Lake Nocona (Farmer's Creek) water level today
On Oct 28, 2026, Lake Nocona (Farmer's Creek) is at 822.88 ft, 73.0% full (4.62 ft below full pool). That is 7.6 points below normal for this date.
Source: Texas Water Development Board · storage 15,648 of 21,444 acre-ft · provisional data
Lake Nocona (Farmer's Creek) percent full history
Percent full Normal range (10th–90th percentile, 1996–2025) Average
Records and key dates
- Record high
- 100.0%Apr 9, 2002
- Record low
- 30.8%Feb 27, 2015
- 12-month high
- 90.6%Oct 29, 2025
- 12-month low
- 70.3%Sep 30, 2026
- Last time full
- Jul 17, 2025
- Change in 1 year
- −3.11 ft−17.8 pts
About Lake Nocona (Farmer's Creek)
- River basin
- Red
- Full pool (top of conservation pool)
- 827.50 ft
- Conservation capacity
- 21,444 acre-ft
- Surface area today
- 1,159 acres
- Dead pool elevation
- 795.00 ft
- Flood control reservoir
- No
- Data since
- Mar 13, 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 | 87% | 86% | 85% | 86% | 85% | 84% | 82% | 77% | 72% | 73% | — | — |
| 2025 | 88% | 87% | 88% | 92% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 96% | 94% | 91% | 89% | 88% |
| 2024 | 67% | 67% | 67% | 67% | 84% | 89% | 90% | 87% | 83% | 79% | 87% | 89% |
| 2023 | 74% | 74% | 80% | 82% | 83% | 84% | 81% | 76% | 72% | 69% | 69% | 67% |
| 2022 | 87% | 86% | 86% | 86% | 89% | 88% | 83% | 80% | 80% | 76% | 76% | 75% |
| 2021 | 94% | 93% | 94% | 94% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 98% | 95% | 93% | 91% | 89% |
| 2020 | 91% | 98% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 97% | 98% | 95% | 94% | 93% |
| 2019 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 96% | 94% | 92% | 91% | 91% |
| 2018 | 89% | 90% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 97% | 93% | 90% | 89% | 97% | 100% | 100% |
| 2017 | 96% | 99% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 98% | 97% | 96% | 94% | 92% | 90% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Lake Nocona (Farmer's Creek) full?
Not quite. On Oct 28, 2026 Lake Nocona (Farmer's Creek) was 73.0% full, 4.62 feet below its full pool elevation of 827.50 ft. It was last full on Jul 17, 2025.
What is the normal level of Lake Nocona (Farmer's Creek) for this time of year?
Between 1996 and 2025, Lake Nocona (Farmer's Creek) averaged 80.6% full around Oct 28, and 8 in 10 years it was between 52.6% and 94.1%. Today it is −7.6 percentage points below that average.
What is the lowest Lake Nocona (Farmer's Creek) has been?
In the TWDB record, which starts in 1999, the lowest daily value was 30.8% on Feb 27, 2015. The highest was 100.0% on Apr 9, 2002.
How often is the Lake Nocona (Farmer's Creek) 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 (21,444 acre-feet for Lake Nocona (Farmer's Creek)). Water above the conservation pool is flood storage and is not counted, so a reservoir can show 100% while rising into its flood pool.