Shelley Lake Dam
Dam in Wake County, North Carolina · Lead Mine Creek · forms Shelley Lake
Height
51 ft
16 m (NID height)
Length
1,155 ft
352 m
Completed
1975
Shelley Lake today
251.08 ft
7 days ▼ 0.02 ft
Normal storage
420 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 11:40 AM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Recreation
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 51 ft
- Owner
- Wake County General Services Administration (Local Government)
- Maximum storage
- 4,205 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 32 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 41 ft
- Drainage area
- 9 sq mi
- Army Corps district
- Wilmington District
- Also known as
- Crabtree Creek WS Dam #13
- NID ID
- NC01452
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID NC01452 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.