Reservoir · Alabama · United States · USACE CWMS
Thurlow Dam
97.5% full
Capacity
22.51 hm³
Volume stored
22 hm³
Coordinates
32.535°N, 85.888°W
Last updated
2026-10-01
Current fill
97.5%vs 7 days ago
+0.6%gaining
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: 2026-10-01.
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About Thurlow Dam
As of October 1, 2026, Thurlow Dam is filled to 97.5% of its total capacity, holding roughly 22 hm³ of water out of a maximum 23 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.6 pts).
Across the readings we hold for Thurlow Dam — 327 data points between October 2, 2021 and October 1, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 96.0% (January 16, 2022) to a high of 98.6% (March 19, 2022). On average the reservoir is fullest around April and at its lowest around July.
It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Alabama basin at 32.535°N, 85.888°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 97.5%
- Water stored
- 22 hm³
- Total capacity
- 23 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 0.6 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Alabama
- Operator
- USACE
- Coordinates
- 32.535°N, 85.888°W
- Last updated
- October 1, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | 97.5% | 22 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 96.8% | 22 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 97.8% | 22 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 96.8% | 22 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | 97.4% | 22 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 96.9% | 22 |
| 23 Sep 2026 | 98.2% | 22 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 96.9% | 22 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 97.7% | 22 |
| 20 Sep 2026 | 96.9% | 22 |
| 19 Sep 2026 | 96.7% | 22 |
| 18 Sep 2026 | 98.1% | 22 |