Bardwell Lake water level today
On Oct 28, 2026, Bardwell Lake is at 418.87 ft, 84.7% full (2.13 ft below full pool). That is 5.9 points below normal for this date.
Lowest since November 2022Near normal
Source: Texas Water Development Board · storage 37,136 of 43,856 acre-ft · provisional data
Bardwell Lake percent full history
Percent full Normal range (10th–90th percentile, 1996–2025) Average
Records and key dates
- Record high
- 100.0%Feb 18, 1989
- Record low
- 66.7%Dec 2, 2011
- 12-month high
- 100.0%Nov 25, 2025
- 12-month low
- 84.7%Oct 27, 2026
- Last time full
- Jul 21, 2026
- Change in 1 year
- −1.80 ft−12.8 pts
About Bardwell Lake
- River basin
- Trinity
- Full pool (top of conservation pool)
- 421.00 ft
- Conservation capacity
- 43,856 acre-ft
- Surface area today
- 3,021 acres
- Dead pool elevation
- 391.00 ft
- Flood control reservoir
- Yes
- Data since
- Oct 1, 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 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 94% | 88% | 87% | — | — |
| 2025 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 97% | 97% | 100% |
| 2024 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 95% | 93% | 91% | 92% |
| 2023 | 99% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 95% | 89% | 90% | 100% | 100% |
| 2022 | 94% | 96% | 96% | 98% | 100% | 96% | 88% | 83% | 86% | 81% | 85% | 97% |
| 2021 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 98% | 96% | 97% | 96% |
| 2020 | 85% | 95% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 97% | 99% | 98% | 96% | 94% |
| 2019 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 96% | 91% | 87% | 87% | 85% |
| 2018 | 85% | 88% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 97% | 93% | 94% | 97% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2017 | 99% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 97% | 93% | 90% | 88% | 86% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Bardwell Lake full?
Not quite. On Oct 28, 2026 Bardwell Lake was 84.7% full, 2.13 feet below its full pool elevation of 421.00 ft. It was last full on Jul 21, 2026.
What is the normal level of Bardwell Lake for this time of year?
Between 1996 and 2025, Bardwell Lake averaged 90.6% full around Oct 28, and 8 in 10 years it was between 81.4% and 100.0%. Today it is −5.9 percentage points below that average.
What is the lowest Bardwell Lake has been?
In the TWDB record, which starts in 1988, the lowest daily value was 66.7% on Dec 2, 2011. The highest was 100.0% on Feb 18, 1989.
How often is the Bardwell 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 (43,856 acre-feet for Bardwell 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.