Houston County Lake: 93.5% full as of 2026-10-24
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 | 2026-10-24 | 93.5 | 259.13 | 16,557 | 16,005 | 17,113 | 1,254 |
| Yesterday | 2026-10-23 | 93.5 | 259.13 | 16,557 | 16,005 | 17,113 | 1,254 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-10-22 | 93.6 | 259.14 | 16,570 | 16,018 | 17,113 | 1,254 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-10-17 | 94.0 | 259.20 | 16,645 | 16,093 | 17,113 | 1,257 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-09-24 | 93.5 | 259.13 | 16,557 | 16,005 | 17,113 | 1,254 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-07-24 | 99.6 | 259.95 | 17,601 | 17,049 | 17,113 | 1,309 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-04-24 | 100.0 | 260.19 | 17,911 | 17,113 | 17,113 | - n.a. - |
| 1 year ago | 2025-10-24 | 98.6 | 259.81 | 17,420 | 16,868 | 17,113 | 1,284 |
*
Percent Full is based on Conservation Storage and Conservation Capacity and doesn't account for storage in flood pool.
**
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 | 2026-10-24 19:15 | 259.11 | 260.00 | -0.89 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-10-24 18:15 | 259.12 | 260.00 | -0.88 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-10-24 17:15 | 259.12 | 260.00 | -0.88 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-10-24 13:15 | 259.13 | 260.00 | -0.87 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-10-24 07:15 | 259.12 | 260.00 | -0.88 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-10-23 19:15 | 259.12 | 260.00 | -0.88 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-10-22 19:15 | 259.14 | 260.00 | -0.86 |
*
Data is provisional and subject to revision.
Additional Information
| Impoundment date | 1966-01-01 |
| Vertical datum | NGVD29 |
| Dead pool elevation | 234.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Service spillway crest elevation | 260.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Emergency spillway crest elevation | 265.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Top of dam elevation | 277.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Conservation pool elevation | 260.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Data download (CSV) | period of record, last one year, last 30 days |
| Data Source | USGS:08065330 |
| USGS Monitoring Location | USGS:08065330 |
Lake Location
