Lake Corpus Christi: 79.4% full as of 2026-11-01
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 | 2026-11-01 | 79.4 | 91.21 | 203,546 | 203,268 | 256,062 | 18,096 |
| Yesterday | 2026-10-31 | 79.5 | 91.22 | 203,727 | 203,449 | 256,062 | 18,102 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-10-30 | 79.5 | 91.23 | 203,908 | 203,630 | 256,062 | 18,108 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-10-25 | 80.0 | 91.30 | 205,177 | 204,899 | 256,062 | 18,150 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-10-01 | 82.2 | 91.61 | 210,832 | 210,554 | 256,062 | 18,333 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-08-01 | 43.8 | 85.40 | 112,393 | 112,115 | 256,062 | 13,216 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-05-01 | 8.8 | 74.97 | 22,779 | 22,501 | 256,062 | 4,807 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-11-01 | 12.8 | 76.87 | 33,017 | 32,739 | 256,062 | 5,970 |
*
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 | 2026-11-01 19:00 | 91.17 | 94.00 | -2.83 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-11-01 18:00 | 91.19 | 94.00 | -2.81 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-11-01 17:00 | 91.20 | 94.00 | -2.80 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-11-01 13:00 | 91.21 | 94.00 | -2.79 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-11-01 07:00 | 91.20 | 94.00 | -2.80 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-10-31 19:00 | 91.21 | 94.00 | -2.79 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-10-30 19:00 | 91.24 | 94.00 | -2.76 |
*
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 |
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