Lake Texana water level today
On Oct 28, 2026, Lake Texana is at 41.17 ft, 82.8% full (2.83 ft below full pool). That is 4.7 points below normal for this date.
Source: Texas Water Development Board · storage 131,556 of 158,975 acre-ft · provisional data
Lake Texana percent full history
Percent full Normal range (10th–90th percentile, 1996–2025) Average
Records and key dates
- Record high
- 100.0%Jun 20, 1999
- Record low
- 36.9%Jan 8, 2012
- 12-month high
- 100.0%May 30, 2026
- 12-month low
- 49.6%Apr 10, 2026
- Last time full
- Jul 23, 2026
- Change in 1 year
- +1.43 ft+7.9 pts
About Lake Texana
- River basin
- Lavaca
- Full pool (top of conservation pool)
- 44.00 ft
- Conservation capacity
- 158,975 acre-ft
- Surface area today
- 9,053 acres
- Dead pool elevation
- 14.00 ft
- Flood control reservoir
- No
- Water supply for
- Corpus Christi
- Data since
- Jun 18, 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 | 62% | 58% | 54% | 55% | 80% | 99% | 98% | 93% | 85% | 87% | — | — |
| 2025 | 71% | 70% | 68% | 77% | 75% | 92% | 98% | 91% | 84% | 77% | 71% | 67% |
| 2024 | 83% | 100% | 98% | 98% | 94% | 97% | 98% | 98% | 92% | 85% | 78% | 72% |
| 2023 | 92% | 100% | 96% | 98% | 100% | 95% | 87% | 79% | 72% | 75% | 72% | 72% |
| 2022 | 95% | 100% | 98% | 95% | 89% | 83% | 76% | 71% | 75% | 71% | 70% | 92% |
| 2021 | 100% | 98% | 95% | 91% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 95% | 95% | 97% | 99% |
| 2020 | 71% | 70% | 67% | 78% | 91% | 98% | 99% | 98% | 94% | 98% | 93% | 100% |
| 2019 | 99% | 99% | 99% | 96% | 98% | 99% | 93% | 85% | 79% | 74% | 78% | 74% |
| 2018 | 85% | 81% | 80% | 82% | 76% | 80% | 98% | 91% | 90% | 97% | 100% | 99% |
| 2017 | 97% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 96% | 95% | 91% | 87% | 98% | 97% | 93% | 89% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Lake Texana full?
Not quite. On Oct 28, 2026 Lake Texana was 82.8% full, 2.83 feet below its full pool elevation of 44.00 ft. It was last full on Jul 23, 2026.
What is the normal level of Lake Texana for this time of year?
Between 1996 and 2025, Lake Texana averaged 87.5% full around Oct 28, and 8 in 10 years it was between 73.3% and 99.8%. Today it is −4.7 percentage points below that average.
What is the lowest Lake Texana has been?
In the TWDB record, which starts in 1999, the lowest daily value was 36.9% on Jan 8, 2012. The highest was 100.0% on Jun 20, 1999.
How often is the Lake Texana 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 (158,975 acre-feet for Lake Texana). Water above the conservation pool is flood storage and is not counted, so a reservoir can show 100% while rising into its flood pool.