Lake Waxahachie water level today
On Oct 28, 2026, Lake Waxahachie is at 526.85 ft, 74.4% full (4.65 ft below full pool). That is 9.9 points below normal for this date.
Lowest since January 2025Near normal
Source: Texas Water Development Board · storage 8,233 of 11,060 acre-ft · provisional data
Lake Waxahachie percent full history
Percent full Normal range (10th–90th percentile, 1996–2025) Average
Records and key dates
- Record high
- 100.0%Apr 3, 1999
- Record low
- 58.3%Oct 25, 2023
- 12-month high
- 100.0%Jun 7, 2026
- 12-month low
- 73.8%Sep 30, 2026
- Last time full
- Jul 1, 2026
- Change in 1 year
- −1.98 ft−10.4 pts
About Lake Waxahachie
- River basin
- Trinity
- Full pool (top of conservation pool)
- 531.50 ft
- Conservation capacity
- 11,060 acre-ft
- Surface area today
- 550 acres
- Dead pool elevation
- 498.75 ft
- Flood control reservoir
- No
- Data since
- Apr 3, 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 | 80% | 82% | 85% | 86% | 87% | 98% | 97% | 88% | 78% | 75% | — | — |
| 2025 | 75% | 99% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 96% | 91% | 86% | 83% | 83% |
| 2024 | 82% | 98% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 95% | 85% | 77% | 71% | 66% | 64% |
| 2023 | 89% | 98% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 95% | 86% | 75% | 65% | 61% | 66% | 67% |
| 2022 | 80% | 80% | 79% | 83% | 86% | 86% | 80% | 76% | 77% | 74% | 78% | 86% |
| 2021 | 92% | 96% | 98% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 95% | 91% | 86% | 84% | 82% |
| 2020 | 94% | 99% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 95% | 84% | 77% | 77% | 79% | 83% |
| 2019 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 92% | 85% | 84% | 86% | 89% |
| 2018 | 84% | 92% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 94% | 87% | 85% | 85% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2017 | 96% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 100% | 99% | 91% | 86% | 82% | 80% | 81% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Lake Waxahachie full?
Not quite. On Oct 28, 2026 Lake Waxahachie was 74.4% full, 4.65 feet below its full pool elevation of 531.50 ft. It was last full on Jul 1, 2026.
What is the normal level of Lake Waxahachie for this time of year?
Between 1996 and 2025, Lake Waxahachie averaged 84.3% full around Oct 28, and 8 in 10 years it was between 69.1% and 100.0%. Today it is −9.9 percentage points below that average.
What is the lowest Lake Waxahachie has been?
In the TWDB record, which starts in 1999, the lowest daily value was 58.3% on Oct 25, 2023. The highest was 100.0% on Apr 3, 1999.
How often is the Lake Waxahachie 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 (11,060 acre-feet for Lake Waxahachie). Water above the conservation pool is flood storage and is not counted, so a reservoir can show 100% while rising into its flood pool.