Choke Canyon Reservoir: 22.3% full as of 2026-09-24

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 2026-09-24 22.3 191.24 147,562 147,561 662,820 10,422
Yesterday 2026-09-23 22.3 191.26 147,770 147,769 662,820 10,429
2 days ago 2026-09-22 22.3 191.29 148,083 148,082 662,820 10,441
1 week ago 2026-09-17 22.5 191.40 149,234 149,233 662,820 10,486
1 month ago 2026-08-24 23.7 192.16 157,318 157,317 662,820 10,788
3 months ago 2026-06-24 8.7 180.12 57,442 57,441 662,820 5,774
6 months ago 2026-03-24 7.9 179.20 52,306 52,305 662,820 5,391
1 year ago 2025-09-24 11.3 182.91 75,150 75,149 662,820 6,926
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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 2026-09-24 10:15 191.21 220.50 -29.29
1 hour prior 2026-09-24 09:15 191.22 220.50 -29.28
2 hours prior 2026-09-24 08:15 - n.a. - - n.a. - - n.a. -
6 hours prior 2026-09-24 04:15 191.21 220.50 -29.29
12 hours prior 2026-09-23 22:15 191.24 220.50 -29.26
24 hours prior 2026-09-23 10:15 191.28 220.50 -29.22
48 hours prior 2026-09-22 10:15 191.30 220.50 -29.20
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Data is provisional and subject to revision.

Additional Information

Impoundment date 1982-01-01
Vertical datum NGVD29
Dead pool elevation 136.40 ft above NGVD29
Service spillway crest elevation 199.50 ft above NGVD29
Emergency spillway crest elevation 223.20 ft above NGVD29
Maximum design elevation 232.18 ft above NGVD29
Top of dam elevation 241.14 ft above NGVD29
Conservation pool elevation 220.50 ft above NGVD29
Data download (CSV) period of record, last one year, last 30 days

Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves

1983-01-01 (source: USBR)
1993-03-01 (source: TWDB) : GIS Data
2012-06-01 (source: TWDB) : GIS Data
Data Source USGS:08206900
USGS Monitoring Location USGS:08206900

Lake Location