Lake Mineral Wells water level today
On Oct 28, 2026, Lake Mineral Wells is at 861.16 ft, 84.4% full (1.84 ft below full pool). That is 0.9 points below normal for this date.
Lowest since April 2025Near normal
Source: Texas Water Development Board · storage 4,450 of 5,273 acre-ft · provisional data
Lake Mineral Wells percent full history
Percent full Normal range (10th–90th percentile, 1996–2025) Average
Records and key dates
- Record high
- 100.0%Mar 19, 1999
- Record low
- 49.3%Dec 25, 2014
- 12-month high
- 100.0%Apr 21, 2026
- 12-month low
- 84.1%Sep 30, 2026
- Last time full
- Jul 7, 2026
- Change in 1 year
- −0.44 ft−3.6 pts
About Lake Mineral Wells
- River basin
- Brazos
- Full pool (top of conservation pool)
- 863.00 ft
- Conservation capacity
- 5,273 acre-ft
- Surface area today
- 432 acres
- Dead pool elevation
- 0.00 ft
- Flood control reservoir
- No
- Data since
- Feb 19, 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 | 91% | 91% | 93% | 99% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 92% | 86% | 85% | — | — |
| 2025 | 85% | 84% | 83% | 84% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 95% | 90% | 88% | 88% | 92% |
| 2024 | 85% | 88% | 98% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 97% | 91% | 88% | 83% | 83% | 83% |
| 2023 | 78% | 79% | 80% | 79% | 80% | 81% | 76% | 69% | 65% | 65% | 85% | 84% |
| 2022 | 96% | 95% | 95% | 92% | 98% | 100% | 93% | 87% | 85% | 80% | 79% | 79% |
| 2021 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 98% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 98% |
| 2020 | 94% | 99% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 93% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2019 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 95% | 93% | 88% | 89% | 90% |
| 2018 | 86% | 88% | 100% | 98% | 96% | 91% | 85% | 86% | 88% | 96% | 100% | 100% |
| 2017 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 98% | 99% | 100% | 98% | 94% | 91% | 88% | 86% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Lake Mineral Wells full?
Not quite. On Oct 28, 2026 Lake Mineral Wells was 84.4% full, 1.84 feet below its full pool elevation of 863.00 ft. It was last full on Jul 7, 2026.
What is the normal level of Lake Mineral Wells for this time of year?
Between 1996 and 2025, Lake Mineral Wells averaged 85.3% full around Oct 28, and 8 in 10 years it was between 71.1% and 100.0%. Today it is −0.9 percentage points below that average.
What is the lowest Lake Mineral Wells has been?
In the TWDB record, which starts in 1999, the lowest daily value was 49.3% on Dec 25, 2014. The highest was 100.0% on Mar 19, 1999.
How often is the Lake Mineral Wells 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 (5,273 acre-feet for Lake Mineral Wells). Water above the conservation pool is flood storage and is not counted, so a reservoir can show 100% while rising into its flood pool.