Lake Sweetwater: 16.5% full as of 2026-10-09

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 2026-10-09 16.5 2,090.41 2,028 2,028 12,267 203
Yesterday 2026-10-08 16.5 2,090.42 2,030 2,030 12,267 203
2 days ago 2026-10-07 16.6 2,090.44 2,034 2,034 12,267 203
1 week ago 2026-10-02 16.7 2,090.49 2,043 2,043 12,267 204
1 month ago 2026-09-09 17.4 2,090.95 2,140 2,140 12,267 208
3 months ago 2026-07-09 20.3 2,092.61 2,491 2,491 12,267 228
6 months ago 2026-04-09 23.2 2,094.12 2,843 2,843 12,267 245
1 year ago 2025-10-09 27.0 2,096.00 3,312 3,312 12,267 270
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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 2026-10-09 03:45 2,090.40 2,116.50 -26.10
1 hour prior 2026-10-09 02:45 2,090.40 2,116.50 -26.10
2 hours prior 2026-10-09 01:45 2,090.41 2,116.50 -26.09
6 hours prior 2026-10-08 21:45 2,090.41 2,116.50 -26.09
12 hours prior 2026-10-08 15:45 2,090.44 2,116.50 -26.06
24 hours prior 2026-10-08 03:45 2,090.43 2,116.50 -26.07
48 hours prior 2026-10-07 03:45 2,090.44 2,116.50 -26.06
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Data is provisional and subject to revision.

Additional Information

Impoundment date 1930-01-01
Vertical datum NGVD29
Service spillway crest elevation 2,116.50 ft above NGVD29
Top of dam elevation 2,128.50 ft above NGVD29
Conservation pool elevation 2,116.50 ft above NGVD29
Data download (CSV) period of record, last one year, last 30 days

Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves

1974-10-01 (source: TWDB)
Data Source USGS:08083200
USGS Monitoring Location USGS:08083200

Lake Location