Choke Canyon Reservoir: 8.3% full as of 2026-03-03

The elevation-storage rating curve used to produce the storage hydrograph is made of two segments: (1) the segment up to the conservation pool top (below the red line) is based on measured data, and (2) the segment in the flood pool (above the red line) is an extrapolation from the first segment and shouldn't be relied upon for flood storage information.

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 2026-03-03 8.3 179.74 55,277 55,276 662,820 5,616
1 day prior 2026-03-02 8.4 179.77 55,446 55,445 662,820 5,629
2 days prior 2026-03-01 8.4 179.79 55,558 55,557 662,820 5,638
1 week prior 2026-02-24 8.5 179.88 56,068 56,067 662,820 5,676
1 month prior 2026-02-03 9.0 180.46 59,429 59,428 662,820 5,914
3 months prior 2025-12-03 10.0 181.58 66,305 66,304 662,820 6,366
6 months prior 2025-09-03 11.8 183.39 78,520 78,519 662,820 7,120
1 year prior 2025-03-03 15.8 186.73 104,700 104,699 662,820 8,582
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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 2026-03-03 23:15 179.70 220.50 -40.80
1 hour prior 2026-03-03 22:15 179.73 220.50 -40.77
2 hours prior 2026-03-03 21:15 179.73 220.50 -40.77
6 hours prior 2026-03-03 17:15 179.70 220.50 -40.80
12 hours prior 2026-03-03 11:15 179.74 220.50 -40.76
24 hours prior 2026-03-02 23:15 179.75 220.50 -40.75
48 hours prior 2026-03-01 23:15 179.76 220.50 -40.74
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Data is provisional and subject to revision.

Additional Information

Impoundment date 1982-01-01
Vertical datum NGVD29
Dead pool elevation 136.40 ft above NGVD29
Service spillway crest elevation 199.50 ft above NGVD29
Emergency spillway crest elevation 223.20 ft above NGVD29
Maximum design elevation 232.18 ft above NGVD29
Top of dam elevation 241.14 ft above NGVD29
Conservation pool elevation 220.50 ft above NGVD29
Data download (CSV) period of record, last one year, last 30 days

Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves

1983-01-01 (source: USBR)
1993-03-01 (source: TWDB) : GIS Data
2012-06-01 (source: TWDB) : GIS Data
Data Source USGS:08206900

Lake Location