Lake Waxahachie: 86.8% full as of 2026-05-08

The elevation-storage rating curve used to produce the storage hydrograph is made of two segments: (1) the segment up to the conservation pool top (below the red line) is based on measured data, and (2) the segment in the flood pool (above the red line) is an extrapolation from the first segment and shouldn't be relied upon for flood storage information.

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 2026-05-08 86.8 529.20 10,180 9,598 11,060 610
1 day prior 2026-05-07 86.8 529.21 10,186 9,604 11,060 610
2 days prior 2026-05-06 86.9 529.22 10,192 9,610 11,060 610
1 week prior 2026-05-01 86.9 529.22 10,192 9,610 11,060 610
1 month prior 2026-04-08 86.1 529.08 10,107 9,525 11,060 607
3 months prior 2026-02-08 80.8 528.10 9,523 8,941 11,060 583
6 months prior 2025-11-08 83.3 528.56 9,794 9,212 11,060 595
1 year prior 2025-05-08 100.0 532.11 12,054 11,060 11,060 689
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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 2026-05-08 21:30 529.22 531.50 -2.28
1 hour prior 2026-05-08 20:30 529.22 531.50 -2.28
2 hours prior 2026-05-08 19:30 529.19 531.50 -2.31
6 hours prior 2026-05-08 15:30 529.19 531.50 -2.31
12 hours prior 2026-05-08 09:30 529.21 531.50 -2.29
24 hours prior 2026-05-07 21:30 529.20 531.50 -2.30
48 hours prior 2026-05-06 21:30 529.20 531.50 -2.30
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Data is provisional and subject to revision.

Additional Information

Impoundment date 1956-01-01
Vertical datum NGVD29
Dead pool elevation 498.75 ft above NGVD29
Service spillway crest elevation 531.50 ft above NGVD29
Top of dam elevation 541.50 ft above NGVD29
Conservation pool elevation 531.50 ft above NGVD29
Data download (CSV) period of record, last one year, last 30 days

Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves

2000-07-01 (source: TWDB) : GIS Data
2020-07-01 (source: TWDB) : GIS Data
Data Source USGS:08063600

Lake Location