Reservoir · Alabama · United States · USACE CWMS
Bankhead Lock and Dam
105.0% full
Capacity
332.07 hm³
Volume stored
364 hm³
Vs month average
97% of normal
Coordinates
33.458°N, 87.354°W
Last updated
2026-10-13
Current fill
105.0%vs 7 days ago
0.0%stable
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
97%of normal
105.0% full on 2026-10-13, against an average of 108.6% for October across 2 years of readings (-3.6 points).
Drought Monitor at this site · 6 October 2026
D0abnormally dry
The ground at Bankhead Lock and Dam's coordinates falls inside the D0 area of the weekly U.S. Drought Monitor map. That describes local conditions — rainfall, soil moisture, streamflow — not the reservoir's storage. Alabama drought figures →
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: 2026-10-13.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 33.458, -87.354 · Open in Google Maps
About Bankhead Lock and Dam
As of October 13, 2026, Bankhead Lock and Dam is filled to 105.0% of its total capacity, holding roughly 364 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 October 14, 2021 and October 13, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 105.0% (October 14, 2021) to a high of 105.0% (October 14, 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
- 364 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
- October 13, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 2026 | 105.0% | 364 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 105.0% | 363 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | 105.0% | 360 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | 105.0% | 362 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 105.0% | 357 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 105.0% | 358 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | 105.0% | 359 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 105.0% | 360 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 105.0% | 362 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | 105.0% | 361 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | 105.0% | 362 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | 105.0% | 360 |