Storage now, against this reservoir's own record

20.79 Mm³
Stored, November 2002
94th
Percentile among 53 Novs on record
-5.7%
Change over the 12 months to 2002-11

Storage in November 2002 was higher than almost every other Nov on record, ranked against 53 other Novs held for this reservoir.

Storage, 1949–2002

Monthly mean storage
632 monthly values, 1949 to 2002
Monthly mean storageMonthly mean storage: Lk Colorado City Nr Colorado City, TX in Mm³, from 1949.25 to 2002.8333333333333.02040Mm³1949.251955.83333333333331962.416666666666719701976.58333333333331983.16666666666671989.751996.3333333333333Year

Monthly means of the publisher's daily record. Volume, not percentage of capacity: without a capacity whose definition is stated, fullness cannot be computed.

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Underlying data
PeriodLk Colorado City Nr Colorado City, TX (Mm³)
April 19490
May 19490
June 19490
July 19490
August 19490
September 19490
October 19490
November 19490
December 19490
January 19500
February 19500
March 19500
April 19500
May 19500
June 19500
July 19500
August 19500
September 19500
October 19500
November 19500
December 19500
January 19510
February 19510
March 19510
April 19510
May 19510
June 19510
July 19510
August 19510
September 19510
October 19510
November 19510
December 19510
January 19520
February 19520
March 19520
April 19520
May 19520
June 19520
July 19520
August 19520
September 19520
October 19520
November 19520
December 19520
January 19530
February 19530
March 19530
April 19530
May 19530
June 19530
July 19530
August 19530
September 19530
October 19530
November 19530
December 19530
January 19540
February 19540
March 19540
April 19540
May 19540
June 19540
July 19540
August 19540
September 19540
October 19540
November 19540
December 19540
January 19550
February 19550
March 19550
April 19550
May 19550
June 19550
July 19550
August 19550
September 19550
October 19550
November 19550
December 19550
January 19560
February 19560
March 19560
April 19560
May 19560
June 19560
July 19560
August 19560
September 19560
October 19560
November 19560
December 19560
January 19570
February 19570
March 19570
April 19570
May 19570
June 19570
July 19570
August 19570
September 19570
October 19570
November 19570
December 19570
January 19580
February 19580
March 19580
April 19580
May 19580
June 19580
July 19580
August 19580
September 19580
October 19580
November 19580
December 19580
January 19590
February 19590
March 19590
April 19590
May 19590
June 19590
July 19590
August 19590
September 19590
October 19590
November 19590
December 19590
January 19600
February 19600
March 19600
April 19600
May 19600
June 19600
July 19600
August 19600
September 19600
October 19600
November 19600
December 19600
January 19610
February 19610
March 19610
April 19610
May 19610
June 19610
July 19610
August 19610
September 19610
October 19610
November 19610
December 19610
January 19620
February 19620
March 19620
April 19620
May 19620
June 19620
July 19620
August 19620
September 19620
October 19620
November 19620
December 19620
January 19630
February 19630
March 19630
April 19630
May 19630
June 19630
July 19630
August 19630
September 19630
October 19630
November 19630
December 19630
January 19640
February 19640
March 19640
April 19640
May 19640
June 19640
July 19640
August 19640
September 19640
October 19650
November 19650
December 19650
January 19660
February 19660
March 19660
April 19660
May 19660
June 19660
July 19660
August 19660
September 19660
October 19660
November 19660
December 19660
January 19670
February 19670
March 19670
April 19670
May 19670
June 19670
July 19670
August 19670
September 19670
October 19670
November 19670
December 19670
January 19680
February 19680
March 19680
April 19680
May 19680
June 19680
July 19680
August 19680
September 19680
October 19680
November 19680
December 19680
January 19690
February 19690
March 19690
April 19690
May 19690
June 19690
July 19690
August 19690
September 19690
October 19690
November 19690
December 19690
January 19700
February 19700
March 19700
April 19700
May 19700
June 19700
July 19700
August 19700
September 19700
October 19700
November 19700
December 19700
January 19710
February 19710
March 19710
April 19710
May 19710
June 19710
July 19710
August 19710
September 19710
October 19710
November 19710
December 19710
January 19720
February 19720
March 19720
April 19720
May 19720
June 19720
July 19720
August 19720
September 19720
October 19720
November 19720
December 19720
January 19730
February 19730
March 19730
April 19730
May 19730
June 19730
July 19730
August 19730
September 19730
October 19730
November 19730
December 19730
January 19740
February 19740
March 19740
April 19740
May 19740
June 19740
July 19740
August 19740
September 19740
October 19740
November 19740
December 19740
January 19750
February 19750
March 19750
April 19750
May 19750
June 19750
July 19750
August 19750
September 19750
October 19750
November 19750
December 19750
January 19760
February 19760
March 19760
April 19760
May 19760
June 19760
July 19760
August 19760
September 19760
October 19760
November 19760
December 19760
January 19770
February 19770
March 19770
April 19770
May 19770
June 19770
July 19770
August 19770
September 19770
October 19770
November 19770
December 19770
January 19780
February 19780
March 19780
April 19780
May 19780
June 19780
July 19780
August 19780
September 19780
October 19780
November 19780
December 19780
January 19790
February 19790
March 19790
April 19790
May 19790
June 19790
July 19790
August 19790
September 19790
October 19790
November 19790
December 19790
January 19800
February 19800
March 19800
April 19800
May 19800
June 19800
July 19800
August 19800
September 19800
October 19800
November 19800
December 19800
January 19810
February 19810
March 19810
April 19810
May 19810
June 19810
July 19810
August 19810
September 19810
October 19810
November 19810
December 19810
January 19820
February 19820
March 19820
April 19820
May 19820
June 19820
July 19820
August 19820
September 19820
October 19820
November 19820
December 19820
January 19830
February 19830
March 19830
April 19830
May 19830
June 19830
July 19830
August 19830
September 19830
October 19830
November 19830
December 19830
January 19840
February 19840
March 19840
April 19840
May 19840
June 19840
July 19840
August 19840
September 19840
October 19840
November 19840
December 19840
January 19850
February 19850
March 19850
April 19850
May 19850
June 19850
July 19850
August 19850
September 19850
October 19850
November 19850
December 19850
January 19860
February 19860
March 19860
April 19860
May 19860
June 19860
July 19860
August 19860
September 19860
October 198640.6
November 198638.9
December 198638.6
January 198738.8
February 19870
March 19870
April 19870
May 19870
June 19870
July 19870
August 19870
September 19870
October 19870
November 19870
December 19870
January 19880
February 19880
March 19880
April 19880
May 19880
June 19880
July 19880
August 19880
September 19880
October 19880
November 19880
December 19880
January 19890
February 19890
March 19890
April 19890
May 19890
June 19890
July 19890
August 19890
September 19890
October 19890
November 19890
December 19890
January 19900
February 19900
March 19900
April 19900
May 19900
June 19900
July 19900
August 19900
September 19900
October 19900
November 19900
December 19900
January 19910
February 19910
March 19910
April 19910
May 19910
June 19910
July 19910
August 19910
September 19910
October 19910
November 19910
December 19910
January 19920
February 19920
March 19920
April 19920
May 19920
June 19920
July 19920
August 19920
September 19920
October 19920
November 19920
December 19920
January 19930
February 19930
March 19930
April 19930
May 19930
June 19930
July 19930
August 19930
September 19930
October 19930
November 19930
December 19930
January 19940
February 19940
March 19940
April 19940
May 19940
June 19940
July 19940
August 19940
September 19940
October 19940
November 19940
December 19940
January 19950
February 19950
March 19950
April 19950
May 19950
June 19950
July 19950
August 19950
September 19950
October 19950
November 19950
December 19950
January 19960
February 19960
March 19960
April 19960
May 19960
June 19960
July 19960
August 19960
September 19960
October 19960
November 19960
December 19960
January 19970
February 19970
March 19970
April 19970
May 19970
June 19970
July 19970
August 19970
September 19970
October 19970
November 19970
December 19970
January 19980
February 19980
March 19980
April 19980
May 19980
June 19980
July 19980
August 19980
September 19980
October 19980
November 19980
December 19980
January 19990
February 19990
March 19990
April 19990
May 19990
June 19990
July 19990
August 19990
September 19990
October 19990
November 19990
December 19990
January 20000
February 20000
March 20000
April 20000
May 20000
June 20000
July 20000
August 20000
September 20000
October 200026.8
November 200026.7
December 200026.1
January 200125.8
February 200125.7
March 200125.5
April 200125.7
May 200125.4
June 200123.9
July 200122.6
August 200121.8
September 200121.6
October 200121.1
November 200122.0
December 200123.8
January 200223.5
February 200223.3
March 200222.7
April 200222.7
May 200222.2
June 200222.0
July 200222.0
August 200221.4
September 200220.9
October 200220.8
November 200220.8

