Reservoir · Virginia · United States · USACE CWMS
Philpott Dam
88.9% full
Capacity
204.99 hm³
Volume stored
182 hm³
Coordinates
36.783°N, 80.028°W
Last updated
2026-09-17
Current fill
88.9%vs 7 days ago
-0.7%losing
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
→stable
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: 2026-09-17.
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About Philpott Dam
As of September 17, 2026, Philpott Dam is filled to 88.9% of its total capacity, holding roughly 182 hm³ of water out of a maximum 205 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.7 pts).
Across the readings we hold for Philpott Dam — 310 data points between September 18, 2021 and September 17, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 88.9% (September 17, 2026) to a high of 101.2% (March 24, 2022). On average the reservoir is fullest around April and at its lowest around September.
It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Virginia basin at 36.783°N, 80.028°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 88.9%
- Water stored
- 182 hm³
- Total capacity
- 205 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.7 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Virginia
- Operator
- USACE
- Coordinates
- 36.783°N, 80.028°W
- Last updated
- September 17, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 2026 | 88.9% | 182 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | 89.0% | 182 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 89.1% | 183 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 89.2% | 183 |
| 13 Sep 2026 | 89.3% | 183 |
| 12 Sep 2026 | 89.3% | 183 |
| 11 Sep 2026 | 89.4% | 183 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 89.6% | 184 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 89.8% | 184 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 90.1% | 185 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 90.4% | 185 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 90.6% | 186 |