Fort Phantom Hill Reservoir: 72.9% full as of 2026-08-12

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 2026-08-12 72.9 1,630.49 51,080 51,074 70,030 3,124
Yesterday 2026-08-11 73.1 1,630.52 51,174 51,168 70,030 3,127
2 days ago 2026-08-10 73.2 1,630.56 51,299 51,293 70,030 3,132
1 week ago 2026-08-05 74.1 1,630.75 51,896 51,890 70,030 3,151
1 month ago 2026-07-12 76.6 1,631.29 53,614 53,608 70,030 3,215
3 months ago 2026-05-12 73.1 1,630.52 51,174 51,168 70,030 3,127
6 months ago 2026-02-12 72.0 1,630.27 50,395 50,389 70,030 3,102
1 year ago 2025-08-12 81.5 1,632.34 57,061 57,055 70,030 3,360
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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 2026-08-12 18:30 1,630.46 1,635.90 -5.44
1 hour prior 2026-08-12 17:30 1,630.47 1,635.90 -5.43
2 hours prior 2026-08-12 16:30 1,630.46 1,635.90 -5.44
6 hours prior 2026-08-12 12:30 1,630.48 1,635.90 -5.42
12 hours prior 2026-08-12 06:30 1,630.48 1,635.90 -5.42
24 hours prior 2026-08-11 18:30 1,630.52 1,635.90 -5.38
48 hours prior 2026-08-10 18:30 1,630.55 1,635.90 -5.35
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Data is provisional and subject to revision.

Additional Information

Impoundment date 1938-01-01
Vertical datum NGVD29
Dead pool elevation 1,582.40 ft above NGVD29
Service spillway crest elevation 1,635.90 ft above NGVD29
Emergency spillway crest elevation 1,642.00 ft above NGVD29
Top of dam elevation 1,650.00 ft above NGVD29
Conservation pool elevation 1,635.90 ft above NGVD29
Data download (CSV) period of record, last one year, last 30 days

Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves

1993-11-01 (source: TWDB) : GIS Data
Data Source USGS:08083500
USGS Monitoring Location USGS:08083500

Lake Location