Lake Level Tracker

North Carolina lake & reservoir water levels

19 lakes tracked · 19 with a current elevation reading · USGS Water Services + USACE CWMS Data

North Carolina has 19 lakes and reservoirs tracked here — 19 with a current elevation reading, from USGS Water Services and USACE CWMS Data. Sort the table by level, storage, %-full, or trend, then open any lake for its full elevation-with-datum, trend sparkline, storage, and source-and-vintage stamp. Figures are provisional readings for reference — not for navigation or safety decisions.

Statewide totals North Carolina · USGS + USACE
Lakes tracked
19

19 report a current pool-elevation reading; the rest report storage only.

With elevation reading
19
With %-full figure
0

All North Carolina lakes

Every lake tracked in North Carolina. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by name. Elevation lakes are listed before storage-only lakes; a missing figure always shows "not reported," never an estimate.

North Carolina lakes, elevation lakes first, by name.
Datum Trend
Aiww Dsc South Mills 8.32 NAVD88 — — →Steady
B. Everett Jordan Lake 215.99 NGVD29 215,130 — ↓Falling
Beaverdam Creek 247.98 NAVD88 — — ↓Falling
Bond Lake 341.20 NAVD88 — — ↓Falling
Brier Creek Reservoir 305.62 NAVD88 — — ↓Falling
Coles Branch Reservoir 311.35 NAVD88 — — ↓Falling
Falls Lake 248.27 NGVD29 — — ↓Falling
Hatchers Grove Reservoir 325.11 NAVD88 — — ↓Falling
Hyco Lake 408.42 NGVD29 — — ↓Falling
Lake Crabtree 275.35 NAVD88 — — ↓Falling
Lake Johnson 343.27 NAVD88 — — →Steady
Lake Lynn 333.51 NAVD88 — — ↓Falling
Lake Mattamuskeet 0.24 NAVD88 — — ↓Falling
Lake Mattamuskeet 0.17 NAVD88 — — ↓Falling
Page Lake 305.55 NAVD88 — — ↓Falling
Richland Lake 300.04 NAVD88 — — ↓Falling
Shelley Lake at Shelley Lake Park at Raleigh 251.09 NAVD88 — — ↓Falling
Sorrells Grove Reservoir 303.16 NAVD88 — — →Steady
W. Kerr Scott Reservoir 1,030.25 NGVD29 36,985 — ↑Rising

Data: USGS Water Services (waterservices.usgs.gov) and USACE CWMS Data (cwms-data.usace.army.mil), retrieved 2026-08-31. Both public domain (a work of the U.S. Government, 17 U.S.C. §105).

Frequently asked questions

How many lakes and reservoirs in North Carolina are tracked here?
19, of which 19 report a current pool-elevation reading. The rest report storage only, or lack a fresh reading and are not published.
Which North Carolina lakes report a %-full figure?
None of North Carolina's lakes in this dataset currently have a source-provided %-full figure — we show the bare level rather than estimate one.
Where does the data come from?
USGS Water Services and USACE CWMS Data, both public domain. See the methodology page for the exact endpoints and update cadence.

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