W. Kerr Scott Dam
Dam in Wilkes County, North Carolina · Yadkin River · forms W. Kerr Scott Reservoir
Height
148 ft
45 m (NID height)
Length
1,740 ft
530 m
Completed
1963
W. Kerr Scott Reservoir today
1,030.47 ft
7 days ▼ 2.36 ft
vs full pool
▼ 39,969.53 ft
Normal storage
41,000 acre-ft
Above normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 1:15 PM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Fish and Wildlife Pond; Recreation; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 148 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Wilmington District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 306,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 1,475 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 143 ft
- Drainage area
- 348 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 400 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Wilmington District
- Also known as
- W. Kerr Scott Reservoir
- NID ID
- NC00300
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 20, 2026. Search NID ID NC00300 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.