Reservoir · North Carolina · United States · USACE CWMS
W. Kerr Scott Dam
95.4% full
Capacity
74.34 hm³
Volume stored
71 hm³
Vs month average
148% of normal
Coordinates
36.134°N, 81.227°W
Last updated
2026-10-13
Current fill
95.4%vs 7 days ago
+34.6%gaining
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
↑rising
Drought context
Storage vs October average
148%of normal
95.4% full on 2026-10-13, against an average of 64.5% for October across 3 years of readings (+30.9 points).
Drought Monitor at this site · 6 October 2026
Nonenot in a drought category
W. Kerr Scott Dam's coordinates fall outside every category on the weekly U.S. Drought Monitor map. That describes local conditions — rainfall, soil moisture, streamflow — not the reservoir's storage. North Carolina drought figures →
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: 2026-10-13.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 36.134, -81.227 · Open in Google Maps
About W. Kerr Scott Dam
As of October 13, 2026, W. Kerr Scott Dam is filled to 95.4% of its total capacity, holding roughly 71 hm³ of water out of a maximum 74 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 34.6 percentage points.
Across the readings we hold for W. Kerr Scott Dam — 313 data points between October 14, 2021 and October 13, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 53.8% (July 8, 2026) to a high of 100.0% (October 12, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around October and at its lowest around July.
It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the North Carolina basin at 36.134°N, 81.227°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 95.4%
- Water stored
- 71 hm³
- Total capacity
- 74 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 34.6 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- North Carolina
- Operator
- USACE
- Coordinates
- 36.134°N, 81.227°W
- Last updated
- October 13, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 2026 | 95.4% | 71 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 100.0% | 74 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | 93.7% | 70 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | 60.1% | 45 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 60.2% | 45 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 60.4% | 45 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | 60.6% | 45 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 60.8% | 45 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | 60.3% | 45 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | 60.3% | 45 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | 60.6% | 45 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 60.7% | 45 |