Lake Nacogdoches: 97.1% full as of 2026-03-31

The elevation-storage rating curve used to produce the storage hydrograph is made of two segments: (1) the segment up to the conservation pool top (below the red line) is based on measured data, and (2) the segment in the flood pool (above the red line) is an extrapolation from the first segment and shouldn't be relied upon for flood storage information.

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 2026-03-31 97.1 278.47 38,379 38,377 39,522 2,134
Yesterday 2026-03-30 97.2 278.48 38,400 38,398 39,522 2,135
2 days ago 2026-03-29 97.3 278.50 38,443 38,441 39,522 2,137
1 week ago 2026-03-24 97.8 278.59 38,635 38,633 39,522 2,145
1 month ago 2026-02-28 93.7 277.84 37,053 37,051 39,522 2,077
3 months ago 2025-12-31 89.2 276.95 35,238 35,236 39,522 2,001
6 months ago 2025-09-30 94.1 277.91 37,198 37,196 39,522 2,083
1 year ago 2025-03-31 100.0 280.00 41,757 39,522 39,522 - n.a. -
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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 2026-03-31 14:45 278.48 279.00 -0.52
1 hour prior 2026-03-31 13:45 278.46 279.00 -0.54
2 hours prior 2026-03-31 12:45 278.47 279.00 -0.53
6 hours prior 2026-03-31 08:45 278.47 279.00 -0.53
12 hours prior 2026-03-31 02:45 278.47 279.00 -0.53
24 hours prior 2026-03-30 14:45 278.48 279.00 -0.52
48 hours prior 2026-03-29 14:45 278.49 279.00 -0.51
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Data is provisional and subject to revision.

Additional Information

Impoundment date 1977-01-01
Vertical datum NGVD29
Dead pool elevation 235.90 ft above NGVD29
Service spillway crest elevation 279.00 ft above NGVD29
Emergency spillway crest elevation 286.10 ft above NGVD29
Maximum design elevation 298.50 ft above NGVD29
Top of dam elevation 303.00 ft above NGVD29
Conservation pool elevation 279.00 ft above NGVD29
Data download (CSV) period of record, last one year, last 30 days

Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves

1977-01-01 (source: USGS)
1994-03-01 (source: TWDB) : GIS Data
Data Source USGS:08036700

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