Lake Colorado City water level today
On Oct 28, 2026, Lake Colorado City is at 2,058.66 ft, 52.6% full (11.54 ft below full pool). That is 2.6 points below normal for this date.
Source: Texas Water Development Board · storage 16,193 of 30,758 acre-ft · provisional data
Lake Colorado City percent full history
Percent full Normal range (10th–90th percentile, 1996–2025) Average
Lake Colorado City 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; contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2021. Black specks are cloud and shadow masks.
Records and key dates
- Record high
- 100.0%Nov 18, 2004
- Record low
- 20.7%Apr 10, 2015
- 12-month high
- 58.5%Jul 23, 2026
- 12-month low
- 48.8%Jul 12, 2026
- Last time full
- Dec 13, 2004
- Change in 1 year
- −1.57 ft−5.6 pts
About Lake Colorado City
- River basin
- Colorado
- Full pool (top of conservation pool)
- 2,070.20 ft
- Conservation capacity
- 30,758 acre-ft
- Surface area today
- —
- Dead pool elevation
- 2,024.30 ft
- Flood control reservoir
- No
- Data since
- Oct 2, 1996
Monthly average, last 10 years
Average percent full each month.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55% | 55% | 54% | 53% | 52% | 51% | 53% | 56% | 54% | 53% | — | — |
| 2025 | 73% | 72% | 71% | 70% | 69% | 66% | 65% | 62% | 60% | 59% | 57% | 56% |
| 2024 | 48% | 48% | 47% | 46% | 47% | 46% | 43% | 41% | 73% | 76% | 75% | 74% |
| 2023 | 55% | 55% | 54% | 52% | 53% | 57% | 54% | 51% | 50% | 49% | 49% | 48% |
| 2022 | 74% | 73% | 72% | 70% | 67% | 65% | 62% | 59% | 58% | 57% | 57% | 56% |
| 2021 | 37% | 36% | 36% | 35% | 35% | 36% | 81% | 82% | 79% | 78% | 76% | 75% |
| 2020 | 45% | 45% | 45% | 44% | 43% | 41% | 39% | 37% | 38% | 38% | 37% | 37% |
| 2019 | 50% | 50% | 49% | 49% | 49% | 55% | 53% | 50% | 48% | 46% | 45% | 45% |
| 2018 | 40% | 40% | 39% | 38% | 36% | 34% | 33% | 31% | 30% | 40% | 51% | 51% |
| 2017 | 48% | 48% | 47% | 47% | 46% | 47% | 45% | 44% | 43% | 42% | 41% | 41% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Lake Colorado City full?
Not quite. On Oct 28, 2026 Lake Colorado City was 52.6% full, 11.54 feet below its full pool elevation of 2,070.20 ft. It was last full on Dec 13, 2004.
What is the normal level of Lake Colorado City for this time of year?
Between 1996 and 2025, Lake Colorado City averaged 55.2% full around Oct 28, and 8 in 10 years it was between 28.4% and 77.3%. Today it is −2.6 percentage points below that average.
What is the lowest Lake Colorado City has been?
In the TWDB record, which starts in 1996, the lowest daily value was 20.7% on Apr 10, 2015. The highest was 100.0% on Nov 18, 2004.
How often is the Lake Colorado City 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 (30,758 acre-feet for Lake Colorado City). Water above the conservation pool is flood storage and is not counted, so a reservoir can show 100% while rising into its flood pool.