Falls Dam Project

Falls Dam is located in the upper Neuse River immediately upstream of 
the village of Falls in Wake County, NC.  The dam is located approximately
198 miles upstream from New Bern, NC, 47 miles above Smithfield, NC and
about 10 miles north of Raleigh, NC.  The main body of the lake is in
Wake and Durham counties, but some of the embayments extend into 
Granville County.

Falls Project is authorized for flood control, water supply, water
quality, recreation and other purposes as described further below.

Falls Dam is an earthen structure having a top elevation of 291.5
feet, msl and an overall length of 1,915 feet.  The height above
the streambed is 92.5 feet.

Falls Lake extends 28 miles up the Neuse River to just above the
confluence of the Eno and Flat Rivers.  At the top of the 
conservation pool at elevation 251.5 feet, msl, the length of
the shore line is about 175 miles, and the lake covers an area
of 12,410 acres.



         Falls Lake Project Authorized and Operating Purposes

 Operating Purposes      Authorized Purposes     Authorizing Laws
    Recreation               Recreation             PL 89-298
    Water Supply             Water Supply           PL 89-298
    Flood Control            Flood Control          PL 89-298
    Fish/Wildlife            Fish/Wildlife          PL 89-298
    Water Quality            Water Quality          PL 89-298


Public Laws Cited

Public Law      Date         Statute      Popular or Common Name
 PL 89-298  Oct. 27, 1965  79 Stat 1073   Flood Control Act of 1965 (Title II)
                           79 Stat 1089   River and Harbor Act of 1965 (Title III)