Lake Corpus Christi: 83.7% 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 | 83.7 | 91.81 | 214,511 | 214,233 | 256,062 | 18,452 |
| Yesterday | 2026-10-06 | 83.9 | 91.84 | 215,064 | 214,786 | 256,062 | 18,469 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-10-05 | 84.3 | 91.90 | 216,174 | 215,896 | 256,062 | 18,505 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-09-30 | 81.9 | 91.56 | 209,916 | 209,638 | 256,062 | 18,303 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-09-07 | 87.7 | 92.37 | 224,936 | 224,658 | 256,062 | 18,783 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-07-07 | 34.5 | 83.46 | 88,566 | 88,288 | 256,062 | 11,313 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-04-07 | 8.5 | 74.82 | 22,068 | 21,790 | 256,062 | 4,676 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-10-07 | 14.6 | 77.62 | 37,668 | 37,390 | 256,062 | 6,427 |
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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 04:00 | 91.81 | 94.00 | -2.19 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-10-07 03:00 | 91.81 | 94.00 | -2.19 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-10-07 02:00 | 91.81 | 94.00 | -2.19 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-10-06 22:00 | 91.80 | 94.00 | -2.20 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-10-06 16:00 | 91.83 | 94.00 | -2.17 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-10-06 04:00 | 91.86 | 94.00 | -2.14 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-10-05 04:00 | 91.93 | 94.00 | -2.07 |
*
Data is provisional and subject to revision.
Additional Information
| Impoundment date | 1958-01-01 |
| Vertical datum | NGVD29 |
| Dead pool elevation | 55.50 ft above NGVD29 |
| Service spillway crest elevation | 93.80 ft above NGVD29 |
| Top of gate elevation | 94.30 ft above NGVD29 |
| Emergency spillway crest elevation | 88.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Top of dam elevation | 106.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Conservation pool elevation | 94.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Data download (CSV) | period of record, last one year, last 30 days |
Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves
1956-07-01 (source: TWDB)
2002-01-01 (source: TWDB)
: GIS Data
2012-05-01 (source: TWDB)
: GIS Data
2016-02-01 (source: TWDB)
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| Data Source | USGS:08210500 |
| USGS Monitoring Location | USGS:08210500 |
Lake Location
