Lake Cherokee: 75.8% full as of 2026-10-28
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 | 2026-10-28 | 75.8 | 276.95 | 34,771 | 30,389 | 40,094 | 2,987 |
| 1 day prior | 2026-10-27 | 75.9 | 276.96 | 34,801 | 30,419 | 40,094 | 2,988 |
| 2 days prior | 2026-10-26 | 76.0 | 276.98 | 34,860 | 30,478 | 40,094 | 2,992 |
| 1 week prior | 2026-10-21 | 76.8 | 277.09 | 35,191 | 30,809 | 40,094 | 3,010 |
| 1 month prior | 2026-09-28 | 79.8 | 277.48 | 36,377 | 31,995 | 40,094 | 3,078 |
| 3 months prior | 2026-07-28 | 97.8 | 279.66 | 43,607 | 39,225 | 40,094 | 3,640 |
| 6 months prior | 2026-04-28 | 100.0 | 280.30 | 46,031 | 40,094 | 40,094 | - n.a. - |
| 1 year prior | 2025-10-28 | 98.8 | 279.77 | 44,010 | 39,628 | 40,094 | 3,691 |
*
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 | 2026-10-28 23:45 | 276.94 | 279.90 | -2.96 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-10-28 22:45 | 276.94 | 279.90 | -2.96 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-10-28 21:45 | 276.94 | 279.90 | -2.96 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-10-28 17:45 | 276.94 | 279.90 | -2.96 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-10-28 11:45 | 276.94 | 279.90 | -2.96 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-10-27 23:45 | 276.96 | 279.90 | -2.94 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-10-26 23:45 | 276.97 | 279.90 | -2.93 |
*
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
