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TEXAS RESERVOIR CONDITIONS

Lake levels,
with context.

Daily readings and 30-day trends from the Texas Water Development Board. Select a lake to see the source date, elevation, and conservation storage.

Source snapshot available
Aerial view of Lake Travis, Texas, looking north.
Aerial view of Lake Travis, Texas, looking north. · 2015-03-05. Joe Mabel · CC BY 3.0 · resized; display crop.
CURRENT SNAPSHOT

Explore 4 Texas lakes

Values shown in feet and percent
Central Texas
Aerial view of Lake Travis, Texas, looking north.

Lake Travis

674.77ft elevation
89.6% conservation full-0.80 ft / 7 days
TWDB reading Sep 28, 2026
Hill Country
Aerial view of Canyon Lake, Texas, USA.

Canyon Lake

908.02ft elevation
97.9% conservation full-0.30 ft / 7 days
TWDB reading Sep 28, 2026
Coastal Bend
The view of Lake Corpus Christi (technically a reservoir) from the refectory lookout tower at Lake Corpus Christi State Park in San Patricio County, Texas, United States. The Civilian Conservation Corps built the refectory in the 1930s.

Lake Corpus Christi

91.67ft elevation
82.7% conservation full-0.26 ft / 7 days
TWDB reading Sep 28, 2026
South Central Texas
Blue reservoir water among limestone slopes and oak trees in a Texas Hill Country scene.
AI-generated scene

Medina Lake

1020.63ft elevation
28.6% conservation full-0.33 ft / 7 days
TWDB reading Sep 28, 2026
READING THE NUMBERS

Elevation and percent full answer different questions.

Elevation is the height of the lake surface in feet. “Percent full” is TWDB’s estimate of conservation storage relative to conservation capacity, not a measure of the entire physical basin. Lakes can exceed 100% during flood storage.

CALIFORNIA / CDEC

Three more reservoirs to follow.

CDEC SHA
Broad reservoir arm between forested mountain ridges in a northern California scene.
AI-generated scene

Shasta Lake

982.45 ft

Daily elevation · 2026-09-27

CDEC ORO
Blue reservoir and rounded oak-covered foothills in a northern California scene.
AI-generated scene

Lake Oroville

757.68 ft

Daily elevation · 2026-09-27

CDEC FOL
Granite boulders along a reservoir shore with dry foothills in a California scene.
AI-generated scene

Folsom Lake

407.35 ft

Daily elevation · 2026-09-27

California elevations use their CDEC station reference. These are not included in the Texas conservation-storage comparison.

MORE U.S. LAKES

Operator and station readings.

USACE · Arkansas & Missouri
Sheltered lake cove edged by wooded Ozark hills and pale rock bluffs.
AI-generated scene

Bull Shoals Lake

654.49 ft

2026-09-29T01:00:00.000Z

AEP · Virginia
Blue lake and layered wooded hills in a Virginia foothills scene.
AI-generated scene

Smith Mountain Lake

789.07 ft

Sep 28 2026, 9:48 PM EST

USGS · Georgia
Reservoir water curving between forested peninsulas in a Georgia scene.
AI-generated scene

Lake Lanier

1064.23 ft

2026-09-29T01:15:00+00:00

USACE · Missouri & Arkansas
Still Ozark reservoir and layered rock beside wooded headlands.
AI-generated scene

Table Rock Lake

911.66 ft

2026-09-29T01:00:00.000Z

RESOURCE LIBRARY

Go beyond the number.

Teal water in a clear vessel beside a terracotta vessel and cobalt object.
Lakes · 3 min read

How to read a reservoir’s percent full

Storage and elevation answer different questions. Use both to understand a reservoir.

Read the guide
An open field notebook and brass survey level on a limestone ledge beside water.
Lakes · 3 min read

Lake Travis: put today’s reading in context

Follow a dated TWDB reading from the headline number to its 30-day chart.

Read the guide