Millers Ferry Lock and Dam
Dam in Wilcox County, Alabama · Alabama River · forms William (Bill) Dannelly Lake
Height
100 ft
30 m (NID height)
Length
1,167 ft
356 m
Completed
1970
William (Bill) Dannelly Lake today
80.44 ft
7 days ▲ 0.18 ft
Normal storage
331,800 acre-ft
Much above normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 11:30 AM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Recreation; Navigation; Hydroelectric
- Dam type
- Gravity
- Structural height
- 100 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Mobile District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 331,800 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 17,200 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 55 ft
- Drainage area
- 20,637 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 850 ft wide
- Navigation locks
- 1
- Army Corps district
- Mobile District
- Also known as
- William (Bill) Dannelly Lake
- NID ID
- AL01435
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Sep 15, 2026. Search NID ID AL01435 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.