Deep Creek Dam
Dam in Garrett County, Maryland · Deep Creek · forms Deep Creek Lake near Thayerville
Height
85 ft
26 m (NID height)
Length
1,300 ft
396 m
Completed
1925
Deep Creek Lake near Thayerville today
2,459.90 ft
7 days ▼ 0.18 ft
Normal storage
93,000 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Hydroelectric; Recreation
- Dam type
- Earth
- Owner
- Private
- Maximum storage
- 145,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 4,500 acres
- Drainage area
- 63 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 712 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Baltimore District
- NID ID
- MD00004
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID MD00004 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.