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Lake Glenville Water Level Today

Also known as Thorpe Reservoir · Glenville Lake

Daily level, distance to full pool and history for Lake Glenville, on the West Fork Tuckasegee River in North Carolina.

Updated · Source: NWS gauge THPN7 Provisional

Water level Provisional

3,483.35ft

msl · 8:00 AM EST, Nov 9, 2026

  • 8.45 ftbelow full pool (3,491.8 ft)
  • −0.09 ftin 24 h+0.75 ft in 7 days−0.98 ft in 30 days
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  • Full pool
  • 1 yr ago

Is Lake Glenville full?

No. Lake Glenville is 8.45 ft below full pool (3,491.8 ft). It is 0.80 ft higher than a year ago (3,482.55 ft on Nov 9, 2025).

Lake Glenville level history

View data table
DateLevel (ft)
Nov 9, 20263,483.35
Nov 8, 20263,483.43
Nov 7, 20263,483.43
Nov 6, 20263,483.42
Nov 5, 20263,483.20
Nov 4, 20263,482.61
Nov 3, 20263,482.56
Nov 2, 20263,482.59
Nov 1, 20263,482.62
Oct 31, 20263,482.67
Oct 30, 20263,482.72
Oct 29, 20263,482.76
Oct 28, 20263,482.79
Oct 27, 20263,482.79
Oct 26, 20263,482.84
Oct 25, 20263,482.90
Oct 24, 20263,483.00
Oct 23, 20263,483.09
Oct 22, 20263,483.20
Oct 21, 20263,483.25
Oct 20, 20263,483.28
Oct 19, 20263,483.39
Oct 18, 20263,483.53
Oct 17, 20263,483.67
Oct 16, 20263,483.84
Oct 15, 20263,484.02
Oct 14, 20263,484.19
Oct 13, 20263,484.36
Oct 12, 20263,484.49
Oct 11, 20263,484.53
Oct 10, 20263,484.33
  • Lake Glenville level
  • Full pool 3,491.8 ft
  • Above full pool
Source: NOAA NWPS · Daily averages since 2010

Lake Glenville on Nov 9 in past years

Lake Glenville water level on Nov 9 in past years
YearLevel (ft)vs todayvs full pool
2026today3,483.35—−8.45 ft
20253,482.55−0.80−9.25 ft
20243,484.67+1.32−7.13 ft
20233,481.24−2.11−10.56 ft
20223,483.00−0.35−8.80 ft
20213,483.91+0.56−7.89 ft
20203,482.73−0.62−9.07 ft
20193,482.92−0.43−8.88 ft
20183,482.30−1.05−9.50 ft
20173,482.65−0.70−9.15 ft
20163,482.73−0.62−9.07 ft

Today’s level is the highest for this date since 2024.

Lake facts

Full pool (conservation pool)
3,491.8 ft msl
Highest since 2010
3,491.23 ftMay 23, 2018
Lowest since 2010
3,469.03 ftJul 31, 2011
Data since
Dec 8, 2010
Dam
Thorpe Damcompleted 1941
River
West Fork Tuckasegee River
Operated by
Duke Energy
Dam location
Jackson County
Gauge location
35.1967, −83.1528

Dam, river and owner from the National Inventory of Dams (USACE). Records cover Dec 8, 2010 to today (daily averages).

Lake Glenville map and depth

  • Dam and level gauge
Shoreline © OpenStreetMap contributors · Open the full map
Average depth when full
about 52 ftcapacity ÷ surface area
Surface area
about 1,390 acresmeasured on the OpenStreetMap outline
Height of Thorpe Dam
150 ftNational Inventory of Dams

The outline shows the mapped shoreline, not today’s water line: when the lake is low, the water stands back from it.

Weather on the lake

  1. Today67°FHighLow 40°FNW 2 mphSunny
  2. Tonight40°FLowWNW 1 mphClear
  3. Tuesday67°FHighLow 42°FWNW 2 mphMostly Sunny
  4. Wednesday65°FHighLow 44°FW 2 mphMostly Sunny
  5. Thursday55°FHighLow 32°FW 2–10 mphChance Light Rain
  6. Friday42°FHighLow 26°FNW 13 mphPartly Sunny
  7. Saturday44°FHighLow 26°FNW 8 mphMostly Sunny

Forecast: National Weather Service for the dam area (35.20, −83.15). Wind speeds are forecasts, not measurements.

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Quick answers

What is the full pool level of Lake Glenville?
3,491.8 ft above mean sea level, the top of its conservation pool. Above it, water is released or flows over the spillway of Thorpe Dam.
How much does Lake Glenville need to be full?
Lake Glenville needs 8.45 ft more water to reach full pool (3,491.8 ft), as of Nov 9, 2026.
How deep is Lake Glenville?
Lake Glenville is about 52 ft deep on average when full: 72,000 acre-ft of storage spread over about 1,390 acres of surface. As in most reservoirs, the deepest water is in the old river channel near Thorpe Dam.
Is Lake Glenville rising or falling?
It is rising: +0.75 ft in the last 7 days and −0.09 ft in 24 hours, to 3,483.35 ft on 8:00 AM EST, Nov 9, 2026 (NOAA National Water Prediction Service).
What is the highest level in our data?
Lake Glenville reached 3,491.23 ft on May 23, 2018. The lowest was 3,469.03 ft on Jul 31, 2011 (NOAA NWPS data since 2010; older records are not in this data set).
How much has Lake Glenville changed in the last year?
In the last 12 months it ranged from 3,481.72 ft (Feb 3, 2026) to 3,489.68 ft (May 30, 2026), a swing of 7.96 ft.
How often is this page updated?
This page is updated several times a day with the latest reading from NOAA National Water Prediction Service. The last reading is from 8:00 AM EST, Nov 9, 2026.

Where this data comes from

Lake level reported by Duke Energy through the National Weather Service (gauge THPN7, water.noaa.gov); history from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet archive of the same reports. Recent readings are provisional. Weather from the National Weather Service. Dam details from the National Inventory of Dams.

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