Lake L. B. Johnson: 98.9% full as of 2026-09-27

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 2026-09-27 98.9 824.80 130,333 111,493 112,778 6,413
Yesterday 2026-09-26 98.9 824.81 130,397 111,557 112,778 6,414
2 days ago 2026-09-25 99.1 824.85 130,654 111,814 112,778 6,418
1 week ago 2026-09-20 98.7 824.77 130,141 111,301 112,778 6,410
1 month ago 2026-08-27 98.8 824.79 130,269 111,429 112,778 6,412
3 months ago 2026-06-27 98.3 824.71 129,757 110,917 112,778 6,405
6 months ago 2026-03-27 98.9 824.81 130,397 111,557 112,778 6,414
1 year ago 2025-09-27 98.2 824.68 129,564 110,724 112,778 6,402
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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 2026-09-27 17:30 824.82 825.00 -0.18
1 hour prior 2026-09-27 16:30 824.81 825.00 -0.19
2 hours prior 2026-09-27 15:30 824.83 825.00 -0.17
6 hours prior 2026-09-27 11:30 824.79 825.00 -0.21
12 hours prior 2026-09-27 05:30 824.78 825.00 -0.22
24 hours prior 2026-09-26 17:30 824.83 825.00 -0.17
48 hours prior 2026-09-25 17:30 824.87 825.00 -0.13
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Data is provisional and subject to revision.

Additional Information

Impoundment date 1951-01-01
Vertical datum NAVD88 +0.68
Dead pool elevation 793.40 ft above NAVD88 +0.68
Service spillway crest elevation 795.00 ft above NAVD88 +0.68
Emergency spillway crest elevation 835.50 ft above NAVD88 +0.68
Top of dam elevation 838.50 ft above NAVD88 +0.68
Conservation pool elevation 825.00 ft above NAVD88 +0.68
Data download (CSV) period of record, last one year, last 30 days

Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves

2007-05-01 (source: TWDB) : GIS Data
2020-06-01 (source: TWDB) : GIS Data
Data Source LCRA:2958

Lake Location