Recent changes

2019-05-08: The conservation pool elevation for Lake Houston has been updated to reflect the current surveyed effective elevation of the top of the spillway crest, which is the reservoir's normal operating level. The 2011 TWDB rating curve has been updated using improved volumetric calculation methodologies (TWDB, 2018).

Lake Houston: 98.7% full as of 2021-04-15

The elevation-storage rating curve used to produce the storage hydrograph is made of two segments: (1) the segment up to the conservation pool top (below the red line) is based on measured data, and (2) the segment in the flood pool (above the red line) is an extrapolation from the first segment and shouldn't be relied upon for flood storage information.

Historical Data

Date Percent Full Mean Water Level
(ft) 		Reservoir Storage
(acre-ft) 		Conservation Storage
(acre-ft) 		Conservation Capacity
(acre-ft) 		Surface Area
(acres)
Most recent 2021-04-15 98.7 42.23 132,436 128,461 130,147 11,203
1 day prior 2021-04-14 98.5 42.21 132,212 128,237 130,147 11,193
2 days prior 2021-04-13 97.9 42.14 131,430 127,455 130,147 11,156
1 week prior 2021-04-08 94.7 41.76 127,228 123,253 130,147 10,956
1 month prior 2021-03-15 100.0 42.50 135,480 130,147 130,147 - n.a. -
3 months prior 2021-01-15 100.0 42.50 135,480 130,147 130,147 - n.a. -
6 months prior 2020-10-15 96.6 41.98 129,651 125,676 130,147 11,072
1 year prior 2020-04-15 95.3 41.83 127,996 124,021 130,147 10,993
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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 2021-04-15 12:30 42.25 42.38 -0.13 below flood pool
1 hour prior 2021-04-15 11:30 42.26 42.38 -0.12 below flood pool
2 hours prior 2021-04-15 10:30 42.22 42.38 -0.16 below flood pool
6 hours prior 2021-04-15 06:30 42.21 42.38 -0.17 below flood pool
12 hours prior 2021-04-15 00:30 42.25 42.38 -0.13 below flood pool
24 hours prior 2021-04-14 12:30 42.22 42.38 -0.16 below flood pool
48 hours prior 2021-04-13 12:30 42.16 42.38 -0.22 below flood pool
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Data is provisional and subject to revision.

Additional Information

Impoundment date 1954-01-01
Vertical datum NAVD88
Gauge USGS:08072000
Dead pool elevation 19.23 ft above NAVD88
Service spillway crest elevation 42.38 ft above NAVD88
Top of flood gate elevation 45.73 ft above NAVD88
Emergency spillway crest elevation 42.38 ft above NAVD88
Maximum design elevation 54.23 ft above NAVD88
Top of dam elevation 60.23 ft above NAVD88
Conservation pool elevation
ending 2011-12-01 		41.73 ft above NAVD88
Conservation pool elevation
starting 2011-12-01 		42.38 ft above NAVD88
Data download (CSV) period of record, last one year, last 30 days

Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves

1994-02-01 (source: twdb) : GIS Data
2011-12-01 (source: twdb) : GIS Data

Lake Location