B. Everett Jordan Lake at Dam near Moncure water level

Name: B. Everett Jordan Lake at Dam near Moncure water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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Reservoir, B. Everett Jordan Lake, North Carolina, United States

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Below flood stage

Surface elevation

212.62ft Down 0.08 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 06:15 PM EDT (41 min ago)

History

What this means

B. Everett Jordan Lake at Dam near Moncure is at 212.62 ft, in the normal range.

It is 27.38 ft below the flood stage of 240.00 ft. A year ago it stood at 214.34 ft (−1.72 ft).

It has dropped 0.08 ft over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 212.62 ft and 214.68 ft.

Many reservoirs are drawn down through summer and fall; most of the refill comes later, with winter rain or spring snowmelt.

Judged against the official flood stage for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Same day last year: 214.34 ft−1.72 ft
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 212.62 ft – 214.68 ft
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 212.72 ft – 217.00 ft

On the water at B. Everett Jordan Lake at Dam near Moncure

Normal levels mean few surprises on the water: ramps in use and the shoreline where you expect it.

Wear a life jacket on the water. Most boating deaths involve people who were not wearing one.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.63 in.

20 Tue 75° 40° – Wind 11 mph

21 Wed 71° 46° – Wind 9 mph

22 Thu 73° 42° – Wind 6 mph

23 Fri 69° 47° – Wind 10 mph

24 Sat 68° 46° – Wind 9 mph

25 Sun 70° 46° – Wind 9 mph

26 Mon 73° 47° – Wind 4 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:28 AM Sunset 06:36 PM Daylight 11 hr, 8 min Waxing gibbous 72%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Haw River near MoncureRiver gauge, Haw River	2.13 ft	Normal	−0.02 ft	1.6 mi
Deep River at MoncureRiver gauge, Deep River	1.19 ft	Low	−0.07 ft	3.3 mi
Buckhorn Creek near CorinthRiver gauge, Buckhorn Creek	1.61 ft	Normal	±0	8 mi
Haw River near BynumRiver gauge, Haw River	2.85 ft	Low	+0.05 ft	9 mi
White Oak Creek at Mouth near Green LevelRiver gauge, White Oak Creek	2.25 ft	Very low	−0.14 ft	11 mi
Morgan Creek near Chapel HillRiver gauge, Morgan Creek	4.20 ft	Normal	−0.04 ft	17 mi
New Hope Creek near BlandsRiver gauge, New Hope Creek	4.08 ft	Normal	−0.01 ft	17 mi
Northeast Creek at Sr1100 near GenleeRiver gauge, Northeast Creek	4.09 ft	Normal	−0.01 ft	17 mi

Questions and answers

How does B. Everett Jordan Lake at Dam near Moncure compare with last year?

It is 1.72 ft lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 214.34 ft.

Is B. Everett Jordan Lake at Dam near Moncure really 212.62 ft deep?

No. 212.62 ft is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of B. Everett Jordan Lake at Dam near Moncure today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 06:15 PM EDT, the surface elevation was 212.62 ft. Down 0.08 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is B. Everett Jordan Lake at Dam near Moncure rising or falling?

Down 0.08 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of B. Everett Jordan Lake at Dam near Moncure normal?

Below flood stage. Judged against the official flood stage for this gauge.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:02098197 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 35.65472, -79.06833 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Surface elevation	212.62 ft	2026-10-20 22:15	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: B. Everett Jordan Lake at Dam near Moncure (usgs:02098197). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/north-carolina/b-everett-jordan-lake-at-dam-near-moncure

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer