Houston County Lake: 94.6% full as of 2026-10-13
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 | 2026-10-13 | 94.6 | 259.27 | 16,733 | 16,181 | 17,113 | 1,260 |
| Yesterday | 2026-10-12 | 94.6 | 259.27 | 16,733 | 16,181 | 17,113 | 1,260 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-10-11 | 94.6 | 259.28 | 16,746 | 16,194 | 17,113 | 1,260 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-10-06 | 94.9 | 259.32 | 16,796 | 16,244 | 17,113 | 1,262 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-09-13 | 94.8 | 259.30 | 16,771 | 16,219 | 17,113 | 1,261 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-07-13 | 99.4 | 259.92 | 17,562 | 17,010 | 17,113 | 1,297 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-04-13 | 100.0 | 260.37 | 18,146 | 17,113 | 17,113 | - n.a. - |
| 1 year ago | 2025-10-13 | 98.4 | 259.79 | 17,395 | 16,843 | 17,113 | 1,283 |
*
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 | 2026-10-13 17:15 | 259.27 | 260.00 | -0.73 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-10-13 16:15 | 259.27 | 260.00 | -0.73 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-10-13 15:15 | 259.27 | 260.00 | -0.73 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-10-13 11:15 | 259.28 | 260.00 | -0.72 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-10-13 05:15 | 259.28 | 260.00 | -0.72 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-10-12 17:15 | 259.27 | 260.00 | -0.73 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-10-11 17:15 | 259.28 | 260.00 | -0.72 |
*
Data is provisional and subject to revision.
Additional Information
| Impoundment date | 1966-01-01 |
| Vertical datum | NGVD29 |
| Dead pool elevation | 234.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Service spillway crest elevation | 260.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Emergency spillway crest elevation | 265.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Top of dam elevation | 277.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Conservation pool elevation | 260.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Data download (CSV) | period of record, last one year, last 30 days |
| Data Source | USGS:08065330 |
| USGS Monitoring Location | USGS:08065330 |
Lake Location
