Reservoir · Georgia · United States · USACE CWMS
Carters Dam and Lake
98.3% full
Capacity
473.12 hm³
Volume stored
465 hm³
Coordinates
34.614°N, 84.671°W
Last updated
2026-09-11
Current fill
98.3%vs 7 days ago
+1.6%gaining
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
↑rising
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: 2026-09-11.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Carters Dam and Lake
As of September 11, 2026, Carters Dam and Lake is filled to 98.3% of its total capacity, holding roughly 465 hm³ of water out of a maximum 473 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 1.6 percentage points.
Across the readings we hold for Carters Dam and Lake — 47 data points between July 27, 2026 and September 11, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 96.3% (August 27, 2026) to a high of 100.7% (August 23, 2026).
It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Georgia basin at 34.614°N, 84.671°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 98.3%
- Water stored
- 465 hm³
- Total capacity
- 473 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 1.6 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Georgia
- Operator
- USACE
- Coordinates
- 34.614°N, 84.671°W
- Last updated
- September 11, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2026 | 98.3% | 465 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 97.9% | 463 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 98.2% | 465 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 98.6% | 466 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 99.4% | 470 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 96.3% | 456 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 96.3% | 456 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 96.7% | 457 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 96.5% | 457 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 97.4% | 461 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 98.2% | 465 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 99.8% | 472 |