North Carolina lake levels today: North Carolina lakes

1 of 1 North Carolina lakes are below full pool today. Falls Lake is the lowest for the date, .

Data as of November 4, 2026. Pictured: Falls Lake.

North Carolina at a glance

Pictured: Kerr Lake (Buggs Island), which is 287.73 ft today.

3 North Carolina lakes trackedFederal reservoirs and lakes with a live agency gauge.
1 Below full poolOut of 1 with a published full pool; 0 are at or above it.
1 Lower than usual for the dateOut of 2 with five or more years of history; 0 are higher than usual.
2 Lower than a year agoOut of 2 lakes with a reading from the same date last year.

Every North Carolina lake, lowest first

Measured against full pool, Falls Lake is the emptiest North Carolina lake today (6.2 ft below full) and Kerr Lake (Buggs Island) the fullest (287.73 ft).

Compared with a year ago, Falls Lake has dropped the most (4.5 ft lower) and W. Kerr Scott Reservoir has dropped the least.

1 of 2 lakes are lower than usual for early November, measured against each lake's own past years on today's date.

Select a column heading to sort the table. Each lake links to its own page with a 12-month chart and the dock check.

North Carolina lake levels. Select a column heading to sort.

Falls Lake	245.35	−6.2 ft	0th pct	−4.67	−4.53
W. Kerr Scott Reservoir	1,030.25	Natural lake	36th pct	−0.20	−0.18
Kerr Lake (Buggs Island)	287.73	Natural lake	—	—	—

North Carolina lake questions

Which North Carolina lake is the fullest right now?

Kerr Lake (Buggs Island): 287.73 ft.

Which North Carolina lake is the lowest?

Measured against full pool, Falls Lake (6.2 ft below full). Measured against its own normal for the date, Falls Lake (much lower than usual).

How is this ranking made?

Lakes that publish storage are ranked by percent of conservation storage. The rest are placed by their distance from full pool. Natural lakes without a full pool sit at the end, compared only with their normal for the date.