Aquilla Lake water level today
On Oct 28, 2026, Aquilla Lake is at 534.56 ft, 80.4% full (2.94 ft below full pool). That is 7.1 points below normal for this date.
Lowest since December 2024Near normal
Source: Texas Water Development Board · storage 34,769 of 43,243 acre-ft · provisional data
Aquilla Lake percent full history
Percent full Normal range (10th–90th percentile, 1996–2025) Average
Aquilla Lake from space
The same area near the lowest and the highest level since 2016, on clear days. Compare the shoreline and the coves.
Imagery: NASA GIBS, Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS). Landsat 8/9 courtesy of NASA/USGS; contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026. Black specks are cloud and shadow masks.
Records and key dates
- Record high
- 100.0%Feb 18, 1989
- Record low
- 51.6%Dec 28, 2006
- 12-month high
- 100.0%Jun 15, 2026
- 12-month low
- 80.4%Oct 28, 2026
- Last time full
- Jul 28, 2026
- Change in 1 year
- −1.75 ft−11.3 pts
About Aquilla Lake
- River basin
- Brazos
- Full pool (top of conservation pool)
- 537.50 ft
- Conservation capacity
- 43,243 acre-ft
- Surface area today
- 2,657 acres
- Dead pool elevation
- 503.00 ft
- Flood control reservoir
- Yes
- Data since
- Sep 30, 1988
Monthly average, last 10 years
Average percent full each month.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 91% | 94% | 93% | 94% | 98% | 99% | 99% | 94% | 85% | 82% | — | — |
| 2025 | 91% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 95% | 91% | 90% | 92% |
| 2024 | 97% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 94% | 89% | 85% | 82% | 81% |
| 2023 | 64% | 68% | 72% | 73% | 86% | 89% | 86% | 82% | 80% | 76% | 76% | 78% |
| 2022 | 89% | 88% | 86% | 85% | 85% | 81% | 74% | 68% | 69% | 63% | 64% | 66% |
| 2021 | 93% | 93% | 93% | 96% | 100% | 99% | 100% | 100% | 96% | 96% | 95% | 92% |
| 2020 | 81% | 93% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 95% | 98% | 95% | 92% | 91% |
| 2019 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 94% | 88% | 84% | 83% | 81% |
| 2018 | 83% | 87% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 95% | 89% | 87% | 87% | 98% | 100% | 100% |
| 2017 | 98% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 95% | 90% | 86% | 84% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Aquilla Lake full?
Not quite. On Oct 28, 2026 Aquilla Lake was 80.4% full, 2.94 feet below its full pool elevation of 537.50 ft. It was last full on Jul 28, 2026.
What is the normal level of Aquilla Lake for this time of year?
Between 1996 and 2025, Aquilla Lake averaged 87.5% full around Oct 28, and 8 in 10 years it was between 70.6% and 100.0%. Today it is −7.1 percentage points below that average.
What is the lowest Aquilla Lake has been?
In the TWDB record, which starts in 1988, the lowest daily value was 51.6% on Dec 28, 2006. The highest was 100.0% on Feb 18, 1989.
How often is the Aquilla Lake water level updated?
TWDB publishes one reading per day for each reservoir. We check for new data every 2 hours and show the date of the reading next to the level. Recent values are provisional.
What does percent full mean?
It is the water stored in the conservation pool divided by the conservation capacity (43,243 acre-feet for Aquilla Lake). Water above the conservation pool is flood storage and is not counted, so a reservoir can show 100% while rising into its flood pool.