Lake Colorado City: 53.2% full as of 2026-11-02
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 | 2026-11-02 | 53.2 | 2,058.83 | 16,373 | 16,373 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| Yesterday | 2026-11-01 | 53.2 | 2,058.83 | 16,373 | 16,373 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| 2 days ago | 2026-10-31 | 53.2 | 2,058.82 | 16,362 | 16,362 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| 1 week ago | 2026-10-26 | 52.6 | 2,058.66 | 16,193 | 16,193 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| 1 month ago | 2026-10-02 | 53.1 | 2,058.79 | 16,330 | 16,330 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| 3 months ago | 2026-08-02 | 57.5 | 2,060.03 | 17,687 | 17,687 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| 6 months ago | 2026-05-02 | 52.3 | 2,058.57 | 16,097 | 16,097 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
| 1 year ago | 2025-11-02 | 57.9 | 2,060.13 | 17,801 | 17,801 | 30,758 | - n.a. - |
*
Percent Full is based on Conservation Storage and Conservation Capacity and doesn't account for storage in flood pool.
**
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 | 2026-11-02 00:00 | 2,058.83 | 2,070.20 | -11.37 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-11-01 23:00 | 2,058.84 | 2,070.20 | -11.36 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-11-01 22:00 | 2,058.85 | 2,070.20 | -11.35 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-11-01 18:00 | 2,058.83 | 2,070.20 | -11.37 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-11-01 12:00 | 2,058.85 | 2,070.20 | -11.35 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-11-01 00:00 | 2,058.83 | 2,070.20 | -11.37 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-10-31 00:00 | 2,058.81 | 2,070.20 | -11.39 |
*
Data is provisional and subject to revision.
Additional Information
| Impoundment date | 1949-01-01 |
| Vertical datum | NGVD29 |
| Dead pool elevation | 2,024.30 ft above NGVD29 |
| Service spillway crest elevation | 2,070.20 ft above NGVD29 |
| Emergency spillway crest elevation | 2,073.40 ft above NGVD29 |
| Top of dam elevation | 2,090.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Conservation pool elevation | 2,070.20 ft above NGVD29 |
| Data download (CSV) | period of record, last one year, last 30 days |
Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves |
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| Data Source | USGS:08123000 |
| USGS Monitoring Location | USGS:08123000 |
Lake Location
