Lake Hyco Dam
Dam in Person County, North Carolina · Hyco River · forms Hyco Lake
Height
68 ft
21 m (NID height)
Length
1,800 ft
549 m
Completed
1963
Hyco Lake today
407.67 ft
7 days ▼ 0.06 ft
Normal storage
78,000 acre-ft
Much below normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 12:45 PM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Recreation; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 68 ft
- Owner
- Duke Energy Corporation (Public Utility)
- Maximum storage
- 169,501 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 4,015 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 52 ft
- Drainage area
- 190 sq mi
- Army Corps district
- Wilmington District
- NID ID
- NC00656
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID NC00656 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.