B. A. Steinhagen Lake water level today
On Oct 28, 2026, B. A. Steinhagen Lake is at 82.67 ft, 95.2% full (0.33 ft below full pool). That is 8.6 points above normal for this date.
Source: Texas Water Development Board · storage 65,860 of 69,186 acre-ft · provisional data
B. A. Steinhagen Lake percent full history
Percent full Normal range (10th–90th percentile, 1996–2025) Average
Records and key dates
- Record high
- 100.0%Nov 12, 1987
- Record low
- 0.0%Dec 9, 2006
- 12-month high
- 100.0%Dec 3, 2025
- 12-month low
- 79.6%Jan 25, 2026
- Last time full
- Oct 16, 2026
- Change in 1 year
- +0.01 ft+0.2 pts
About B. A. Steinhagen Lake
- River basin
- Neches
- Full pool (top of conservation pool)
- 83.00 ft
- Conservation capacity
- 69,186 acre-ft
- Surface area today
- 9,931 acres
- Dead pool elevation
- 52.00 ft
- Flood control reservoir
- No
- Water supply for
- Beaumont Port Arthur
- Data since
- Oct 7, 1987
Monthly average, last 10 years
Average percent full each month.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 93% | 96% | 94% | 95% | 94% | 95% | 95% | 97% | 97% | 96% | — | — |
| 2025 | 92% | 94% | 94% | 94% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 96% | 97% | 95% | 97% |
| 2024 | 93% | 94% | 93% | 92% | 92% | 91% | 94% | 95% | 96% | 97% | 95% | 97% |
| 2023 | 94% | 93% | 95% | 93% | 96% | 95% | 50% | 97% | 97% | 97% | 98% | 97% |
| 2022 | 93% | 94% | 96% | 93% | 93% | 95% | 97% | 96% | 96% | 96% | 95% | 92% |
| 2021 | 91% | 94% | 95% | 93% | 92% | 94% | 95% | 94% | 94% | 93% | 95% | 95% |
| 2020 | 94% | 94% | 94% | 94% | 94% | 96% | 96% | 91% | 95% | 93% | 94% | 96% |
| 2019 | 91% | 94% | 96% | 94% | 92% | 89% | 71% | 7% | 81% | 97% | 93% | 95% |
| 2018 | 95% | 95% | 93% | 93% | 93% | 91% | 93% | 93% | 95% | 93% | 93% | 90% |
| 2017 | 93% | 93% | 93% | 92% | 81% | 92% | 95% | 93% | 94% | 93% | 95% | 97% |
Frequently asked questions
Is B. A. Steinhagen Lake full?
Not quite. On Oct 28, 2026 B. A. Steinhagen Lake was 95.2% full, 0.33 feet below its full pool elevation of 83.00 ft. It was last full on Oct 16, 2026.
What is the normal level of B. A. Steinhagen Lake for this time of year?
Between 1996 and 2025, B. A. Steinhagen Lake averaged 86.6% full around Oct 28, and 8 in 10 years it was between 75.8% and 97.2%. Today it is +8.6 percentage points above that average.
What is the lowest B. A. Steinhagen Lake has been?
In the TWDB record, which starts in 1987, the lowest daily value was 0.0% on Dec 9, 2006. The highest was 100.0% on Nov 12, 1987.
How often is the B. A. Steinhagen 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 (69,186 acre-feet for B. A. Steinhagen 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.