Lake O the Pines water level today
On Oct 28, 2026, Lake O the Pines is at 227.06 ft, 89.8% full (1.44 ft below full pool). That is 4.9 points below normal for this date.
Source: Texas Water Development Board · storage 216,678 of 241,363 acre-ft · provisional data
Lake O the Pines percent full history
Percent full Normal range (10th–90th percentile, 1996–2025) Average
Lake O the Pines 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%Dec 13, 1988
- Record low
- 60.4%Sep 15, 2006
- 12-month high
- 100.0%Oct 29, 2025
- 12-month low
- 85.5%Sep 15, 2026
- Last time full
- Apr 30, 2026
- Change in 1 year
- −1.50 ft−10.2 pts
About Lake O the Pines
- River basin
- Cypress
- Full pool (top of conservation pool)
- 228.50 ft
- Conservation capacity
- 241,363 acre-ft
- Surface area today
- 16,653 acres
- Dead pool elevation
- 0.00 ft
- Flood control reservoir
- Yes
- Data since
- Sep 30, 1988
Monthly average, last 10 years
Average percent full each month.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 100% | 97% | 95% | 99% | 91% | 93% | 94% | 90% | 88% | 92% | — | — |
| 2025 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 98% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 100% |
| 2024 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 99% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2023 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 93% | 96% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2022 | 95% | 96% | 97% | 100% | 98% | 94% | 88% | 86% | 91% | 94% | 95% | 99% |
| 2021 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 98% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 98% | 97% |
| 2020 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 100% |
| 2019 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2018 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 97% | 92% | 87% | 82% | 82% | 92% | 100% | 100% |
| 2017 | 97% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 100% | 100% | 99% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Lake O the Pines full?
Not quite. On Oct 28, 2026 Lake O the Pines was 89.8% full, 1.44 feet below its full pool elevation of 228.50 ft. It was last full on Apr 30, 2026.
What is the normal level of Lake O the Pines for this time of year?
Between 1996 and 2025, Lake O the Pines averaged 94.7% full around Oct 28, and 8 in 10 years it was between 76.0% and 100.0%. Today it is −4.9 percentage points below that average.
What is the lowest Lake O the Pines has been?
In the TWDB record, which starts in 1988, the lowest daily value was 60.4% on Sep 15, 2006. The highest was 100.0% on Dec 13, 1988.
How often is the Lake O the Pines 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 (241,363 acre-feet for Lake O the Pines). Water above the conservation pool is flood storage and is not counted, so a reservoir can show 100% while rising into its flood pool.