Lake Kemp water level today
On Oct 28, 2026, Lake Kemp is at 1,139.67 ft, 74.2% full (4.33 ft below full pool). That is 4.0 points above normal for this date.
Source: Texas Water Development Board · storage 181,922 of 245,307 acre-ft · provisional data
Lake Kemp percent full history
Percent full Normal range (10th–90th percentile, 1996–2025) Average
Lake Kemp 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; contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025. Black specks are cloud and shadow masks.
Records and key dates
- Record high
- 100.0%Jun 1, 1995
- Record low
- 21.9%Mar 25, 2013
- 12-month high
- 100.0%Oct 29, 2025
- 12-month low
- 62.7%Oct 12, 2026
- Last time full
- Nov 6, 2025
- Change in 1 year
- −4.47 ft−25.8 pts
About Lake Kemp
- River basin
- Red
- Full pool (top of conservation pool)
- 1,144.00 ft
- Conservation capacity
- 245,307 acre-ft
- Surface area today
- 9,862 acres
- Dead pool elevation
- 1,090.00 ft
- Flood control reservoir
- Yes
- Water supply for
- Wichita Falls
- Data since
- Oct 2, 1993
Monthly average, last 10 years
Average percent full each month.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 98% | 98% | 96% | 96% | 95% | 97% | 87% | 77% | 68% | 67% | — | — |
| 2025 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% |
| 2024 | 66% | 70% | 72% | 74% | 88% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 97% | 97% | 100% |
| 2023 | 55% | 56% | 59% | 62% | 68% | 79% | 77% | 72% | 63% | 62% | 64% | 65% |
| 2022 | 84% | 84% | 83% | 83% | 78% | 74% | 69% | 60% | 60% | 53% | 53% | 55% |
| 2021 | 85% | 85% | 85% | 85% | 92% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 98% | 91% | 85% |
| 2020 | 84% | 88% | 95% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 96% | 85% | 83% | 83% | 84% | 84% |
| 2019 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 88% | 84% | 83% | 83% |
| 2018 | 91% | 87% | 87% | 84% | 84% | 84% | 74% | 68% | 67% | 92% | 100% | 100% |
| 2017 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 97% | 94% | 90% | 95% | 93% | 91% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Lake Kemp full?
Not quite. On Oct 28, 2026 Lake Kemp was 74.2% full, 4.33 feet below its full pool elevation of 1,144.00 ft. It was last full on Nov 6, 2025.
What is the normal level of Lake Kemp for this time of year?
Between 1996 and 2025, Lake Kemp averaged 70.2% full around Oct 28, and 8 in 10 years it was between 34.4% and 97.6%. Today it is +4.0 percentage points above that average.
What is the lowest Lake Kemp has been?
In the TWDB record, which starts in 1993, the lowest daily value was 21.9% on Mar 25, 2013. The highest was 100.0% on Jun 1, 1995.
How often is the Lake Kemp 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 (245,307 acre-feet for Lake Kemp). Water above the conservation pool is flood storage and is not counted, so a reservoir can show 100% while rising into its flood pool.