Falls Lake water level today
Reservoir in Wake, North Carolina · Neuse River
246.04ft
74.99 m
Measured · provisional
Much below normal for the dateSteady
What this means
Falls Lake is 5.46 ft below its full pool of 251.50 ft.
It is lower than on Oct 21 in every one of the last 10 years on record.
The lake has fallen 0.30 ft in 7 days and fallen 1.21 ft in 30 days.
Since 2012, the lowest daily level was 245.57 ft (Jul 2026) and the highest 261.21 ft (Jan 2016).
Falls Lake level chart
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Measured
Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)
Full pool
Same date in past years
| Date | Level | vs today |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2025 | 250.08 ft | ▲ 4.04 ft |
| Oct 21, 2024 | 251.63 ft | ▲ 5.59 ft |
| Oct 21, 2023 | 249.35 ft | ▲ 3.31 ft |
| Oct 21, 2022 | 249.50 ft | ▲ 3.46 ft |
| Oct 21, 2021 | 250.00 ft | ▲ 3.96 ft |
| Oct 21, 2020 | 252.00 ft | ▲ 5.96 ft |
| Oct 21, 2019 | 249.55 ft | ▲ 3.51 ft |
| Oct 21, 2018 | 252.29 ft | ▲ 6.25 ft |
| Oct 21, 2017 | 248.93 ft | ▲ 2.89 ft |
| Oct 21, 2016 | 258.79 ft | ▲ 12.75 ft |
Records & details
- Highest
- 261.21 ft on Jan 1, 2016
- Lowest
- 245.57 ft on Jul 5, 2026
- Records from
- 2012 (14 years of daily data)
- Full pool
- 251.50 ft (top of conservation pool, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
- Storage
- 71,273 acre-ft
- Inflow
- 104 cfs (2.94 m³/s)
- Outflow
- 104 cfs (2.94 m³/s)
- Water temperature
- 68 °F (20.2 °C)
Weather & wind
This Afternoon67°F · Sunny
Wind N 8 mph
Wind N 8 mph
Tonight42°F · Clear
Wind N 1 to 6 mph
Wind N 1 to 6 mph
Thursday70°F · Sunny
Wind N 2 to 6 mph
Wind N 2 to 6 mph
Thursday Night43°F · Clear
Wind N 5 mph
Wind N 5 mph
Friday67°F · Sunny
Wind NE 5 to 8 mph
Wind NE 5 to 8 mph
Friday Night44°F · Mostly Clear
Wind NE 3 to 7 mph
Wind NE 3 to 7 mph
NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 1 h ago.