Lake Georgetown water level today
On Oct 28, 2026, Lake Georgetown is at 784.24 ft, 78.4% full (6.76 ft below full pool). That is 7.9 points above normal for this date.
Source: Texas Water Development Board · storage 29,780 of 38,005 acre-ft · provisional data
Lake Georgetown percent full history
Percent full Normal range (10th–90th percentile, 1996–2025) Average
Records and key dates
- Record high
- 100.0%Feb 17, 1997
- Record low
- 34.8%Oct 21, 2011
- 12-month high
- 100.0%May 20, 2026
- 12-month low
- 71.3%Dec 3, 2025
- Last time full
- Aug 4, 2026
- Change in 1 year
- +1.67 ft+4.9 pts
About Lake Georgetown
- River basin
- Brazos
- Full pool (top of conservation pool)
- 791.00 ft
- Conservation capacity
- 38,005 acre-ft
- Surface area today
- 1,128 acres
- Dead pool elevation
- 720.00 ft
- Flood control reservoir
- Yes
- Water supply for
- Austin
- Data since
- Oct 2, 1995
Monthly average, last 10 years
Average percent full each month.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 72% | 74% | 76% | 81% | 96% | 100% | 100% | 94% | 80% | 79% | — | — |
| 2025 | 65% | 67% | 67% | 67% | 68% | 69% | 96% | 97% | 86% | 75% | 72% | 71% |
| 2024 | 57% | 67% | 73% | 78% | 86% | 89% | 83% | 78% | 73% | 68% | 65% | 64% |
| 2023 | 55% | 58% | 60% | 62% | 65% | 65% | 59% | 53% | 47% | 45% | 46% | 48% |
| 2022 | 76% | 79% | 77% | 76% | 74% | 70% | 63% | 56% | 55% | 51% | 51% | 53% |
| 2021 | 65% | 66% | 67% | 68% | 71% | 88% | 92% | 84% | 72% | 69% | 71% | 73% |
| 2020 | 69% | 73% | 71% | 72% | 71% | 71% | 68% | 63% | 60% | 59% | 59% | 60% |
| 2019 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 89% | 73% | 65% | 66% | 69% |
| 2018 | 70% | 70% | 67% | 67% | 66% | 68% | 63% | 57% | 60% | 87% | 100% | 100% |
| 2017 | 99% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 96% | 89% | 78% | 71% | 68% | 63% | 63% | 66% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Lake Georgetown full?
Not quite. On Oct 28, 2026 Lake Georgetown was 78.4% full, 6.76 feet below its full pool elevation of 791.00 ft. It was last full on Aug 4, 2026.
What is the normal level of Lake Georgetown for this time of year?
Between 1996 and 2025, Lake Georgetown averaged 70.5% full around Oct 28, and 8 in 10 years it was between 45.7% and 100.0%. Today it is +7.9 percentage points above that average.
What is the lowest Lake Georgetown has been?
In the TWDB record, which starts in 1995, the lowest daily value was 34.8% on Oct 21, 2011. The highest was 100.0% on Feb 17, 1997.
How often is the Lake Georgetown 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 (38,005 acre-feet for Lake Georgetown). Water above the conservation pool is flood storage and is not counted, so a reservoir can show 100% while rising into its flood pool.