Lake Mineral Wells: 95.5% full as of 2026-08-03
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 | 2026-08-03 | 95.5 | 862.49 | 5,038 | 5,038 | 5,273 | 454 |
| Yesterday | 2026-08-02 | 95.7 | 862.51 | 5,047 | 5,047 | 5,273 | 454 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-08-01 | 96.0 | 862.54 | 5,061 | 5,061 | 5,273 | 455 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-07-27 | 97.1 | 862.67 | 5,120 | 5,120 | 5,273 | 458 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-07-03 | 100.0 | 863.10 | 5,319 | 5,273 | 5,273 | 469 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-05-03 | 100.0 | 863.24 | 5,385 | 5,273 | 5,273 | 473 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-02-03 | 90.4 | 861.89 | 4,769 | 4,769 | 5,273 | 442 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-08-03 | 96.7 | 862.62 | 5,097 | 5,097 | 5,273 | 457 |
*
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 | 2026-08-03 15:30 | 862.48 | 863.00 | -0.52 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-08-03 14:30 | 862.47 | 863.00 | -0.53 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-08-03 13:30 | 862.47 | 863.00 | -0.53 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-08-03 09:30 | 862.48 | 863.00 | -0.52 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-08-03 03:30 | 862.49 | 863.00 | -0.51 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-08-02 15:30 | 862.52 | 863.00 | -0.48 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-08-01 15:30 | 862.54 | 863.00 | -0.46 |
*
Data is provisional and subject to revision.
Additional Information
| Impoundment date | 1920-01-01 |
| Vertical datum | NGVD29 |
| Emergency spillway crest elevation | 863.40 ft above NGVD29 |
| Top of dam elevation | 873.90 ft above NGVD29 |
| Conservation pool elevation | 863.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Data download (CSV) | period of record, last one year, last 30 days |
| Data Source | USGS:08090700 |
| USGS Monitoring Location | USGS:08090700 |
Lake Location
