Lake Abilene water level today
On Oct 28, 2026, Lake Abilene is at 1,990.86 ft, 6.7% full (21.44 ft below full pool). That is 40.9 points below normal for this date.
Source: Texas Water Development Board · storage 530 of 7,900 acre-ft · provisional data
Lake Abilene percent full history
Percent full Normal range (10th–90th percentile, 1996–2025) Average
Records and key dates
- Record high
- 100.0%Jun 1, 2005
- Record low
- 3.4%Jul 20, 2015
- 12-month high
- 14.1%Jul 19, 2026
- 12-month low
- 3.5%Apr 24, 2026
- Last time full
- Jul 16, 2021
- Change in 1 year
- +2.42 ft+3.1 pts
About Lake Abilene
- River basin
- Brazos
- Full pool (top of conservation pool)
- 2,012.30 ft
- Conservation capacity
- 7,900 acre-ft
- Surface area today
- 126 acres
- Dead pool elevation
- 1,968.80 ft
- Flood control reservoir
- No
- Water supply for
- Abilene
- Data since
- Mar 5, 1999
Monthly average, last 10 years
Average percent full each month.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 9% | 11% | 11% | 9% | 7% | — | — |
| 2025 | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% |
| 2024 | 15% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% |
| 2023 | 34% | 33% | 31% | 28% | 26% | 26% | 26% | 23% | 20% | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| 2022 | 74% | 72% | 70% | 65% | 61% | 56% | 51% | 45% | 42% | 38% | 37% | 36% |
| 2021 | 70% | 68% | 67% | 64% | 68% | 89% | 98% | 95% | 90% | 85% | 81% | 77% |
| 2020 | 65% | 68% | 82% | 94% | 93% | 90% | 88% | 81% | 81% | 77% | 74% | 71% |
| 2019 | 100% | 100% | 98% | 95% | 100% | 100% | 96% | 82% | 74% | 68% | 65% | 65% |
| 2018 | 59% | 55% | 53% | 50% | 49% | 44% | 39% | 34% | 43% | 81% | 100% | 100% |
| 2017 | 98% | 98% | 98% | 97% | 95% | 96% | 90% | 82% | 76% | 72% | 66% | 62% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Lake Abilene full?
Not quite. On Oct 28, 2026 Lake Abilene was 6.7% full, 21.44 feet below its full pool elevation of 2,012.30 ft. It was last full on Jul 16, 2021.
What is the normal level of Lake Abilene for this time of year?
Between 1996 and 2025, Lake Abilene averaged 47.6% full around Oct 28, and 8 in 10 years it was between 6.1% and 96.5%. Today it is −40.9 percentage points below that average.
What is the lowest Lake Abilene has been?
In the TWDB record, which starts in 1999, the lowest daily value was 3.4% on Jul 20, 2015. The highest was 100.0% on Jun 1, 2005.
How often is the Lake Abilene 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 (7,900 acre-feet for Lake Abilene). Water above the conservation pool is flood storage and is not counted, so a reservoir can show 100% while rising into its flood pool.