Lake Nacogdoches water level today
On Oct 28, 2026, Lake Nacogdoches is at 275.55 ft, 82.3% full (3.45 ft below full pool). That is 5.1 points below normal for this date.
Lowest since January 2024Near normal
Source: Texas Water Development Board · storage 32,512 of 39,522 acre-ft · provisional data
Lake Nacogdoches percent full history
Percent full Normal range (10th–90th percentile, 1996–2025) Average
Records and key dates
- Record high
- 100.0%Jan 10, 1997
- Record low
- 46.1%Nov 19, 2011
- 12-month high
- 98.2%Mar 14, 2026
- 12-month low
- 82.3%Oct 27, 2026
- Last time full
- Jun 28, 2025
- Change in 1 year
- −1.91 ft−9.5 pts
About Lake Nacogdoches
- River basin
- Neches
- Full pool (top of conservation pool)
- 279.00 ft
- Conservation capacity
- 39,522 acre-ft
- Surface area today
- 1,883 acres
- Dead pool elevation
- 235.90 ft
- Flood control reservoir
- No
- Water supply for
- Nacogdoches
- Data since
- Oct 2, 1996
Monthly average, last 10 years
Average percent full each month.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 90% | 93% | 96% | 97% | 97% | 97% | 95% | 90% | 87% | 84% | — | — |
| 2025 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 98% | 96% | 94% | 92% | 90% | 90% |
| 2024 | 87% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 99% | 97% | 94% | 91% | 92% | 98% |
| 2023 | 87% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 100% | 98% | 94% | 89% | 85% | 83% | 82% | 81% |
| 2022 | 87% | 87% | 91% | 99% | 98% | 94% | 90% | 86% | 84% | 80% | 79% | 79% |
| 2021 | 89% | 91% | 98% | 98% | 100% | 99% | 98% | 97% | 94% | 91% | 89% | 88% |
| 2020 | 91% | 98% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 96% | 96% | 93% | 91% | 88% | 86% | 86% |
| 2019 | 100% | 100% | 99% | 99% | 100% | 98% | 96% | 92% | 90% | 89% | 89% | 88% |
| 2018 | 93% | 95% | 98% | 99% | 96% | 93% | 90% | 86% | 84% | 90% | 100% | 100% |
| 2017 | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 97% | 97% | 97% | 93% | 92% | 91% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Lake Nacogdoches full?
Not quite. On Oct 28, 2026 Lake Nacogdoches was 82.3% full, 3.45 feet below its full pool elevation of 279.00 ft. It was last full on Jun 28, 2025.
What is the normal level of Lake Nacogdoches for this time of year?
Between 1996 and 2025, Lake Nacogdoches averaged 87.4% full around Oct 28, and 8 in 10 years it was between 80.6% and 97.6%. Today it is −5.1 percentage points below that average.
What is the lowest Lake Nacogdoches has been?
In the TWDB record, which starts in 1996, the lowest daily value was 46.1% on Nov 19, 2011. The highest was 100.0% on Jan 10, 1997.
How often is the Lake Nacogdoches 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 (39,522 acre-feet for Lake Nacogdoches). Water above the conservation pool is flood storage and is not counted, so a reservoir can show 100% while rising into its flood pool.