Savage River Dam
Dam in Garrett County, Maryland · Savage River · forms Savage Reservoir
Height
184 ft
56 m (NID height)
Length
1,050 ft
320 m
Completed
1952
Savage Reservoir today
1,445.60 ft
7 days ▼ 1.29 ft
vs full pool
▼ 6.59 ft
Normal storage
20,000 acre-ft
Above normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 1:00 PM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Recreation; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Earth
- Owner
- Upper Potomac River Commission (State)
- Maximum storage
- 31,800 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 360 acres
- Drainage area
- 105 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 320 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Pittsburgh District
- Also known as
- Savage Reservoir;Savage River Reservoir
- NID ID
- MD00014
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID MD00014 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.
Other dams at Savage Reservoir
- Piedmont Water Supply Intake Dam