E. V. Spence Reservoir: 10.3% 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 10.3 1,843.63 53,304 53,304 517,272 3,439
Yesterday 2026-08-13 10.3 1,843.67 53,441 53,441 517,272 3,446
2 days ago 2026-08-12 10.4 1,843.73 53,648 53,648 517,272 3,455
1 week ago 2026-08-07 10.5 1,843.96 54,447 54,447 517,272 3,491
1 month ago 2026-07-14 10.4 1,843.82 53,960 53,960 517,272 3,469
3 months ago 2026-05-14 11.2 1,844.98 58,100 58,100 517,272 3,684
6 months ago 2026-02-14 12.1 1,846.20 62,744 62,744 517,272 3,878
1 year ago 2025-08-14 14.6 1,849.35 75,626 75,626 517,272 4,377
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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 2026-08-14 12:00 1,843.62 1,898.00 -54.38
1 hour prior 2026-08-14 11:00 1,843.62 1,898.00 -54.38
2 hours prior 2026-08-14 10:00 1,843.62 1,898.00 -54.38
6 hours prior 2026-08-14 06:00 1,843.63 1,898.00 -54.37
12 hours prior 2026-08-14 00:00 1,843.65 1,898.00 -54.35
24 hours prior 2026-08-13 12:00 1,843.68 1,898.00 -54.32
48 hours prior 2026-08-12 12:00 1,843.73 1,898.00 -54.27
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Data is provisional and subject to revision.

Additional Information

Impoundment date 1969-01-01
Vertical datum NGVD29
Dead pool elevation 1,790.00 ft above NGVD29
Service spillway crest elevation 1,878.00 ft above NGVD29
Emergency spillway crest elevation 1,908.00 ft above NGVD29
Top of dam elevation 1,928.00 ft above NGVD29
Conservation pool elevation 1,898.00 ft above NGVD29
Data download (CSV) period of record, last one year, last 30 days

Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves

1969-01-01 (source: USGS)
1999-07-01 (source: TWDB) : GIS Data
Data Source USGS:08123950
USGS Monitoring Location USGS:08123950

Lake Location