Reservoir · North Carolina · United States · USACE CWMS
Falls Dam
61.6% full
Capacity
141.53 hm³
Volume stored
87 hm³
Reported
October 22, 2026
Current fill
61.6%vs 7 days ago
Stale7-day trend
StaleDrought context
North Carolina drought →U.S. Drought Monitor
D2Severe drought
Week of 10 November 2026
Drought figures describe the ground around the reservoir, not its storage. Sources: U.S. Drought Monitor.
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2026 | 61.6% | 87.25 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 62.0% | 87.72 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 62.5% | 88.51 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 62.9% | 89 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 63.3% | 89.6 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 63.4% | 89.69 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 63.4% | 89.69 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 63.7% | 90.19 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | 64.1% | 90.78 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 64.5% | 91.28 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 64.8% | 91.77 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | 64.6% | 91.47 |
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Technical specifications
| Primary use | Multi-purpose |
| Coordinates | 35.942°N, 78.582°W |
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: 2026-10-22.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Falls Dam
As of October 22, 2026, Falls Dam is filled to 61.6% of its total capacity, holding 87.25 hm³ of water out of a maximum 141.53 hm³. The reading is past the freshness window, so it is shown as stale.
The 7-day change is not shown, because the latest reading is past the freshness window.
Across the readings we hold for Falls Dam — 145 data points between November 13, 2021 and October 22, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 61.6% (October 22, 2026) to a high of 99.9% (January 3, 2022). On average the reservoir is fullest around January and at its lowest around October.
It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It is at 35.942°N, 78.582°W.