Lake J.B. Thomas: 25.2% full as of 2026-06-15

The elevation-storage rating curve used to produce the storage hydrograph is made of two segments: (1) the segment up to the conservation pool top (below the red line) is based on measured data, and (2) the segment in the flood pool (above the red line) is an extrapolation from the first segment and shouldn't be relied upon for flood storage information.

Historical Data

Date Percent Full Mean Water Level
(ft)
Reservoir Storage
(acre-ft)
Conservation Storage
(acre-ft)
Conservation Capacity
(acre-ft)
Surface Area
(acres)
Most recent 2026-06-15 25.2 2,229.24 50,960 50,287 199,931 3,404
1 day prior 2026-06-14 25.2 2,229.26 51,028 50,355 199,931 3,406
2 days prior 2026-06-13 25.2 2,229.29 51,130 50,457 199,931 3,409
1 week prior 2026-06-08 25.4 2,229.40 51,506 50,833 199,931 3,422
1 month prior 2026-05-15 25.6 2,229.52 51,918 51,245 199,931 3,436
3 months prior 2026-03-15 28.3 2,231.02 57,205 56,532 199,931 3,616
6 months prior 2025-12-15 30.8 2,232.37 62,210 61,537 199,931 3,800
1 year prior 2025-06-15 36.9 2,235.42 74,396 73,723 199,931 4,184
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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 2026-06-15 23:45 2,229.22 2,258.00 -28.78
1 hour prior 2026-06-15 22:45 2,229.23 2,258.00 -28.77
2 hours prior 2026-06-15 21:45 2,229.23 2,258.00 -28.77
6 hours prior 2026-06-15 17:45 2,229.23 2,258.00 -28.77
12 hours prior 2026-06-15 11:45 2,229.24 2,258.00 -28.76
24 hours prior 2026-06-14 23:45 2,229.24 2,258.00 -28.76
48 hours prior 2026-06-13 23:45 2,229.27 2,258.00 -28.73
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Data is provisional and subject to revision.

Additional Information

Impoundment date 1952-01-01
Vertical datum NGVD29
Dead pool elevation 2,200.00 ft above NGVD29
Service spillway crest elevation 2,258.00 ft above NGVD29
Emergency spillway crest elevation 2,264.00 ft above NGVD29
Emergency spillway crest elevation 2,267.00 ft above NGVD29
Maximum design elevation 2,275.00 ft above NGVD29
Top of dam elevation 2,280.00 ft above NGVD29
Conservation pool elevation 2,258.00 ft above NGVD29
Data download (CSV) period of record, last one year, last 30 days

Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves

1952-01-01 (source: USGS)
1999-11-01 (source: TWDB) : GIS Data
Data Source USGS:08118000

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