Oak Creek Reservoir water level today
On Oct 28, 2026, Oak Creek Reservoir is at 1,973.27 ft, 13.4% full (26.73 ft below full pool). That is 29.5 points below normal for this date.
Lowest since October 2004Very low
Source: Texas Water Development Board · storage 5,271 of 39,210 acre-ft · provisional data
Oak Creek Reservoir percent full history
Percent full Normal range (10th–90th percentile, 1996–2025) Average
Records and key dates
- Record high
- 100.0%Jan 23, 2003
- Record low
- 5.7%Jun 1, 2003
- 12-month high
- 21.0%Oct 29, 2025
- 12-month low
- 13.4%Oct 23, 2026
- Last time full
- Jul 13, 2019
- Change in 1 year
- −4.98 ft−7.7 pts
About Oak Creek Reservoir
- River basin
- Colorado
- Full pool (top of conservation pool)
- 2,000.00 ft
- Conservation capacity
- 39,210 acre-ft
- Surface area today
- 509 acres
- Dead pool elevation
- 1,951.00 ft
- Flood control reservoir
- No
- Data since
- Mar 27, 1999
Monthly average, last 10 years
Average percent full each month.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19% | 19% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 17% | 15% | 14% | 14% | — | — |
| 2025 | 28% | 28% | 27% | 27% | 27% | 26% | 25% | 24% | 22% | 21% | 21% | 20% |
| 2024 | 34% | 33% | 33% | 32% | 33% | 32% | 30% | 28% | 28% | 30% | 29% | 29% |
| 2023 | 48% | 48% | 47% | 45% | 44% | 43% | 41% | 38% | 37% | 35% | 35% | 34% |
| 2022 | 68% | 68% | 67% | 65% | 62% | 61% | 58% | 55% | 52% | 50% | 49% | 49% |
| 2021 | 78% | 77% | 77% | 75% | 75% | 76% | 78% | 78% | 75% | 73% | 71% | 69% |
| 2020 | 88% | 89% | 93% | 94% | 93% | 89% | 85% | 81% | 82% | 81% | 79% | 78% |
| 2019 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 96% | 92% | 89% | 87% | 88% |
| 2018 | 49% | 48% | 48% | 47% | 46% | 44% | 42% | 41% | 64% | 97% | 100% | 100% |
| 2017 | 54% | 57% | 59% | 60% | 59% | 58% | 56% | 54% | 53% | 52% | 50% | 50% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Oak Creek Reservoir full?
Not quite. On Oct 28, 2026 Oak Creek Reservoir was 13.4% full, 26.73 feet below its full pool elevation of 2,000.00 ft. It was last full on Jul 13, 2019.
What is the normal level of Oak Creek Reservoir for this time of year?
Between 1996 and 2025, Oak Creek Reservoir averaged 42.9% full around Oct 28, and 8 in 10 years it was between 13.4% and 87.6%. Today it is −29.5 percentage points below that average.
What is the lowest Oak Creek Reservoir has been?
In the TWDB record, which starts in 1999, the lowest daily value was 5.7% on Jun 1, 2003. The highest was 100.0% on Jan 23, 2003.
How often is the Oak 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 (39,210 acre-feet for Oak 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.