Lake Corpus Christi: 79.6% full as of 2026-10-29
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 | 2026-10-29 | 79.6 | 91.24 | 204,089 | 203,811 | 256,062 | 18,114 |
| Yesterday | 2026-10-28 | 79.7 | 91.25 | 204,271 | 203,993 | 256,062 | 18,120 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-10-27 | 79.8 | 91.27 | 204,633 | 204,355 | 256,062 | 18,132 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-10-22 | 80.3 | 91.34 | 205,904 | 205,626 | 256,062 | 18,173 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-09-29 | 82.3 | 91.62 | 211,016 | 210,738 | 256,062 | 18,339 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-07-29 | 32.7 | 83.06 | 84,113 | 83,835 | 256,062 | 10,953 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-04-29 | 8.7 | 74.90 | 22,445 | 22,167 | 256,062 | 4,749 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-10-29 | 12.9 | 76.94 | 33,437 | 33,159 | 256,062 | 6,012 |
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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 | 2026-10-29 00:00 | 91.24 | 94.00 | -2.76 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-10-28 23:00 | 91.24 | 94.00 | -2.76 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-10-28 22:00 | 91.25 | 94.00 | -2.75 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-10-28 18:00 | 91.22 | 94.00 | -2.78 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-10-28 12:00 | 91.26 | 94.00 | -2.74 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-10-28 00:00 | 91.26 | 94.00 | -2.74 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-10-27 00:00 | 91.28 | 94.00 | -2.72 |
*
Data is provisional and subject to revision.
Additional Information
| Impoundment date | 1958-01-01 |
| Vertical datum | NGVD29 |
| Dead pool elevation | 55.50 ft above NGVD29 |
| Service spillway crest elevation | 93.80 ft above NGVD29 |
| Top of gate elevation | 94.30 ft above NGVD29 |
| Emergency spillway crest elevation | 88.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Top of dam elevation | 106.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Conservation pool elevation | 94.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Data download (CSV) | period of record, last one year, last 30 days |
Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves
1956-07-01 (source: TWDB)
2002-01-01 (source: TWDB)
: GIS Data
2012-05-01 (source: TWDB)
: GIS Data
2016-02-01 (source: TWDB)
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| Data Source | USGS:08210500 |
| USGS Monitoring Location | USGS:08210500 |
Lake Location
