E. V. Spence Reservoir: 10.3% full as of 2026-08-15

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 2026-08-15 10.3 1,843.58 53,132 53,132 517,272 3,432
Yesterday 2026-08-14 10.3 1,843.62 53,269 53,269 517,272 3,438
2 days ago 2026-08-13 10.3 1,843.67 53,441 53,441 517,272 3,446
1 week ago 2026-08-08 10.5 1,843.92 54,308 54,308 517,272 3,485
1 month ago 2026-07-15 10.4 1,843.81 53,925 53,925 517,272 3,468
3 months ago 2026-05-15 11.2 1,844.95 57,990 57,990 517,272 3,676
6 months ago 2026-02-15 12.1 1,846.20 62,744 62,744 517,272 3,878
1 year ago 2025-08-15 14.6 1,849.31 75,451 75,451 517,272 4,373
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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 2026-08-15 19:00 1,843.56 1,898.00 -54.44
1 hour prior 2026-08-15 18:00 1,843.57 1,898.00 -54.43
2 hours prior 2026-08-15 17:00 1,843.57 1,898.00 -54.43
6 hours prior 2026-08-15 13:00 1,843.58 1,898.00 -54.42
12 hours prior 2026-08-15 07:00 1,843.58 1,898.00 -54.42
24 hours prior 2026-08-14 19:00 1,843.60 1,898.00 -54.40
48 hours prior 2026-08-13 19:00 1,843.67 1,898.00 -54.33
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Data is provisional and subject to revision.

Additional Information

Impoundment date 1969-01-01
Vertical datum NGVD29
Dead pool elevation 1,790.00 ft above NGVD29
Service spillway crest elevation 1,878.00 ft above NGVD29
Emergency spillway crest elevation 1,908.00 ft above NGVD29
Top of dam elevation 1,928.00 ft above NGVD29
Conservation pool elevation 1,898.00 ft above NGVD29
Data download (CSV) period of record, last one year, last 30 days

Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves

1969-01-01 (source: USGS)
1999-07-01 (source: TWDB) : GIS Data
Data Source USGS:08123950
USGS Monitoring Location USGS:08123950

Lake Location