Francis E. Walter Reservoir water level

Current elevation
1355.61 ft
Reading as of
Sep 30, 2026

Source: waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/USGS-01447780, accessed October 1, 2026. Updated every 6 hours.

Francis E. Walter Reservoir's elevation is 1355.56 ft as of September 29, 2026. Francis E. Walter Reservoir is near White Haven, Pennsylvania.

Francis E. Walter Reservoir level history

Highest since 2016
1,395.9 ft
August 26, 2021
Lowest since 2016
1,296.31 ft
November 3, 2022
Data covers
2016 to today
from October 1, 2016

Highs and lows are daily readings in the published data, not official records. Source: USGS daily data.

Elevation, ft, since 2016

Francis E. Walter Reservoir elevation, feet, since 2016: 1302.71 ft on October 2, 2016, 1355.41 ft on September 28, 2026.

Francis E. Walter Reservoir is rising: 1355.41 ft, up 0.2 ft since September 27, 2026.

On this same date last year (September 28, 2025), Francis E. Walter Reservoir was 1329.02 ft, 26.39 ft lower than today's 1355.41 ft.

Weekly averages of the source's daily readings; older years may be monthly or sparser where that is all the source published. Download the charted data (JSON).

Latest
1355.41 ft
September 28, 2026
Previous reading
1355.21 ft
September 27, 2026
Same date last year
1329.02 ft
September 28, 2025

Francis E. Walter Reservoir is at 41.1126, -75.7205. Open in OpenStreetMap.

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The dam

Height
239 ft
Built
1961
Surface area
80 acres
Name
Francis E. Walter Dam
Operator
US Army Corps of Engineers

Sources: nid.sec.usace.army.mil, accessed September 29, 2026 , recreation.gov/camping/gateways/198, accessed September 29, 2026

Data source: Recreation.gov

On the water

No campgrounds, boat ramps, or swim spots linked to Francis E. Walter Reservoir yet.

Common questions

Francis E. Walter Reservoir's elevation is 1355.56 ft as of September 29, 2026.
In USGS daily data since October 1, 2016, Francis E. Walter Reservoir's highest elevation was 1,395.9 ft on August 26, 2021. Its lowest since October 1, 2016 was 1,296.31 ft on November 3, 2022. These are the highest and lowest daily readings in the published data, not official records.
Francis E. Walter Reservoir is near White Haven, Pennsylvania (41.1126, -75.7205).
US Army Corps of Engineers operates the dam at Francis E. Walter Reservoir.
Francis E. Walter Reservoir's dam is used for Flood control, Recreation.