Champion Creek Reservoir water level today
On Oct 28, 2026, Champion Creek Reservoir is at 2,063.75 ft, 45.1% full (19.25 ft below full pool). That is 17.0 points above normal for this date.
Source: Texas Water Development Board · storage 18,736 of 41,580 acre-ft · provisional data
Champion Creek Reservoir percent full history
Percent full Normal range (10th–90th percentile, 1996–2025) Average
Champion Creek Reservoir from space
The same area near the lowest and the highest level since 2016, on clear days. Compare the shoreline and the coves.
Imagery: NASA GIBS, Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS). Landsat 8/9 courtesy of NASA/USGS. Black specks are cloud and shadow masks.
Records and key dates
- Record high
- 77.1%Jul 7, 2021
- Record low
- 2.1%May 25, 2003
- 12-month high
- 45.5%Jul 21, 2026
- 12-month low
- 38.0%Jul 11, 2026
- Last time full
- Not in the record
- Change in 1 year
- +0.96 ft+2.1 pts
About Champion Creek Reservoir
- River basin
- Colorado
- Full pool (top of conservation pool)
- 2,083.00 ft
- Conservation capacity
- 41,580 acre-ft
- Surface area today
- 890 acres
- Dead pool elevation
- 2,020.00 ft
- Flood control reservoir
- No
- Data since
- May 30, 1997
Monthly average, last 10 years
Average percent full each month.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41% | 41% | 41% | 40% | 39% | 39% | 41% | 44% | 42% | 44% | — | — |
| 2025 | 48% | 48% | 47% | 47% | 49% | 48% | 47% | 45% | 44% | 43% | 42% | 42% |
| 2024 | 58% | 58% | 57% | 57% | 57% | 56% | 55% | 53% | 52% | 50% | 49% | 49% |
| 2023 | 60% | 59% | 59% | 58% | 57% | 57% | 56% | 53% | 54% | 59% | 59% | 58% |
| 2022 | 70% | 69% | 68% | 67% | 66% | 64% | 62% | 60% | 59% | 60% | 61% | 60% |
| 2021 | 59% | 58% | 58% | 57% | 60% | 61% | 75% | 76% | 74% | 73% | 71% | 70% |
| 2020 | 66% | 66% | 67% | 66% | 65% | 64% | 63% | 61% | 61% | 60% | 59% | 59% |
| 2019 | 69% | 69% | 68% | 68% | 69% | 73% | 72% | 71% | 69% | 68% | 67% | 67% |
| 2018 | 47% | 46% | 46% | 45% | 45% | 50% | 50% | 49% | 48% | 59% | 70% | 70% |
| 2017 | 38% | 38% | 38% | 38% | 43% | 52% | 51% | 50% | 49% | 48% | 48% | 47% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Champion Creek Reservoir full?
Not quite. On Oct 28, 2026 Champion Creek Reservoir was 45.1% full, 19.25 feet below its full pool elevation of 2,083.00 ft.
What is the normal level of Champion Creek Reservoir for this time of year?
Between 1996 and 2025, Champion Creek Reservoir averaged 28.1% full around Oct 28, and 8 in 10 years it was between 5.8% and 63.6%. Today it is +17.0 percentage points above that average.
What is the lowest Champion Creek Reservoir has been?
In the TWDB record, which starts in 1997, the lowest daily value was 2.1% on May 25, 2003. The highest was 77.1% on Jul 7, 2021.
How often is the Champion Creek Reservoir water level updated?
TWDB publishes one reading per day for each reservoir. We check for new data every 2 hours and show the date of the reading next to the level. Recent values are provisional.
What does percent full mean?
It is the water stored in the conservation pool divided by the conservation capacity (41,580 acre-feet for Champion Creek Reservoir). Water above the conservation pool is flood storage and is not counted, so a reservoir can show 100% while rising into its flood pool.