Lake Colorado City: 57.4% full as of 2026-08-04
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 | 2026-08-04 | 57.4 | 2,059.99 | 17,642 | 17,642 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| Yesterday | 2026-08-03 | 57.4 | 2,060.01 | 17,664 | 17,664 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| 2 days ago | 2026-08-02 | 57.5 | 2,060.03 | 17,687 | 17,687 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| 1 week ago | 2026-07-28 | 58.0 | 2,060.17 | 17,847 | 17,847 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| 1 month ago | 2026-07-04 | 49.3 | 2,057.69 | 15,177 | 15,177 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| 3 months ago | 2026-05-04 | 52.2 | 2,058.53 | 16,055 | 16,055 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| 6 months ago | 2026-02-04 | 55.2 | 2,059.38 | 16,971 | 16,971 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| 1 year ago | 2025-08-04 | 63.3 | 2,061.56 | 19,459 | 19,459 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
*
Percent Full is based on Conservation Storage and Conservation Capacity and doesn't account for storage in flood pool.
**
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 | 2026-08-04 16:00 | 2,059.97 | 2,070.20 | -10.23 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-08-04 15:00 | 2,059.98 | 2,070.20 | -10.22 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-08-04 14:00 | 2,059.99 | 2,070.20 | -10.21 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-08-04 10:00 | 2,059.99 | 2,070.20 | -10.21 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-08-04 04:00 | 2,059.98 | 2,070.20 | -10.22 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-08-03 16:00 | 2,060.02 | 2,070.20 | -10.18 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-08-02 16:00 | 2,060.03 | 2,070.20 | -10.17 |
*
Data is provisional and subject to revision.
Additional Information
| Impoundment date | 1949-01-01 |
| Vertical datum | NGVD29 |
| Dead pool elevation | 2,024.30 ft above NGVD29 |
| Service spillway crest elevation | 2,070.20 ft above NGVD29 |
| Emergency spillway crest elevation | 2,073.40 ft above NGVD29 |
| Top of dam elevation | 2,090.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Conservation pool elevation | 2,070.20 ft above NGVD29 |
| Data download (CSV) | period of record, last one year, last 30 days |
Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves |
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| Data Source | USGS:08123000 |
| USGS Monitoring Location | USGS:08123000 |
Lake Location
