Texas · City of Sweetwater

Oak Creek Reservoir water level

Today's reading against full pool and Oak Creek Reservoir's own seasonal history.

FULL POOL 1980 1990 2000
Elevation, feet (above mean sea level)

as of August 20, 2026

1974.51 ft above mean sea level

15% full share of conservation capacity, as reported with the gauge reading

level 25.5 ft below full pool — on the low side for mid-August

Reading from Texas Water Development Board — Water Data for Texas (Water Data for Texas — oak-creek); it refreshes with each site update rather than live.


Oak Creek Reservoir through the year

The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 1999–2026. The summer drawdown — and how this year sits in it — shows up without reading a single number.

full pool 1980 1990 2000 JFMAMJJASOND
Median and normal range by day of year, 1999–2026 · elevation, feet (above mean sea level)

This year vs the years that matter

This year's trace against last year and the driest and wettest years on record — the drought-context question every lake regular asks.

full pool 1970 1980 1990 2000 JFMAMJJASOND
  • 2026 (this year)
  • 2025 (last year)
  • 2019 (wettest on record)
  • 2002 (driest on record)

Full pool, datum, and the gauge

"Full pool" here means the conservation pool — the level the lake is designed to hold for water supply and recreation, not the flood-control space above it. The full explainer covers flood pool and dead pool too.

Full pool 2000.00 ft above mean sea level · per Water Data for Texas — Oak Creek Reservoir
Conservation capacity 39,210 acre-feet · per Water Data for Texas — Oak Creek Reservoir
Gauge Water Data for Texas — oak-creek · Texas Water Development Board — Water Data for Texas
Datum ft above mean sea level
Last verified August 20, 2026

LakeDates reports lake level, not ramp status. Whether a given ramp or marina is usable at this level varies ramp by ramp — call the marina before you tow.

Quick answers

How full is Oak Creek Reservoir right now?

Oak Creek Reservoir is at 1974.51 ft (above mean sea level) as of August 20, 2026 — 25.5 ft below full pool — on the low side for mid-August The lake is holding 15% of its conservation capacity.

What percent full is Oak Creek Reservoir?

As of August 20, 2026, Oak Creek Reservoir is holding 15% of its conservation capacity, per Water Data for Texas — Oak Creek Reservoir.

Is Oak Creek Reservoir full?

Not quite — at 1974.51 ft, Oak Creek Reservoir is 25.5 ft below its full pool of 2000.00 ft (above mean sea level). The lake is holding 15% of its conservation capacity.

What is full pool for Oak Creek Reservoir?

Full pool (the conservation pool) for Oak Creek Reservoir is 2000.00 ft above mean sea level, per Water Data for Texas — Oak Creek Reservoir. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.