Lake Cherokee: 97.3% full as of 2026-07-30
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 | 2026-07-30 | 97.3 | 279.60 | 43,389 | 39,007 | 40,094 | 3,612 |
| Yesterday | 2026-07-29 | 97.6 | 279.63 | 43,498 | 39,116 | 40,094 | 3,626 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-07-28 | 97.8 | 279.66 | 43,607 | 39,225 | 40,094 | 3,640 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-07-23 | 99.3 | 279.82 | 44,196 | 39,814 | 40,094 | 3,714 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-06-30 | 100.0 | 280.09 | 45,215 | 40,094 | 40,094 | 3,840 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-04-30 | 100.0 | 280.35 | 46,229 | 40,094 | 40,094 | - n.a. - |
| 6 months ago | 2026-01-30 | 100.0 | 280.29 | 45,992 | 40,094 | 40,094 | - n.a. - |
| 1 year ago | 2025-07-30 | 100.0 | 279.91 | 44,532 | 40,094 | 40,094 | 3,756 |
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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 | 2026-07-30 14:45 | 279.58 | 279.90 | -0.32 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-07-30 13:45 | 279.59 | 279.90 | -0.31 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-07-30 12:45 | 279.58 | 279.90 | -0.32 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-07-30 08:45 | 279.60 | 279.90 | -0.30 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-07-30 02:45 | 279.60 | 279.90 | -0.30 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-07-29 14:45 | 279.62 | 279.90 | -0.28 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-07-28 14:45 | 279.66 | 279.90 | -0.24 |
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Data is provisional and subject to revision.
Additional Information
| Impoundment date | 1948-01-01 |
| Vertical datum | NAVD88 |
| Dead pool elevation | 260.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Emergency spillway crest elevation | 287.70 ft above NGVD29 |
| Maximum design elevation | 291.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Top of dam elevation | 295.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Conservation pool elevation | 280.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Data download (CSV) | period of record, last one year, last 30 days |
Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves
2003-11-01 (source: TWDB)
: GIS Data
2015-04-01 (source: TWDB)
: GIS Data
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| Data Source | USGS:08021400 |
| USGS Monitoring Location | USGS:08021400 |
Lake Location
