Cooper (Chapman) Lake: 65.1% full as of 2026-10-22

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 2026-10-22 65.1 434.48 204,127 168,352 258,723 14,588
Yesterday 2026-10-21 65.2 434.50 204,419 168,644 258,723 14,601
2 days ago 2026-10-20 65.3 434.52 204,711 168,936 258,723 14,615
1 week ago 2026-10-15 66.9 434.80 208,831 173,056 258,723 14,808
1 month ago 2026-09-22 70.2 435.37 217,385 181,610 258,723 15,214
3 months ago 2026-07-22 86.6 438.01 259,821 224,046 258,723 16,853
6 months ago 2026-04-22 79.2 436.85 240,658 204,883 258,723 16,186
1 year ago 2025-10-22 79.8 436.94 242,117 206,342 258,723 16,238
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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 2026-10-22 05:00 434.47 440.00 -5.53 below flood pool
1 hour prior 2026-10-22 04:00 434.48 440.00 -5.52 below flood pool
2 hours prior 2026-10-22 03:00 434.48 440.00 -5.52 below flood pool
6 hours prior 2026-10-21 23:00 434.49 440.00 -5.51 below flood pool
12 hours prior 2026-10-21 17:00 434.50 440.00 -5.50 below flood pool
24 hours prior 2026-10-21 05:00 434.51 440.00 -5.49 below flood pool
48 hours prior 2026-10-20 05:00 434.53 440.00 -5.47 below flood pool
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Data is provisional and subject to revision.

Additional Information

Impoundment date 1991-01-01
Vertical datum NGVD29
Dead pool elevation 415.50 ft above NGVD29
Emergency spillway crest elevation 446.20 ft above NGVD29
Flood pool elevation 446.20 ft above NGVD29
Maximum design elevation 459.50 ft above NGVD29
Top of dam elevation 464.50 ft above NGVD29
Conservation pool elevation 440.00 ft above NGVD29
Data download (CSV) period of record, last one year, last 30 days

Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves

1991-01-01 (source: USGS)
2007-07-01 (source: TWDB) : GIS Data
2022-07-01 (source: TWDB) : GIS Data
Data Source USGS:07342495
USGS Monitoring Location USGS:07342495

Lake Location