Lake Colorado City: 54.1% full as of 2026-09-06
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 | 2026-09-06 | 54.1 | 2,059.08 | 16,641 | 16,641 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| Yesterday | 2026-09-05 | 54.1 | 2,059.09 | 16,652 | 16,652 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| 2 days ago | 2026-09-04 | 54.2 | 2,059.12 | 16,685 | 16,685 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| 1 week ago | 2026-08-30 | 54.7 | 2,059.24 | 16,817 | 16,817 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| 1 month ago | 2026-08-06 | 57.1 | 2,059.92 | 17,565 | 17,565 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| 3 months ago | 2026-06-06 | 52.0 | 2,058.46 | 15,981 | 15,981 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| 6 months ago | 2026-03-06 | 54.8 | 2,059.28 | 16,861 | 16,861 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| 1 year ago | 2025-09-06 | 60.8 | 2,060.93 | 18,713 | 18,713 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
*
Percent Full is based on Conservation Storage and Conservation Capacity and doesn't account for storage in flood pool.
**
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 | 2026-09-06 04:00 | 2,059.08 | 2,070.20 | -11.12 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-09-06 03:00 | 2,059.09 | 2,070.20 | -11.11 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-09-06 02:00 | 2,059.08 | 2,070.20 | -11.12 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-09-05 22:00 | 2,059.08 | 2,070.20 | -11.12 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-09-05 16:00 | 2,059.09 | 2,070.20 | -11.11 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-09-05 04:00 | 2,059.11 | 2,070.20 | -11.09 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-09-04 04:00 | 2,059.13 | 2,070.20 | -11.07 |
*
Data is provisional and subject to revision.
Additional Information
| Impoundment date | 1949-01-01 |
| Vertical datum | NGVD29 |
| Dead pool elevation | 2,024.30 ft above NGVD29 |
| Service spillway crest elevation | 2,070.20 ft above NGVD29 |
| Emergency spillway crest elevation | 2,073.40 ft above NGVD29 |
| Top of dam elevation | 2,090.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Conservation pool elevation | 2,070.20 ft above NGVD29 |
| Data download (CSV) | period of record, last one year, last 30 days |
Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves |
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| Data Source | USGS:08123000 |
| USGS Monitoring Location | USGS:08123000 |
Lake Location
