Recent changes
2017-09-14: The rating curve for Barker Reservoir has been updated and replaced with data from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District.
For near-real time water levels of this reservoir and others in flood stage, Visit Flood Viewer
Barker Reservoir is a flood control lake. It is not used for water supply and under normal conditions it is empty.
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 | 2019-08-21 | - n.a. - | 72.28 | - n.a. - | - n.a. - | - n.a. - | - n.a. - |
| 1 day prior | 2019-08-20 | - n.a. - | 71.86 | - n.a. - | - n.a. - | - n.a. - | - n.a. - |
| 2 days prior | 2019-08-19 | - n.a. - | 71.93 | - n.a. - | - n.a. - | - n.a. - | - n.a. - |
| 1 week prior | 2019-08-14 | - n.a. - | 71.68 | - n.a. - | - n.a. - | - n.a. - | - n.a. - |
| 1 month prior | 2019-07-21 | - n.a. - | 71.71 | - n.a. - | - n.a. - | - n.a. - | - n.a. - |
| 3 months prior | 2019-05-21 | - n.a. - | 72.22 | - n.a. - | - n.a. - | - n.a. - | - n.a. - |
| 6 months prior | 2019-02-21 | - n.a. - | 72.04 | - n.a. - | - n.a. - | - n.a. - | - n.a. - |
| 1 year prior | 2018-08-21 | - n.a. - | 71.75 | - n.a. - | - n.a. - | - n.a. - | - 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) |
Flood Pool Lower Bound (ft) |
Height Into Flood Pool (ft) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most recent | 2019-08-21 22:45 | 72.10 | 70.90 | 1.20 |
| 1 hour prior | 2019-08-21 21:45 | 72.12 | 70.90 | 1.22 |
| 2 hours prior | 2019-08-21 20:45 | 72.14 | 70.90 | 1.24 |
| 6 hours prior | 2019-08-21 16:45 | 72.20 | 70.90 | 1.30 |
| 12 hours prior | 2019-08-21 10:45 | 72.32 | 70.90 | 1.42 |
| 24 hours prior | 2019-08-20 22:45 | 72.20 | 70.90 | 1.30 |
| 48 hours prior | 2019-08-19 22:45 | 71.85 | 70.90 | 0.95 |
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Data is provisional and subject to revision.
Additional Information
| Impoundment date | 1945-01-01 |
| Vertical datum | NAVD88 |
| Gauge | USGS:08072500 |
| Dead pool elevation | 70.90 ft above NAVD88 |
| Emergency spillway crest elevation | 103.70 ft above NGVD29 |
| Top of dam elevation | 112.40 ft above NGVD29 |
| Data download (CSV) | period of record, last one year, last 30 days |
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