Lake Colorado City: 53.1% full as of 2026-09-19
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 | 2026-09-19 | 53.1 | 2,058.80 | 16,341 | 16,341 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| Yesterday | 2026-09-18 | 53.2 | 2,058.81 | 16,352 | 16,352 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| 2 days ago | 2026-09-17 | 53.2 | 2,058.83 | 16,373 | 16,373 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| 1 week ago | 2026-09-12 | 53.7 | 2,058.96 | 16,511 | 16,511 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| 1 month ago | 2026-08-19 | 55.8 | 2,059.55 | 17,158 | 17,158 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| 3 months ago | 2026-06-19 | 51.0 | 2,058.17 | 15,673 | 15,673 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| 6 months ago | 2026-03-19 | 53.9 | 2,059.03 | 16,586 | 16,586 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| 1 year ago | 2025-09-19 | 60.0 | 2,060.71 | 18,462 | 18,462 | 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 | 2026-09-19 03:00 | 2,058.79 | 2,070.20 | -11.41 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-09-19 02:00 | 2,058.79 | 2,070.20 | -11.41 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-09-19 01:00 | 2,058.79 | 2,070.20 | -11.41 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-09-18 21:00 | 2,058.80 | 2,070.20 | -11.40 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-09-18 15:00 | 2,058.81 | 2,070.20 | -11.39 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-09-18 03:00 | 2,058.81 | 2,070.20 | -11.39 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-09-17 03:00 | 2,058.83 | 2,070.20 | -11.37 |
*
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
