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But the rainfall so far in 2015 has left less than 1 percent of the state in drought conditions. Texas reservoirs are not far behind; as of Monday, they were collectively more than 83 percent full. 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But the rainfall so far in 2015 has left less than 1 percent of the state in drought conditions. Texas reservoirs are not far behind; as of June 15, 2015, they were collectively more than 83 percent full.</p> <p>Using data collected from the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150924164753/http://www.twdb.texas.gov/">Texas Water Development Board</a>'s <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150924164753/http://www.waterdatafortexas.org/reservoirs/statewide">Water Data for Texas</a> site, we have built a map that visualizes the current state of Texas’ reservoirs. The map auto-updates daily with new data. Each icon on the map represents an individual reservoir, color-coded based on how full it is currently.</p> <div id="reservoir-list" class="reservoir-list"></div> </div> <footer class="footer"> <nav> <ul> <li class="copywrite">© 2015 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150924164753/http://www.texastribune.org/">The Texas Tribune</a></li> </ul> </nav> <nav class="last-nav"> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150924164753/http://www.texastribune.org/about/">About Us</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150924164753/http://www.texastribune.org/contact/">Contact Us</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150924164753/http://www.texastribune.org/support-us/donors-and-members/">Who Funds Us?</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150924164753/http://www.texastribune.org/terms-of-service/">Terms of Service</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150924164753/http://www.texastribune.org/ethics/">Code of Ethics</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150924164753/http://www.texastribune.org/privacy/">Privacy Policy</a></li> <li class="donate"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150924164753/https://www.texastribune.org/join/">Donate</a></li> </ul> </nav> </footer> </article> <div id="legend" class="legend legend-desktop"> <h4>Current reservoir status (percent full)</h4> <span class="marker-cat1"></span> <span class="marker-cat2"></span> <span class="marker-cat3"></span> <span class="marker-cat4"></span> <span class="marker-cat5"></span> <ul> <li>0-20%</li> <li>40%</li> <li>60%</li> <li>80%</li> <li>100%</li> </ul> </div> </main> <script src="/web/20150924164753js_/http://apps.texastribune.org/reservoirs/scripts/bundle.js" async defer></script> </body> </html>