Notes

2015-09-24: Based on new information obtained from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the effective date range for seasonal conservation pools was changed from 1974 - present (2015) to 2004 - 2010.

Lake Kemp: 61.9% full as of 2023-03-28

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)
Today 2023-03-28 61.9 1,136.30 151,910 151,784 245,307 7,827
Yesterday 2023-03-27 61.8 1,136.29 151,832 151,706 245,307 7,825
2 days ago 2023-03-26 61.7 1,136.23 151,362 151,236 245,307 7,807
1 week ago 2023-03-21 59.6 1,135.57 146,273 146,147 245,307 7,617
1 month ago 2023-02-28 56.0 1,134.39 137,484 137,358 245,307 7,279
3 months ago 2022-12-28 55.5 1,134.21 136,178 136,052 245,307 7,226
6 months ago 2022-09-28 55.8 1,134.33 137,048 136,922 245,307 7,261
1 year ago 2022-03-28 82.9 1,141.70 203,506 203,380 245,307 11,441
*

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 2023-03-28 13:15 1,136.31 1,144.00 -7.69 below flood pool
1 hour prior 2023-03-28 12:15 1,136.31 1,144.00 -7.69 below flood pool
2 hours prior 2023-03-28 11:15 1,136.30 1,144.00 -7.70 below flood pool
6 hours prior 2023-03-28 07:15 1,136.31 1,144.00 -7.69 below flood pool
12 hours prior 2023-03-28 01:15 1,136.30 1,144.00 -7.70 below flood pool
24 hours prior 2023-03-27 13:15 1,136.29 1,144.00 -7.71 below flood pool
48 hours prior 2023-03-26 13:15 1,136.23 1,144.00 -7.77 below flood pool
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Data is provisional and subject to revision.

Additional Information

Impoundment date 1923-01-01
Gauge USGS:07312000
Vertical datum NGVD29
Dead pool elevation 1,090.00 ft above NGVD29
Service spillway crest elevation 1,160.00 ft above NGVD29
Emergency spillway crest elevation 1,160.00 ft above NGVD29
Flood pool elevation 1,156.00 ft above NGVD29
Top of dam elevation 1,183.00 ft above NGVD29
Conservation pool elevation
End date: 2004-01-01
1,144.00 ft above NGVD29
Conservation pool elevation
Start date to end date: 2004-01-01 to 2004-04-01
1,144.00 ft above NGVD29
Conservation pool elevation
Start date to end date: 2004-04-01 to 2011-01-01 (Seasonal: April 1 to November 1)
1,145.50 ft above NGVD29
Conservation pool elevation
Start date to end date: 2004-04-01 to 2011-01-01 (Seasonal: November 1 to April 1)
1,144.00 ft above NGVD29
Conservation pool elevation
Start date: 2011-01-01
1,144.00 ft above NGVD29
Data download (CSV) period of record, last one year, last 30 days

Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves

1995-10-01 (source: USGS)
2006-03-01 (source: TWDB) : GIS Data

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