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Reservoir · North Carolina · United States · USACE CWMS

Jordan Dam

66.4% full

Capacity

381.01 hm³

Volume stored

253 hm³

Coordinates

35.655°N, 79.068°W

Last updated

2026-09-11

Current fill

66.4%
Normal

vs 7 days ago

-2.0%

losing

vs 1 year ago

N/A

7-day trend

falling

Data source: USACE CWMS — US Army Corps of Engineers — daily reservoir storage volume. Design capacity is unavailable for this site, so fill % is estimated against the 5-year maximum storage and may overstate fullness. Last reading: 2026-09-11.

Catchment Weather

Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 35.655, -79.068 · Open in Google Maps

About Jordan Dam

As of September 11, 2026, Jordan Dam is filled to 66.4% of its total capacity, holding roughly 253 hm³ of water out of a maximum 381 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 2.0 percentage points.

Across the readings we hold for Jordan Dam — 311 data points between September 12, 2021 and September 11, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 56.2% (July 6, 2026) to a high of 100.0% (March 20, 2022). On average the reservoir is fullest around March and at its lowest around June.

It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the North Carolina basin at 35.655°N, 79.068°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
66.4%
Water stored
253 hm³
Total capacity
381 hm³
7-day change
▼ 2.0 pts
Primary use
Multipurpose
River basin
North Carolina
Operator
USACE
Coordinates
35.655°N, 79.068°W
Last updated
September 11, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
11 Sep 202666.4%253
10 Sep 202666.6%254
9 Sep 202667.0%255
8 Sep 202667.5%257
7 Sep 202667.8%258
6 Sep 202668.1%259
5 Sep 202667.8%258
4 Sep 202668.4%261
3 Sep 202668.8%262
2 Sep 202669.1%263
1 Sep 202669.3%264
31 Aug 202669.6%265

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