Lake Corpus Christi: 82.4% full as of 2026-10-12
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 | 2026-10-12 | 82.4 | 91.64 | 211,382 | 211,104 | 256,062 | 18,351 |
| Yesterday | 2026-10-11 | 82.5 | 91.65 | 211,566 | 211,288 | 256,062 | 18,357 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-10-10 | 82.8 | 91.69 | 212,301 | 212,023 | 256,062 | 18,380 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-10-05 | 84.3 | 91.90 | 216,174 | 215,896 | 256,062 | 18,505 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-09-12 | 86.2 | 92.16 | 221,005 | 220,727 | 256,062 | 18,659 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-07-12 | 34.0 | 83.35 | 87,327 | 87,049 | 256,062 | 11,213 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-04-12 | 8.5 | 74.83 | 22,114 | 21,836 | 256,062 | 4,685 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-10-12 | 14.2 | 77.46 | 36,648 | 36,370 | 256,062 | 6,333 |
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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 | 2026-10-12 10:00 | 91.63 | 94.00 | -2.37 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-10-12 09:00 | 91.64 | 94.00 | -2.36 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-10-12 08:00 | 91.65 | 94.00 | -2.35 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-10-12 04:00 | 91.64 | 94.00 | -2.36 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-10-11 22:00 | 91.64 | 94.00 | -2.36 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-10-11 10:00 | 91.65 | 94.00 | -2.35 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-10-10 10:00 | 91.71 | 94.00 | -2.29 |
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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
