Monticello Reservoir: 77.9% full as of 2026-08-14

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 2026-08-14 77.9 335.87 27,079 27,079 34,740 1,628
Yesterday 2026-08-13 78.0 335.89 27,112 27,112 34,740 1,629
2 days ago 2026-08-12 78.2 335.92 27,162 27,162 34,740 1,632
1 week ago 2026-08-07 78.5 335.99 27,280 27,280 34,740 1,638
1 month ago 2026-07-14 81.2 336.54 28,217 28,217 34,740 1,688
3 months ago 2026-05-14 81.1 336.52 28,182 28,182 34,740 1,686
6 months ago 2026-02-14 78.5 335.99 27,280 27,280 34,740 1,638
1 year ago 2025-08-14 82.1 336.72 28,529 28,529 34,740 1,704
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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 2026-08-14 15:15 335.88 340.00 -4.12
1 hour prior 2026-08-14 14:15 335.88 340.00 -4.12
2 hours prior 2026-08-14 13:15 335.88 340.00 -4.12
6 hours prior 2026-08-14 09:15 335.85 340.00 -4.15
12 hours prior 2026-08-14 03:15 335.87 340.00 -4.13
24 hours prior 2026-08-13 15:15 335.91 340.00 -4.09
48 hours prior 2026-08-12 15:15 335.90 340.00 -4.10
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Data is provisional and subject to revision.

Additional Information

Impoundment date 1973-01-01
Vertical datum NGVD29
Service spillway crest elevation 328.00 ft above NGVD29
Emergency spillway crest elevation 343.50 ft above NGVD29
Top of dam elevation 352.00 ft above NGVD29
Conservation pool elevation 340.00 ft above NGVD29
Data download (CSV) period of record, last one year, last 30 days

Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves

1998-02-01 (source: TWDB) : GIS Data
Data Source USGS:07344488
USGS Monitoring Location USGS:07344488

Lake Location