Lake Athens: 94.0% full as of 2026-09-08
Historical Data
| Date | Percent Full |
Mean Water Level (ft) |
Reservoir Storage (acre-ft) |
Conservation Storage (acre-ft) |
Conservation Capacity (acre-ft) |
Surface Area (acres) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most recent | 2026-09-08 | 94.0 | 439.01 | 27,764 | 27,723 | 29,503 | 1,696 |
| 1 day prior | 2026-09-07 | 94.0 | 439.02 | 27,782 | 27,741 | 29,503 | 1,697 |
| 2 days prior | 2026-09-06 | 94.1 | 439.04 | 27,817 | 27,776 | 29,503 | 1,699 |
| 1 week prior | 2026-09-01 | 93.8 | 438.98 | 27,712 | 27,671 | 29,503 | 1,693 |
| 1 month prior | 2026-08-08 | 96.8 | 439.48 | 28,596 | 28,555 | 29,503 | 1,747 |
| 3 months prior | 2026-06-08 | 100.0 | 440.11 | 29,749 | 29,503 | 29,503 | - n.a. - |
| 6 months prior | 2026-03-08 | 100.0 | 440.40 | 30,294 | 29,503 | 29,503 | - n.a. - |
| 1 year prior | 2025-09-08 | 100.0 | 440.34 | 30,180 | 29,503 | 29,503 | - n.a. - |
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Percent Full is based on Conservation Storage and Conservation Capacity and doesn't account for storage in flood pool.
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Values above, including today's are averaged conditions. For near real-time instantaneous water level, see table below or the interactive map viewer.
Most Recent Instantaneous Water Level
| Date/time |
Water Level (ft) |
Conservation Pool Elevation (ft) |
Height Above Conservation Pool (ft) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most recent | 2026-09-08 22:30 | 438.99 | 440.00 | -1.01 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-09-08 21:30 | 438.99 | 440.00 | -1.01 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-09-08 20:30 | 439.00 | 440.00 | -1.00 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-09-08 16:30 | 439.01 | 440.00 | -0.99 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-09-08 10:30 | 439.00 | 440.00 | -1.00 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-09-07 22:30 | 439.01 | 440.00 | -0.99 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-09-06 22:30 | 439.03 | 440.00 | -0.97 |
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Data is provisional and subject to revision.
Additional Information
| Impoundment date | 1963-01-01 |
| Vertical datum | NAVD88 |
| Dead pool elevation | 396.50 ft above NAVD88 |
| Service spillway crest elevation | 440.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Emergency spillway crest elevation | 446.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Top of dam elevation | 453.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Conservation pool elevation | 440.00 ft above NAVD88 |
| Data download (CSV) | period of record, last one year, last 30 days |
Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves
1998-02-01 (source: TWDB)
: GIS Data
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| Data Source | USGS:08031290 |
| USGS Monitoring Location | USGS:08031290 |
Lake Location
