Inks Lake water level today
On Oct 28, 2026, Inks Lake is at 887.22 ft, 95.5% full (0.78 ft below full pool). That is 0.7 points above normal for this date.
Source: Texas Water Development Board · storage 13,108 of 13,729 acre-ft · provisional data
Inks Lake percent full history
Percent full Normal range (10th–90th percentile, 1996–2025) Average
Inks 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. Black specks are cloud and shadow masks.
Records and key dates
- Record high
- 100.0%Jan 1, 1968
- Record low
- 49.7%Dec 6, 1983
- 12-month high
- 98.0%May 13, 2026
- 12-month low
- 57.4%Oct 30, 2025
- Last time full
- Jul 16, 2025
- Change in 1 year
- +7.98 ft+38.1 pts
About Inks Lake
- River basin
- Colorado
- Full pool (top of conservation pool)
- 888.00 ft
- Conservation capacity
- 13,729 acre-ft
- Surface area today
- 790 acres
- Dead pool elevation
- 844.50 ft
- Flood control reservoir
- No
- Data since
- Jan 1, 1966
Monthly average, last 10 years
Average percent full each month.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 96% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | — | — |
| 2025 | 95% | 95% | 95% | 96% | 95% | 95% | 96% | 95% | 95% | 61% | 64% | 95% |
| 2024 | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% |
| 2023 | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% |
| 2022 | 95% | 96% | 99% | 100% | 97% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% |
| 2021 | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% |
| 2020 | 64% | 63% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% |
| 2019 | 95% | 96% | 95% | 95% | 96% | 96% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 96% |
| 2018 | 61% | 80% | 95% | 96% | 95% | 96% | 95% | 95% | 96% | 97% | 95% | 95% |
| 2017 | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 96% | 96% | 96% | 96% | 96% | 96% | 96% | 96% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Inks Lake full?
Not quite. On Oct 28, 2026 Inks Lake was 95.5% full, 0.78 feet below its full pool elevation of 888.00 ft. It was last full on Jul 16, 2025.
What is the normal level of Inks Lake for this time of year?
Between 1996 and 2025, Inks Lake averaged 94.8% full around Oct 28, and 8 in 10 years it was between 94.5% and 97.5%. Today it is +0.7 percentage points above that average.
What is the lowest Inks Lake has been?
In the TWDB record, which starts in 1966, the lowest daily value was 49.7% on Dec 6, 1983. The highest was 100.0% on Jan 1, 1968.
How often is the Inks 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 (13,729 acre-feet for Inks 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.