Lake Coleman water level today
On Oct 28, 2026, Lake Coleman is at 1,712.48 ft, 77.3% full (5.02 ft below full pool). That is 2.8 points above normal for this date.
Lowest since May 2024Near normal
Source: Texas Water Development Board · storage 29,415 of 38,075 acre-ft · provisional data
Lake Coleman percent full history
Percent full Normal range (10th–90th percentile, 1996–2025) Average
Records and key dates
- Record high
- 100.0%Jul 7, 2002
- Record low
- 30.8%Apr 11, 2015
- 12-month high
- 88.1%Jun 20, 2026
- 12-month low
- 77.3%Oct 26, 2026
- Last time full
- May 23, 2025
- Change in 1 year
- −2.44 ft−10.7 pts
About Lake Coleman
- River basin
- Colorado
- Full pool (top of conservation pool)
- 1,717.50 ft
- Conservation capacity
- 38,075 acre-ft
- Surface area today
- 1,613 acres
- Dead pool elevation
- 1,662.50 ft
- Flood control reservoir
- No
- Data since
- Feb 26, 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 | 85% | 84% | 83% | 86% | 87% | 87% | 86% | 82% | 79% | 78% | — | — |
| 2025 | 98% | 98% | 97% | 98% | 100% | 99% | 97% | 93% | 91% | 89% | 87% | 86% |
| 2024 | 61% | 61% | 61% | 60% | 81% | 88% | 85% | 82% | 93% | 98% | 99% | 99% |
| 2023 | 76% | 76% | 75% | 74% | 74% | 74% | 71% | 68% | 65% | 63% | 62% | 61% |
| 2022 | 93% | 92% | 91% | 89% | 87% | 85% | 82% | 78% | 77% | 75% | 74% | 76% |
| 2021 | 86% | 85% | 85% | 84% | 85% | 91% | 89% | 93% | 98% | 97% | 96% | 94% |
| 2020 | 86% | 86% | 92% | 98% | 96% | 95% | 95% | 92% | 91% | 89% | 87% | 86% |
| 2019 | 100% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 100% | 100% | 98% | 94% | 92% | 89% | 87% | 87% |
| 2018 | 88% | 88% | 89% | 88% | 86% | 83% | 81% | 78% | 79% | 89% | 100% | 100% |
| 2017 | 94% | 96% | 99% | 99% | 98% | 99% | 97% | 95% | 93% | 92% | 90% | 89% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Lake Coleman full?
Not quite. On Oct 28, 2026 Lake Coleman was 77.3% full, 5.02 feet below its full pool elevation of 1,717.50 ft. It was last full on May 23, 2025.
What is the normal level of Lake Coleman for this time of year?
Between 1996 and 2025, Lake Coleman averaged 74.5% full around Oct 28, and 8 in 10 years it was between 41.5% and 99.7%. Today it is +2.8 percentage points above that average.
What is the lowest Lake Coleman has been?
In the TWDB record, which starts in 1999, the lowest daily value was 30.8% on Apr 11, 2015. The highest was 100.0% on Jul 7, 2002.
How often is the Lake Coleman 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 (38,075 acre-feet for Lake Coleman). Water above the conservation pool is flood storage and is not counted, so a reservoir can show 100% while rising into its flood pool.