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Falls Reservoir

Falls Reservoir
Location Montgomery / Stanly counties, North Carolina, United States
Coordinates 35°23′43″N 080°04′29″W / 35.39528°N 80.07472°W / 35.39528; -80.07472Coordinates: 35°23′43″N 080°04′29″W / 35.39528°N 80.07472°W / 35.39528; -80.07472
Type reservoir
Primary inflows Yadkin River
Primary outflows Yadkin River
Basin countries United States
Surface area 204 acres (83 ha)

Falls Reservoir is part of the Yadkin River Project in North Carolina and managed by Alcoa as part of their hydroelectric business. It is the last of four reservoirs along a 38-mile (61 km) stretch of the Yadkin River. Falls Reservoir is the smallest of the four reservoirs and covers 204 acres (0.83 km2) and has a shoreline length of 6 miles (9.7 km). The hydroelectric operation was sold to Cube Hydro Carolinas in February 2017.



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