Francis E. Walter Dam
Dam in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania · Lehigh River · forms Francis E. Walter Reservoir
Height
239 ft
73 m (NID height)
Length
3,000 ft
914 m
Completed
1961
Francis E. Walter Reservoir today
1,302.35 ft
7 days ▼ 2.44 ft
Normal storage
1,793 acre-ft
Much above normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 5:15 PM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Recreation
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 239 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Philadelphia District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 160,290 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 80 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 233 ft
- Drainage area
- 288 sq mi
- Spillway
- None, 450 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Philadelphia District
- Also known as
- Francis E. Walter Reservoir
- NID ID
- PA00008
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Sep 8, 2026. Search NID ID PA00008 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.
Other dams at Francis E. Walter Reservoir
- Francis E. Walter Dam - Saddle Dike