Lake Abilene: 6.7% full as of 2026-10-26

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 2026-10-26 6.7 1,990.85 529 529 7,900 126
Yesterday 2026-10-25 6.7 1,990.87 531 531 7,900 126
2 days ago 2026-10-24 6.8 1,990.90 535 535 7,900 127
1 week ago 2026-10-19 7.0 1,991.05 552 552 7,900 129
1 month ago 2026-09-26 8.0 1,991.68 632 632 7,900 139
3 months ago 2026-07-26 13.3 1,994.43 1,053 1,053 7,900 178
6 months ago 2026-04-26 3.5 1,988.37 279 279 7,900 90
1 year ago 2025-10-26 3.6 1,988.44 285 285 7,900 91
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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 2026-10-26 13:30 1,990.84 2,012.30 -21.46
1 hour prior 2026-10-26 12:30 1,990.84 2,012.30 -21.46
2 hours prior 2026-10-26 11:30 1,990.85 2,012.30 -21.45
6 hours prior 2026-10-26 07:30 1,990.85 2,012.30 -21.45
12 hours prior 2026-10-26 01:30 1,990.85 2,012.30 -21.45
24 hours prior 2026-10-25 13:30 1,990.86 2,012.30 -21.44
48 hours prior 2026-10-24 13:30 1,990.89 2,012.30 -21.41
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Data is provisional and subject to revision.

Additional Information

Impoundment date 1921-01-01
Vertical datum NGVD29
Dead pool elevation 1,968.80 ft above NGVD29
Service spillway crest elevation 2,009.70 ft above NGVD29
Emergency spillway crest elevation 2,018.00 ft above NGVD29
Top of dam elevation 2,024.00 ft above NGVD29
Conservation pool elevation 2,012.30 ft above NGVD29
Data download (CSV) period of record, last one year, last 30 days

Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves

1948-10-01 (source: TWDB)
Data Source USGS:08083270
USGS Monitoring Location USGS:08083270

Lake Location