Notes

2023-10-30: The vertical datum of the USGS gauge for Lake Stamford has been updated to NAV88.

Lake Stamford: 73.1% full as of 2026-11-06

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 2026-11-06 73.1 1,414.01 37,690 37,687 51,570 4,068
Yesterday 2026-11-05 73.2 1,414.03 37,771 37,768 51,570 4,075
2 days ago 2026-11-04 73.3 1,414.04 37,812 37,809 51,570 4,078
1 week ago 2026-10-30 73.6 1,414.07 37,934 37,931 51,570 4,088
1 month ago 2026-10-06 62.0 1,412.51 31,952 31,949 51,570 3,563
3 months ago 2026-08-06 72.8 1,413.97 37,528 37,525 51,570 4,054
6 months ago 2026-05-06 73.5 1,414.06 37,894 37,891 51,570 4,085
1 year ago 2025-11-06 88.1 1,415.78 45,418 45,415 51,570 4,677
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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 2026-11-06 10:30 1,414.01 1,416.80 -2.79
1 hour prior 2026-11-06 09:30 1,414.01 1,416.80 -2.79
2 hours prior 2026-11-06 08:30 1,414.01 1,416.80 -2.79
6 hours prior 2026-11-06 04:30 1,414.01 1,416.80 -2.79
12 hours prior 2026-11-05 22:30 1,414.02 1,416.80 -2.78
24 hours prior 2026-11-05 10:30 1,414.05 1,416.80 -2.75
48 hours prior 2026-11-04 10:30 1,414.04 1,416.80 -2.76
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Data is provisional and subject to revision.

Additional Information

Impoundment date 1953-01-01
Vertical datum NGVD29 (NAVD88 + 0.24)
Dead pool elevation 1,382.80 ft above NGVD29
Service spillway crest elevation 1,416.80 ft above NGVD29
Emergency spillway crest elevation 1,425.80 ft above NGVD29
Top of dam elevation 1,436.80 ft above NGVD29
Conservation pool elevation 1,416.80 ft above NGVD29
Data download (CSV) period of record, last one year, last 30 days

Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves

1999-08-01 (source: TWDB) : GIS Data
Data Source USGS:08084500
USGS Monitoring Location USGS:08084500

Lake Location