Rate and persistence

-0.10 Mm³
Mean drawdown per month over 12 months
0 of 24
Months in the last two years below the 20th percentile for their own month

Rates are computed only across an unbroken run of months, so a rate is never divided by a period in which some of the change was not observed. Percentile counts compare each month with the same calendar month in every other year held.

Location

Lk Colorado City Nr Colorado City, TX
Gauge location
Lk Colorado City Nr Colorado City, TXLk Colorado City Nr Colorado City, TX — 20.79 Mm³Lk Colorado City Nr Colorado City, TX — 20.79 Mm³

Where this comes from

632 monthly observations 19492002 Mm³
Spatially aggregatedHigh confidenceNovember 2002

Source: USGSNational Water Information System, 08123000. Licence: Open.

Method: Monthly mean of daily reservoir storage published by the USGS in acre-feet and converted to millions of cubic metres. Months with fewer than 20 days of record are not published rather than averaged from a partial month.

Reservoir storage is managed as well as observed: a drawdown may reflect an operating rule, flood-control rule curve or scheduled release rather than a shortage. Compare a month against the same month in other years, and do not read a fall as a supply signal without knowing the operating regime.

Retrieved 25 August 2026.

Monthly mean of daily reservoir storage published by the USGS in acre-feet and converted to millions of cubic metres. Months with fewer than 20 days of record are not published rather than averaged from a partial month.