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Oak Creek Reservoir

Colorado River Basin · Texas · TWDB gauge
1,9801,9902,000FULL
Grey bar: 12-month range 1,973.2–1,978.3 ft; red line: full pool 2,000.0 ft.
Water level
1,973.23FT
13.4% full · 26.77 ft below full
7 days −0.10 ft30 days −0.38 ftvs last year −5.07 ft
Reading for Oct 25, 2026 · page refreshed Oct 25, 21:16 UTC
Source: Texas Water Development Board (Water Data for Texas)
Worth going today?This Afternoon
Fair – check conditions
Wind up to 15 mph, dry, lake 13.4% full
Wind15 mph
Rain2%
Temp79°F
Full13.4%
This AfternoonMostly Cloudy · 79°F
SSE 15 mph · rain 2%
TonightMostly Cloudy · 61°F
SE 5 to 10 mph · rain 3%
Water is low; some boat ramps may be closed – check with the lake operator before you go.
NWS forecast for the gauge location. Good = wind ≤ 10 mph and rain ≤ 30%; storms are flagged. Not safety advice – check local conditions, closures and warnings.

Level history

1,973.01,973.51,974.0ftSep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 17Oct 25
1,973.01,973.51,974.0ftSep 25Oct 10Oct 25
1,9741,9761,978ftOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026
1,9741,9761,978ftOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
1,9801,9902,000ft20162019202120242026Full pool 2,000.0
1,9801,9902,000ft201620212026Full pool 2,000.0

Field notes

Oak Creek Reservoir's latest daily level (Oct 25, 2026) is 1,973.23 ft, which is 13.4% of its conservation capacity.

That is 26.77 ft below the conservation (full) pool elevation of 2,000.00 ft.

Over the past 7 days the lake has been falling (−0.10 ft), and it is −0.38 ft over 30 days.

Compared with a year ago (1,978.30 ft), the lake is 5.07 ft lower.

For this time of year, the median in TWDB's records (1999–2025, 27 years with data) is 35.1% full, so Oak Creek is currently below normal by 21.7 percentage points.

In TWDB's dataset (since 1999), the highest level recorded is 246,200.00 ft (Jan 23, 2003) and the lowest is 1,965.65 ft (Jun 4, 2003). Older records may be monthly rather than daily.

Lake facts

Conservation storage5,248 ac-ft
Total storage (latest)5,398 ac-ft
Surface area507 acres
Gauge location32.0407, -100.2684
GroupsColorado River Basin
Region F Water Planning Area

Reference levels

Level · sourceElevationToday vs level
Conservation (full) pool
TWDB
2,000.00 ft−26.77 ft
Dead pool
TWDB
1,951.00 ft+22.23 ft
Highest in TWDB data (since 1999)
TWDB series
246,200.00 ft
Jan 23, 2003
−244,226.77 ft
Lowest in TWDB data (since 1999)
TWDB series
1,965.65 ft
Jun 4, 2003
+7.58 ft
Normal range for this date
TWDB series, 27 years 1999–2025
19.8–60.4% full (median 35.1%)—
Conservation capacity
TWDB
39,210 acre-feet—

Only levels the agency publishes, or that we compute directly from its own records, are listed. “Today vs level” = latest reading minus the reference level. A level the source does not publish is left out rather than estimated.

Nearby lakes

E. V. Spence Reservoir18 mi SW
9.3% full
+0.02 ft
Lake Abilene26 mi NE
6.7% full
−0.20 ft
Lake Sweetwater28 mi N
16.3% full
−0.10 ft
Champion Creek Reservoir38 mi NW
45.1% full
−0.10 ft
Kirby Lake39 mi NE1,781.13 ft−0.12 ft

Common questions

How full is Oak Creek Reservoir right now?

As of Oct 25, 2026, TWDB reports Oak Creek Reservoir at 13.4% of its conservation capacity (5,248 of 39,210 acre-feet). For this date, the middle half of past years (1999–2025) ranged from 19.8% to 60.4% full, with a median of 35.1%.

What is the record high and low at Oak Creek Reservoir?

In TWDB's records since 1999, the highest level is 246,200.00 ft (Jan 23, 2003) and the lowest is 1,965.65 ft (Jun 4, 2003).

What is full pool at Oak Creek Reservoir?

The conservation (full) pool elevation used by TWDB is 2,000.00 ft. The lake is currently 26.77 ft below it.

Is Oak Creek Reservoir rising or falling?

Over the last 7 days it changed −0.10 ft and over 30 days −0.38 ft.

How often is this page updated?

The page is rebuilt automatically every day from TWDB's published data. Values can be revised later by the source agency.

Where does the data come from?

Water Data for Texas, run by the Texas Water Development Board, which compiles gauge readings from USGS, USACE, river authorities and others. Forecasts come from the National Weather Service.

Values are TWDB daily estimates; elevations in feet above the vertical datum stated by TWDB. TWDB disclaimer: reservoir data are best estimates generated by the Texas Water Development Board from data collected by various providers; TWDB makes no warranties as to their fitness for any purpose. See data sources.