Lake Limestone: 91.8% full as of 2026-08-21

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 2026-08-21 91.8 361.63 187,103 187,103 203,780 11,948
Yesterday 2026-08-20 92.0 361.66 187,462 187,462 203,780 11,958
2 days ago 2026-08-19 92.2 361.70 187,940 187,940 203,780 11,971
1 week ago 2026-08-14 93.1 361.84 189,619 189,619 203,780 12,016
1 month ago 2026-07-21 97.5 362.59 198,722 198,722 203,780 12,262
3 months ago 2026-05-21 84.0 360.25 171,081 171,081 203,780 11,276
6 months ago 2026-02-21 87.2 360.83 177,689 177,689 203,780 11,522
1 year ago 2025-08-21 92.3 361.71 188,060 188,060 203,780 11,974
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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 2026-08-21 20:45 361.60 363.00 -1.40
1 hour prior 2026-08-21 19:45 361.61 363.00 -1.39
2 hours prior 2026-08-21 18:45 361.61 363.00 -1.39
6 hours prior 2026-08-21 14:45 361.62 363.00 -1.38
12 hours prior 2026-08-21 08:45 361.63 363.00 -1.37
24 hours prior 2026-08-20 20:45 361.64 363.00 -1.36
48 hours prior 2026-08-19 20:45 361.68 363.00 -1.32
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Data is provisional and subject to revision.

Additional Information

Impoundment date 1978-01-01
Vertical datum NGVD29
Dead pool elevation 322.00 ft above NGVD29
Service spillway crest elevation 337.00 ft above NGVD29
Emergency spillway crest elevation 369.60 ft above NGVD29
Emergency spillway crest elevation 370.00 ft above NGVD29
Maximum design elevation 376.00 ft above NGVD29
Top of dam elevation 380.00 ft above NGVD29
Conservation pool elevation 363.00 ft above NGVD29
Data download (CSV) period of record, last one year, last 30 days

Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves

1978-01-01 (source: USGS)
1995-10-01 (source: USGS)
2002-04-01 (source: TWDB) : GIS Data
2012-04-01 (source: TWDB) : GIS Data
Data Source USGS:08110470
USGS Monitoring Location USGS:08110470

Lake Location