Reservoir · North Carolina · United States · USACE CWMS
Falls Dam
68.4% full
Capacity
141.53 hm³
Volume stored
97 hm³
Coordinates
35.942°N, 78.582°W
Last updated
2026-09-28
Current fill
68.4%vs 7 days ago
-2.3%losing
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
↓falling
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: 2026-09-28.
Catchment Weather
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About Falls Dam
As of September 28, 2026, Falls Dam is filled to 68.4% of its total capacity, holding roughly 97 hm³ of water out of a maximum 142 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 2.3 percentage points.
Across the readings we hold for Falls Dam — 313 data points between September 29, 2021 and September 28, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 59.0% (July 4, 2026) to a high of 105.0% (January 4, 2022). On average the reservoir is fullest around February and at its lowest around June.
It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the North Carolina basin at 35.942°N, 78.582°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 68.4%
- Water stored
- 97 hm³
- Total capacity
- 142 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 2.3 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- North Carolina
- Operator
- USACE
- Coordinates
- 35.942°N, 78.582°W
- Last updated
- September 28, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2026 | 68.4% | 97 |
| 27 Sep 2026 | 68.7% | 97 |
| 26 Sep 2026 | 69.3% | 98 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | 69.8% | 99 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 70.0% | 99 |
| 23 Sep 2026 | 70.4% | 100 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 70.7% | 100 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 70.7% | 100 |
| 20 Sep 2026 | 71.0% | 101 |
| 19 Sep 2026 | 71.5% | 101 |
| 18 Sep 2026 | 72.0% | 102 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 72.3% | 102 |