Lake Limestone water level today
On Oct 28, 2026, Lake Limestone is at 359.88 ft, 81.9% full (3.12 ft below full pool). That is 4.0 points below normal for this date.
Lowest since January 2024Near normal
Source: Texas Water Development Board · storage 166,933 of 203,780 acre-ft · provisional data
Lake Limestone percent full history
Percent full Normal range (10th–90th percentile, 1996–2025) Average
Lake Limestone 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 2022, 2024. Black specks are cloud and shadow masks.
Records and key dates
- Record high
- 100.0%Feb 21, 1997
- Record low
- 49.3%Dec 3, 2011
- 12-month high
- 100.0%Jun 15, 2026
- 12-month low
- 81.9%Oct 28, 2026
- Last time full
- Jul 2, 2026
- Change in 1 year
- −1.52 ft−8.6 pts
About Lake Limestone
- River basin
- Brazos
- Full pool (top of conservation pool)
- 363.00 ft
- Conservation capacity
- 203,780 acre-ft
- Surface area today
- 11,143 acres
- Dead pool elevation
- 322.00 ft
- Flood control reservoir
- No
- Data since
- Oct 3, 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 | 88% | 87% | 85% | 84% | 86% | 99% | 98% | 92% | 88% | 84% | — | — |
| 2025 | 86% | 90% | 92% | 93% | 100% | 100% | 98% | 93% | 95% | 90% | 89% | 90% |
| 2024 | 83% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 98% | 95% | 90% | 86% | 84% | 83% |
| 2023 | 71% | 81% | 84% | 86% | 100% | 99% | 94% | 87% | 81% | 77% | 78% | 76% |
| 2022 | 90% | 95% | 97% | 100% | 99% | 95% | 88% | 77% | 76% | 72% | 69% | 70% |
| 2021 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 95% | 92% | 90% | 90% |
| 2020 | 81% | 90% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 99% | 95% | 99% | 98% | 95% | 94% |
| 2019 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 94% | 89% | 85% | 83% | 81% |
| 2018 | 77% | 77% | 83% | 95% | 93% | 89% | 84% | 79% | 76% | 84% | 100% | 100% |
| 2017 | 91% | 98% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 96% | 91% | 87% | 82% | 79% | 78% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Lake Limestone full?
Not quite. On Oct 28, 2026 Lake Limestone was 81.9% full, 3.12 feet below its full pool elevation of 363.00 ft. It was last full on Jul 2, 2026.
What is the normal level of Lake Limestone for this time of year?
Between 1996 and 2025, Lake Limestone averaged 85.9% full around Oct 28, and 8 in 10 years it was between 70.1% and 97.1%. Today it is −4.0 percentage points below that average.
What is the lowest Lake Limestone has been?
In the TWDB record, which starts in 1995, the lowest daily value was 49.3% on Dec 3, 2011. The highest was 100.0% on Feb 21, 1997.
How often is the Lake Limestone 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 (203,780 acre-feet for Lake Limestone). Water above the conservation pool is flood storage and is not counted, so a reservoir can show 100% while rising into its flood pool.