Reservoir · Alabama · United States · USACE CWMS
Bankhead Lock and Dam
105.0% full
Capacity
332.07 hm³
Volume stored
359 hm³
Coordinates
33.458°N, 87.354°W
Last updated
2026-09-17
Current fill
105.0%vs 7 days ago
0.0%stable
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
→stable
Data source: USACE CWMS — US Army Corps of Engineers — daily reservoir storage volume. Capacity is the design (normal full-pool) capacity from the US National Inventory of Dams (NID); fill % = current volume ÷ design capacity. Last reading: 2026-09-17.
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About Bankhead Lock and Dam
As of September 17, 2026, Bankhead Lock and Dam is filled to 105.0% of its total capacity, holding roughly 359 hm³ of water out of a maximum 332 hm³. At this level the reservoir is effectively full.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pts).
Across the readings we hold for Bankhead Lock and Dam — 100 data points between September 18, 2021 and September 17, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 105.0% (September 18, 2021) to a high of 105.0% (September 18, 2021).
It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Alabama basin at 33.458°N, 87.354°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 105.0%
- Water stored
- 359 hm³
- Total capacity
- 332 hm³
- 7-day change
- No change
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Alabama
- Operator
- USACE
- Coordinates
- 33.458°N, 87.354°W
- Last updated
- September 17, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 2026 | 105.0% | 359 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | 105.0% | 356 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 105.0% | 356 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 105.0% | 356 |
| 13 Sep 2026 | 105.0% | 358 |
| 12 Sep 2026 | 105.0% | 357 |
| 11 Sep 2026 | 105.0% | 356 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 105.0% | 357 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 105.0% | 358 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 105.0% | 358 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 105.0% | 358 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 105.0% | 357 |