Joe Pool Lake: 98.2% full as of 2026-07-30
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 | 2026-07-30 | 98.2 | 521.59 | 148,279 | 146,909 | 149,629 | 6,586 |
| Yesterday | 2026-07-29 | 98.3 | 521.61 | 148,410 | 147,040 | 149,629 | 6,591 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-07-28 | 98.4 | 521.65 | 148,674 | 147,304 | 149,629 | 6,601 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-07-23 | 99.2 | 521.83 | 149,866 | 148,496 | 149,629 | 6,644 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-06-30 | 100.0 | 522.11 | 151,736 | 149,629 | 149,629 | 6,725 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-04-30 | 100.0 | 522.40 | 153,695 | 149,629 | 149,629 | 6,781 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-01-30 | 99.1 | 521.80 | 149,667 | 148,297 | 149,629 | 6,637 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-07-30 | 99.8 | 521.96 | 150,732 | 149,362 | 149,629 | 6,672 |
*
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 | 2026-07-30 15:00 | 521.58 | 522.00 | -0.42 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-07-30 14:00 | 521.58 | 522.00 | -0.42 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-07-30 13:00 | 521.58 | 522.00 | -0.42 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-07-30 09:00 | 521.58 | 522.00 | -0.42 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-07-30 03:00 | 521.59 | 522.00 | -0.41 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-07-29 15:00 | 521.60 | 522.00 | -0.40 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-07-28 15:00 | 521.64 | 522.00 | -0.36 |
*
Data is provisional and subject to revision.
Additional Information
| Impoundment date | 1986-01-01 |
| Vertical datum | NGVD29 |
| Dead pool elevation | 466.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Emergency spillway crest elevation | 541.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Flood pool elevation | 536.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Maximum design elevation | 559.50 ft above NGVD29 |
| Top of dam elevation | 564.50 ft above NGVD29 |
| Conservation pool elevation | 522.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Data download (CSV) | period of record, last one year, last 30 days |
| Data Source | USGS:08049800 |
| USGS Monitoring Location | USGS:08049800 |