Booking.com widget
Placeholder. No affiliate ID yet.

Some lodging links may become affiliate links (disclosure).