Oak Creek Reservoir: 14.2% full as of 2026-09-14

Historical Data

Date Percent Full Mean Water Level
(ft)
Reservoir Storage
(acre-ft)
Conservation Storage
(acre-ft)
Conservation Capacity
(acre-ft)
Surface Area
(acres)
Most recent 2026-09-14 14.2 1,973.81 5,730 5,580 39,210 531
1 day prior 2026-09-13 14.3 1,973.85 5,752 5,602 39,210 533
2 days prior 2026-09-12 14.3 1,973.87 5,763 5,613 39,210 534
1 week prior 2026-09-07 14.5 1,974.00 5,833 5,683 39,210 539
1 month prior 2026-08-14 15.5 1,974.71 6,219 6,069 39,210 566
3 months prior 2026-06-14 17.8 1,976.20 7,112 6,962 39,210 627
6 months prior 2026-03-14 18.7 1,976.79 7,474 7,324 39,210 651
1 year prior 2025-09-14 22.4 1,979.00 8,947 8,797 39,210 747
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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 2026-09-14 23:45 1,973.80 2,000.00 -26.20
1 hour prior 2026-09-14 22:45 1,973.79 2,000.00 -26.21
2 hours prior 2026-09-14 21:45 1,973.80 2,000.00 -26.20
6 hours prior 2026-09-14 17:45 1,973.81 2,000.00 -26.19
12 hours prior 2026-09-14 11:45 1,973.82 2,000.00 -26.18
24 hours prior 2026-09-13 23:45 1,973.83 2,000.00 -26.17
48 hours prior 2026-09-12 23:45 1,973.86 2,000.00 -26.14
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Data is provisional and subject to revision.

Additional Information

Impoundment date 1952-01-01
Vertical datum NGVD29
Dead pool elevation 1,951.00 ft above NGVD29
Service spillway crest elevation 2,000.00 ft above NGVD29
Emergency spillway crest elevation 2,005.00 ft above NGVD29
Top of dam elevation 2,014.00 ft above NGVD29
Conservation pool elevation 2,000.00 ft above NGVD29
Data download (CSV) period of record, last one year, last 30 days

Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves

1974-10-01 (source: TWDB)
Data Source USGS:08125500
USGS Monitoring Location USGS:08125500

Lake Location