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W. Kerr Scott Reservoir

Reservoir in North Carolina, near Wilkesboro

Current status

Algal bloom advisory

An official advisory about an algal bloom (cyanobacteria) is listed for this water. Open the report for its source, dates and advice. This status since . Why this status, and its source

Map sources: water outlines and launches from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (Open Database License); wastewater outlets from EPA and state records; downstream estimates by DirtyWaterWatch using U.S. Geological Survey maps and flow data. Base map: OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.

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About this status

Algal bloom advisory: official algal bloom advisory listed; shown while the authority keeps it in place

Source: NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) via NC DEQ DWR Fish Kill and Algal Bloom Incidents (North_Carolina_Fish_Kills_and_Algal_Blooms_Public_Reports), record FKAB-2026110…, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-05 01:08 UTC · Original notice · Updated

Reports behind this status

Cyanobacteria (harmful blue-green algae) can make water unfit for contact; the issuing authority decides when its advisory ends.

Reports behind the status of W. Kerr Scott Reservoir, newest first
WhenReportStatus
NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · mapto Nov 10, 1:11 PM

Sources: NC DEQ DWR Fish Kill and Algal Bloom Incidents (North_Carolina_Fish_Kills_and_Algal_Blooms_Public_Reports), retrieved 2026-11-05 01:08 UTC. A report's record id and times show when you hover or focus its "report" link.

The last 90 days

Last 90 days, hour by hour. Red: discharge or advisory reported. Amber: caution. Hatched amber: end not confirmed. Plum: algal bloom advisory. Red or amber with a light line inside: beach advisory or caution. Dotted: monthly report (days with discharge, dates not given). Grey: no current status on the water outline. Purple hatching: source update overdue.

Algal bloom advisories: 1 period

  • Algal bloom advisory: to the latest update
    1 report: NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) 1
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using the reports named above and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-05 01:25 UTC.

Reported discharges over time

  • Hours with a discharge or advisory status on the W. Kerr Scott Reservoir in North Carolina, last 12 months0December 2025 to November 2026Red hours by the map's rules: each discharge to its reported end plus the state's post-discharge period; overlapping hours count once.
  • 2026 season with a discharge or advisory status on the W. Kerr Scott Reservoir in North Carolina0.0%May to October 2026Share of May 1 to October 31 hours with red status by the map's rules, of the hours a source covered.
  • Records behind the last-90-days strip for the W. Kerr Scott Reservoir in North Carolina1Reported on the W. Kerr Scott Reservoir in North Carolina: 1 · Arriving from outfalls upstream, estimated: 0last 90 daysEvery distinct record the strip lists for its red, yellow and unresolved hours, notices and unresolved reports included; counted as the strip counts them.

Hours with a discharge or advisory status per month

Hours when this water had a discharge or advisory status under DirtyWaterWatch rules.

  • Discharge or advisory reported

Sources: nc-dwr-algal-bloom-reports; nc-fish-kill-algal-bloom. Records cover July 1, 2015 to November 4, 2026.

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Hours with a discharge or advisory status per year

Hours with a discharge or advisory status each year under DirtyWaterWatch rules; 2026 to date.

  • Discharge or advisory reported
  • Incomplete source coverage

Sources: nc-dwr-algal-bloom-reports; nc-fish-kill-algal-bloom. Records cover July 1, 2015 to November 4, 2026.

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Share of the May to October season with a discharge or advisory status

Share of the hours from May 1 to October 31 with a discharge or advisory status under DirtyWaterWatch rules.

  • Discharge or advisory reported
  • Season with incomplete source coverage

Seasons with incomplete source coverage: 2015. The share is of the hours a source covered.

Sources: nc-dwr-algal-bloom-reports; nc-fish-kill-algal-bloom. Records cover July 1, 2015 to November 4, 2026.

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How these charts are counted

We count each discharge once. Where a source publishes notices and confirmed reports, we use confirmed reports for an operator's month when available; otherwise we use notices. We combine revisions and exclude duplicate state reports copied by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Monthly and yearly totals appear separately. Status hours follow this site's rules. Shaded gaps mean missing coverage, not zero discharges.

  • nc-dwr-algal-bloom-reports: records from January 3, 2026 to the latest update
  • nc-fish-kill-algal-bloom: records from July 1, 2015 to March 10, 2026

Reports linked to W. Kerr Scott Reservoir

Reports linked to W. Kerr Scott Reservoir, newest first
WhenReportStatus
NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · mapto Nov 10, 1:11 PM
NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · mapreported
NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · mapreported
NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · mapreported

Sources: NC DEQ Fish Kills and Algal Blooms public reports (Fish_Kill_Algal_Bloom_Public_View), retrieved 2026-11-04 06:57 UTC.

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All reports in North Carolina by year: 2026 (2 here) · 2025 (1 here) · 2023 (1 here)

Wastewater outlets on this water

Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.

No wastewater outlet in our records is linked to this water.

Boat launches

Source: OpenBoatLaunch launch records (public agency data and OpenStreetMap, Open Database License). · W. Kerr Scott Reservoir on OpenBoatLaunch

Nearby waters

Sources covering this water

4 records linked to this water. Updated .