Monticello Reservoir: 78.6% full as of 2026-08-08

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 2026-08-08 78.6 336.00 27,296 27,296 34,740 1,639
1 day prior 2026-08-07 78.5 335.99 27,280 27,280 34,740 1,638
2 days prior 2026-08-06 78.7 336.02 27,330 27,330 34,740 1,641
1 week prior 2026-08-01 79.2 336.13 27,516 27,516 34,740 1,651
1 month prior 2026-07-08 81.2 336.53 28,199 28,199 34,740 1,687
3 months prior 2026-05-08 81.0 336.50 28,148 28,148 34,740 1,684
6 months prior 2026-02-08 78.4 335.97 27,246 27,246 34,740 1,636
1 year prior 2025-08-08 82.6 336.82 28,704 28,704 34,740 1,713
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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 2026-08-08 23:15 336.02 340.00 -3.98
1 hour prior 2026-08-08 22:15 336.01 340.00 -3.99
2 hours prior 2026-08-08 21:15 336.02 340.00 -3.98
6 hours prior 2026-08-08 17:15 336.03 340.00 -3.97
12 hours prior 2026-08-08 11:15 336.00 340.00 -4.00
24 hours prior 2026-08-07 23:15 336.00 340.00 -4.00
48 hours prior 2026-08-06 23:15 336.00 340.00 -4.00
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Data is provisional and subject to revision.

Additional Information

Impoundment date 1973-01-01
Vertical datum NGVD29
Service spillway crest elevation 328.00 ft above NGVD29
Emergency spillway crest elevation 343.50 ft above NGVD29
Top of dam elevation 352.00 ft above NGVD29
Conservation pool elevation 340.00 ft above NGVD29
Data download (CSV) period of record, last one year, last 30 days

Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves

1998-02-01 (source: TWDB) : GIS Data
Data Source USGS:07344488
USGS Monitoring Location USGS:07344488

Lake Location