Lake Brownwood water level today
On Oct 28, 2026, Lake Brownwood is at 1,422.65 ft, 88.7% full (1.95 ft below full pool). That is 9.6 points above normal for this date.
Source: Texas Water Development Board · storage 116,085 of 130,868 acre-ft · provisional data
Lake Brownwood percent full history
Percent full Normal range (10th–90th percentile, 1996–2025) Average
Records and key dates
- Record high
- 100.0%May 6, 2001
- Record low
- 37.0%Oct 7, 2011
- 12-month high
- 93.0%Jul 20, 2026
- 12-month low
- 81.2%May 18, 2026
- Last time full
- Jul 20, 2025
- Change in 1 year
- +0.33 ft+1.6 pts
About Lake Brownwood
- River basin
- Colorado
- Full pool (top of conservation pool)
- 1,424.60 ft
- Conservation capacity
- 130,868 acre-ft
- Surface area today
- 6,331 acres
- Dead pool elevation
- 1,329.50 ft
- Flood control reservoir
- No
- Data since
- Feb 24, 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 | 84% | 83% | 83% | 82% | 82% | 84% | 89% | 89% | 84% | 88% | — | — |
| 2025 | 99% | 99% | 98% | 97% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 96% | 92% | 88% | 86% | 85% |
| 2024 | 60% | 59% | 60% | 59% | 75% | 89% | 86% | 81% | 96% | 99% | 99% | 100% |
| 2023 | 61% | 61% | 60% | 59% | 67% | 76% | 73% | 67% | 63% | 61% | 61% | 60% |
| 2022 | 91% | 91% | — | — | 82% | 79% | 74% | 69% | 66% | 63% | 62% | 62% |
| 2021 | 86% | 86% | 85% | 84% | 95% | 100% | 99% | 98% | 99% | 97% | 95% | 93% |
| 2020 | 82% | 82% | 89% | 96% | 93% | 91% | 86% | 81% | 90% | 90% | 88% | 86% |
| 2019 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 94% | 89% | 86% | 84% | 83% |
| 2018 | 83% | 82% | 82% | 80% | 79% | 76% | 71% | 67% | 66% | 80% | 100% | 100% |
| 2017 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 100% | 98% | 94% | 91% | 88% | 86% | 84% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Lake Brownwood full?
Not quite. On Oct 28, 2026 Lake Brownwood was 88.7% full, 1.95 feet below its full pool elevation of 1,424.60 ft. It was last full on Jul 20, 2025.
What is the normal level of Lake Brownwood for this time of year?
Between 1996 and 2025, Lake Brownwood averaged 79.1% full around Oct 28, and 8 in 10 years it was between 58.4% and 99.6%. Today it is +9.6 percentage points above that average.
What is the lowest Lake Brownwood has been?
In the TWDB record, which starts in 1999, the lowest daily value was 37.0% on Oct 7, 2011. The highest was 100.0% on May 6, 2001.
How often is the Lake Brownwood 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 (130,868 acre-feet for Lake Brownwood). Water above the conservation pool is flood storage and is not counted, so a reservoir can show 100% while rising into its flood pool.