Lake Texana: 87.5% full as of 2026-09-05

Historical Data

Date Percent Full Mean Water Level
(ft)
Reservoir Storage
(acre-ft)
Conservation Storage
(acre-ft)
Conservation Capacity
(acre-ft)
Surface Area
(acres)
Most recent 2026-09-05 87.5 41.99 144,357 139,144 158,975 9,448
1 day prior 2026-09-04 87.8 42.04 144,830 139,617 158,975 9,471
2 days prior 2026-09-03 88.0 42.07 145,114 139,901 158,975 9,484
1 week prior 2026-08-29 89.3 42.29 147,211 141,998 158,975 9,580
1 month prior 2026-08-05 96.0 43.37 157,798 152,585 158,975 10,023
3 months prior 2026-06-05 98.1 43.71 161,227 156,014 158,975 10,147
6 months prior 2026-03-05 55.6 35.80 93,662 88,449 158,975 7,047
1 year prior 2025-09-05 86.6 41.83 142,851 137,638 158,975 9,374
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Percent Full is based on Conservation Storage and Conservation Capacity and doesn't account for storage in flood pool.

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   Values above, including today's are averaged conditions. For near real-time instantaneous water level, see table below or the interactive map viewer.

Most Recent Instantaneous Water Level

Date/time Water Level
(ft)
Conservation Pool Elevation
(ft)
Height Above Conservation Pool
(ft)
Most recent 2026-09-05 23:30 41.97 44.00 -2.03
1 hour prior 2026-09-05 22:30 41.97 44.00 -2.03
2 hours prior 2026-09-05 21:30 41.97 44.00 -2.03
6 hours prior 2026-09-05 17:30 41.97 44.00 -2.03
12 hours prior 2026-09-05 11:30 42.00 44.00 -2.00
24 hours prior 2026-09-04 23:30 42.01 44.00 -1.99
48 hours prior 2026-09-03 23:30 42.06 44.00 -1.94
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Data is provisional and subject to revision.

Additional Information

Impoundment date 1981-01-01
Vertical datum NGVD29
Dead pool elevation 14.00 ft above NGVD29
Service spillway crest elevation 23.00 ft above NGVD29
Emergency spillway crest elevation 45.00 ft above NGVD29
Maximum design elevation 47.00 ft above NGVD29
Top of dam elevation 55.00 ft above NGVD29
Conservation pool elevation 44.00 ft above NGVD29
Data download (CSV) period of record, last one year, last 30 days

Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves

2000-08-01 (source: TWDB) : GIS Data
2010-03-01 (source: TWDB) : GIS Data
2020-08-01 (source: TWDB) : GIS Data
Data Source USGS:08164525
USGS Monitoring Location USGS:08164525

Lake Location