Lake Cherokee: 83.9% full as of 2026-09-13
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 | 2026-09-13 | 83.9 | 278.00 | 38,003 | 33,621 | 40,094 | 3,178 |
| Yesterday | 2026-09-12 | 84.0 | 278.02 | 38,067 | 33,685 | 40,094 | 3,182 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-09-11 | 84.3 | 278.06 | 38,195 | 33,813 | 40,094 | 3,190 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-09-06 | 85.6 | 278.22 | 38,708 | 34,326 | 40,094 | 3,224 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-08-13 | 92.6 | 279.06 | 41,497 | 37,115 | 40,094 | 3,424 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-06-13 | 100.0 | 280.10 | 45,253 | 40,094 | 40,094 | 3,844 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-03-13 | 100.0 | 280.62 | 47,315 | 40,094 | 40,094 | - n.a. - |
| 1 year ago | 2025-09-13 | 99.5 | 279.84 | 44,270 | 39,888 | 40,094 | 3,723 |
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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 | 2026-09-13 18:45 | 277.98 | 279.90 | -1.92 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-09-13 17:45 | 277.98 | 279.90 | -1.92 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-09-13 16:45 | 277.98 | 279.90 | -1.92 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-09-13 12:45 | 278.00 | 279.90 | -1.90 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-09-13 06:45 | 278.00 | 279.90 | -1.90 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-09-12 18:45 | 278.02 | 279.90 | -1.88 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-09-11 18:45 | 278.04 | 279.90 | -1.86 |
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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
