Lake Colorado City: 56.1% full as of 2026-08-16
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 | 2026-08-16 | 56.1 | 2,059.63 | 17,246 | 17,246 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| Yesterday | 2026-08-15 | 56.1 | 2,059.64 | 17,257 | 17,257 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| 2 days ago | 2026-08-14 | 56.2 | 2,059.68 | 17,301 | 17,301 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| 1 week ago | 2026-08-09 | 56.8 | 2,059.84 | 17,477 | 17,477 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| 1 month ago | 2026-07-16 | 51.0 | 2,058.18 | 15,684 | 15,684 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| 3 months ago | 2026-05-16 | 52.0 | 2,058.48 | 16,002 | 16,002 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| 6 months ago | 2026-02-16 | 55.4 | 2,059.43 | 17,026 | 17,026 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| 1 year ago | 2025-08-16 | 62.2 | 2,061.29 | 19,138 | 19,138 | 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 | 2026-08-16 00:00 | 2,059.63 | 2,070.20 | -10.57 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-08-15 23:00 | 2,059.62 | 2,070.20 | -10.58 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-08-15 22:00 | 2,059.62 | 2,070.20 | -10.58 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-08-15 18:00 | 2,059.63 | 2,070.20 | -10.57 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-08-15 12:00 | 2,059.65 | 2,070.20 | -10.55 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-08-15 00:00 | 2,059.66 | 2,070.20 | -10.54 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-08-14 00:00 | 2,059.70 | 2,070.20 | -10.50 |
*
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
