Lake Cherokee: 85.9% full as of 2026-09-05

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 2026-09-05 85.9 278.25 38,805 34,423 40,094 3,231
1 day prior 2026-09-04 86.0 278.27 38,869 34,487 40,094 3,235
2 days prior 2026-09-03 86.3 278.31 38,999 34,617 40,094 3,244
1 week prior 2026-08-29 87.8 278.49 39,586 35,204 40,094 3,284
1 month prior 2026-08-05 94.8 279.32 42,396 38,014 40,094 3,495
3 months prior 2026-06-05 100.0 280.17 45,524 40,094 40,094 3,877
6 months prior 2026-03-05 100.0 280.28 45,953 40,094 40,094 - n.a. -
1 year prior 2025-09-05 100.0 279.98 44,796 40,094 40,094 3,789
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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 2026-09-05 22:45 278.23 279.90 -1.67
1 hour prior 2026-09-05 21:45 278.23 279.90 -1.67
2 hours prior 2026-09-05 20:45 278.25 279.90 -1.65
6 hours prior 2026-09-05 16:45 278.22 279.90 -1.68
12 hours prior 2026-09-05 10:45 278.24 279.90 -1.66
24 hours prior 2026-09-04 22:45 278.26 279.90 -1.64
48 hours prior 2026-09-03 22:45 278.30 279.90 -1.60
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Data is provisional and subject to revision.

Additional Information

Impoundment date 1948-01-01
Vertical datum NAVD88
Dead pool elevation 260.00 ft above NGVD29
Emergency spillway crest elevation 287.70 ft above NGVD29
Maximum design elevation 291.00 ft above NGVD29
Top of dam elevation 295.00 ft above NGVD29
Conservation pool elevation 280.00 ft above NGVD29
Data download (CSV) period of record, last one year, last 30 days

Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves

2003-11-01 (source: TWDB) : GIS Data
2015-04-01 (source: TWDB) : GIS Data
Data Source USGS:08021400
USGS Monitoring Location USGS:08021400

Lake Location