Lake Cherokee: 79.9% full as of 2026-10-07
Historical Data
| Date | Percent Full |
Mean Water Level (ft) |
Reservoir Storage (acre-ft) |
Conservation Storage (acre-ft) |
Conservation Capacity (acre-ft) |
Surface Area (acres) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 2026-10-07 | 79.9 | 277.49 | 36,408 | 32,026 | 40,094 | 3,080 |
| Yesterday | 2026-10-06 | 80.0 | 277.51 | 36,470 | 32,088 | 40,094 | 3,083 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-10-05 | 80.2 | 277.53 | 36,532 | 32,150 | 40,094 | 3,087 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-09-30 | 79.3 | 277.42 | 36,193 | 31,811 | 40,094 | 3,067 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-09-07 | 85.4 | 278.19 | 38,611 | 34,229 | 40,094 | 3,218 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-07-07 | 100.0 | 279.92 | 44,569 | 40,094 | 40,094 | 3,761 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-04-07 | 100.0 | 280.50 | 46,828 | 40,094 | 40,094 | - n.a. - |
| 1 year ago | 2025-10-07 | 99.1 | 279.80 | 44,121 | 39,739 | 40,094 | 3,705 |
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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 | 2026-10-07 03:45 | 277.49 | 279.90 | -2.41 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-10-07 02:45 | 277.49 | 279.90 | -2.41 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-10-07 01:45 | 277.49 | 279.90 | -2.41 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-10-06 21:45 | 277.50 | 279.90 | -2.40 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-10-06 15:45 | 277.49 | 279.90 | -2.41 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-10-06 03:45 | 277.51 | 279.90 | -2.39 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-10-05 03:45 | 277.54 | 279.90 | -2.36 |
*
Data is provisional and subject to revision.
Additional Information
| Impoundment date | 1948-01-01 |
| Vertical datum | NAVD88 |
| Dead pool elevation | 260.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Emergency spillway crest elevation | 287.70 ft above NGVD29 |
| Maximum design elevation | 291.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Top of dam elevation | 295.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Conservation pool elevation | 280.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Data download (CSV) | period of record, last one year, last 30 days |
Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves
2003-11-01 (source: TWDB)
: GIS Data
2015-04-01 (source: TWDB)
: GIS Data
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| Data Source | USGS:08021400 |
| USGS Monitoring Location | USGS:08021400 |
Lake Location
