Lake Colorado City: 56.3% full as of 2026-08-14
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 | 2026-08-14 | 56.3 | 2,059.69 | 17,312 | 17,312 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| Yesterday | 2026-08-13 | 56.4 | 2,059.71 | 17,334 | 17,334 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| 2 days ago | 2026-08-12 | 56.5 | 2,059.75 | 17,378 | 17,378 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| 1 week ago | 2026-08-07 | 57.0 | 2,059.89 | 17,532 | 17,532 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| 1 month ago | 2026-07-14 | 50.9 | 2,058.15 | 15,652 | 15,652 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| 3 months ago | 2026-05-14 | 52.2 | 2,058.52 | 16,044 | 16,044 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| 6 months ago | 2026-02-14 | 55.4 | 2,059.44 | 17,037 | 17,037 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| 1 year ago | 2025-08-14 | 62.5 | 2,061.36 | 19,221 | 19,221 | 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 | 2026-08-14 16:00 | 2,059.67 | 2,070.20 | -10.53 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-08-14 15:00 | 2,059.68 | 2,070.20 | -10.52 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-08-14 14:00 | 2,059.66 | 2,070.20 | -10.54 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-08-14 10:00 | 2,059.68 | 2,070.20 | -10.52 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-08-14 04:00 | 2,059.69 | 2,070.20 | -10.51 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-08-13 16:00 | 2,059.71 | 2,070.20 | -10.49 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-08-12 16:00 | 2,059.74 | 2,070.20 | -10.46 |
*
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
