Lake Nacogdoches: 89.6% full as of 2026-01-24

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 2026-01-24 89.6 277.04 35,418 35,416 39,522 2,009
1 day prior 2026-01-23 89.3 276.97 35,278 35,276 39,522 2,002
2 days prior 2026-01-22 89.2 276.96 35,258 35,256 39,522 2,002
1 week prior 2026-01-17 89.4 276.99 35,318 35,316 39,522 2,004
1 month prior 2025-12-24 89.6 277.03 35,398 35,396 39,522 2,008
3 months prior 2025-10-24 91.4 277.39 36,127 36,125 39,522 2,039
6 months prior 2025-07-24 97.1 278.47 38,379 38,377 39,522 2,134
1 year prior 2025-01-24 99.2 278.86 39,218 39,216 39,522 2,172
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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 2026-01-24 21:45 277.15 279.00 -1.85
1 hour prior 2026-01-24 20:45 277.12 279.00 -1.88
2 hours prior 2026-01-24 19:45 277.11 279.00 -1.89
6 hours prior 2026-01-24 15:45 277.06 279.00 -1.94
12 hours prior 2026-01-24 09:45 277.03 279.00 -1.97
24 hours prior 2026-01-23 21:45 276.97 279.00 -2.03
48 hours prior 2026-01-22 21:45 276.96 279.00 -2.04
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Data is provisional and subject to revision.

Additional Information

Impoundment date 1977-01-01
Vertical datum NGVD29
Dead pool elevation 235.90 ft above NGVD29
Service spillway crest elevation 279.00 ft above NGVD29
Emergency spillway crest elevation 286.10 ft above NGVD29
Maximum design elevation 298.50 ft above NGVD29
Top of dam elevation 303.00 ft above NGVD29
Conservation pool elevation 279.00 ft above NGVD29
Data download (CSV) period of record, last one year, last 30 days

Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves

1977-01-01 (source: USGS)
1994-03-01 (source: TWDB) : GIS Data
Data Source USGS:08036700

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