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Ball Mountain Dam, West River
Ball Mountain Dam, West River
 Drainage Area: 172 sq. miles 
 Channel Capacity: 5,000 cfs 
 Storage at Spillway Crest: 5.92 in / 54,450 ac-ft  
 Normal Pool: 65 Feet (Summer), 35 Feet (Winter) 
 Gate Settings for October 08, 2026 07:53 am Gate 1 Gate 2 Gate 3 Hydro Pos. Gate 5 Gate 6 Gate 7 Gate 8
  0.0 0.2 9.9          
Date Time
(Eastern)		 Pool
(ft)		 Storage
(%)		 Storage
(ac-ft)		 Tailwater
(ft)		 Flow
(cfs)		 Inflow
(cfs)		 Precip
(in)		 Air Temp
(F)
Oct-09 06:15 pm 44.94 1.2 677       0.09 48.8
Oct-09 05:15 pm 44.92 1.2 676 4.02 40 49 0.09 51.7
Oct-09 04:15 pm 44.91 1.2 676 4.02 40 50 0.09 52.9
Oct-09 03:15 pm 44.90 1.2 676 4.03 41 50 0.09 56.4
Oct-09 02:15 pm 44.89 1.2 675 4.05 43 50 0.09 61.5
Oct-09 01:15 pm 44.87 1.2 674 4.08 46 49 0.09 57.8
Oct-09 12:15 pm 44.86 1.2 674 4.08 46 48 0.09 58.9
Oct-09 11:15 am 44.85 1.2 673 4.08 46 47 0.09 57.4
Oct-09 10:15 am 44.84 1.2 673 4.08 46 46 0.09 54.4
Oct-09 09:15 am 44.84 1.2 673 4.08 46 47 0.09 51.3
Oct-09 08:15 am 44.84 1.2 673 4.08 46 47 0.09 47.1
Oct-09 07:15 am 44.84 1.2 673 4.08 46 47 0.09 44.5
Oct-09 06:15 am 44.84 1.2 673 4.08 46 48 0.09 43.3
Oct-09 05:15 am 44.84 1.2 673 4.08 46 48 0.09 44.0
Oct-09 04:15 am 44.84 1.2 673 4.08 46 49 0.09 45.4
Oct-09 03:15 am 44.83 1.2 673 4.08 46 48 0.09 45.0
Oct-09 02:15 am 44.83 1.2 673 4.08 46 48 0.09 44.2
Oct-09 01:15 am 44.83 1.2 673 4.08 46 50 0.09 45.2
Oct-09 12:15 am 44.82 1.2 672 4.08 46 50 0.09 46.8
Oct-08 11:15 pm 44.82 1.2 672 4.08 46 53 0.09 50.5
Oct-08 10:15 pm 44.81 1.2 672 4.08 46 53 0.09 49.3
Oct-08 09:15 pm 44.81 1.2 672 4.09 47 53 0.09 48.1
Oct-08 08:15 pm 44.81 1.2 672 4.10 49 53 0.09 50.6
Oct-08 07:15 pm 44.80 1.2 671 4.14 53 51 0.09 56.1
Oct-08 06:15 pm 44.80 1.2 671 4.18 59 49 0.09 58.3
Maximum 24 Hour Drawdown Rate (20 feet/day): 342 cfs + Inflow (49 cfs) = 391 cfs
Report Generated October 09, 2026 10:22 pm