Leon Reservoir water level today
On Oct 28, 2026, Leon Reservoir is at 1,370.54 ft, 74.6% full (4.46 ft below full pool). That is 2.9 points below normal for this date.
Lowest since September 2024Near normal
Source: Texas Water Development Board · storage 20,722 of 27,762 acre-ft · provisional data
Leon Reservoir percent full history
Percent full Normal range (10th–90th percentile, 1996–2025) Average
Records and key dates
- Record high
- 100.0%Jul 9, 2002
- Record low
- 40.7%Oct 7, 2011
- 12-month high
- 85.9%Jul 19, 2026
- 12-month low
- 74.6%Oct 28, 2026
- Last time full
- Jun 18, 2025
- Change in 1 year
- −1.73 ft−9.2 pts
About Leon Reservoir
- River basin
- Brazos
- Full pool (top of conservation pool)
- 1,375.00 ft
- Conservation capacity
- 27,762 acre-ft
- Surface area today
- 1,415 acres
- Dead pool elevation
- 1,335.00 ft
- Flood control reservoir
- No
- Data since
- Mar 31, 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 | 83% | 82% | 82% | 81% | 80% | 80% | 82% | 82% | 77% | 75% | — | — |
| 2025 | 98% | 98% | 97% | 97% | 100% | 99% | 96% | 92% | 88% | 85% | 83% | 85% |
| 2024 | 49% | 48% | 48% | 47% | 48% | 50% | 50% | 46% | 76% | 77% | 94% | 98% |
| 2023 | 61% | 60% | 60% | 58% | 57% | 61% | 60% | 55% | 52% | 50% | 50% | 49% |
| 2022 | 86% | 85% | 84% | 81% | 78% | 75% | 71% | 67% | 65% | 62% | 61% | 61% |
| 2021 | 92% | 91% | 91% | 90% | 100% | 100% | 98% | 96% | 94% | 92% | 91% | 88% |
| 2020 | 85% | 86% | 94% | 99% | 97% | 94% | 90% | 85% | 98% | 97% | 94% | 92% |
| 2019 | 100% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 100% | 100% | 98% | 93% | 90% | 87% | 85% | 85% |
| 2018 | 83% | 83% | 85% | 84% | 81% | 77% | 73% | 70% | 69% | 83% | 100% | 100% |
| 2017 | 84% | 85% | 86% | 86% | 84% | 99% | 99% | 95% | 91% | 89% | 86% | 84% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Leon Reservoir full?
Not quite. On Oct 28, 2026 Leon Reservoir was 74.6% full, 4.46 feet below its full pool elevation of 1,375.00 ft. It was last full on Jun 18, 2025.
What is the normal level of Leon Reservoir for this time of year?
Between 1996 and 2025, Leon Reservoir averaged 77.5% full around Oct 28, and 8 in 10 years it was between 52.9% and 97.8%. Today it is −2.9 percentage points below that average.
What is the lowest Leon Reservoir has been?
In the TWDB record, which starts in 1999, the lowest daily value was 40.7% on Oct 7, 2011. The highest was 100.0% on Jul 9, 2002.
How often is the Leon Reservoir 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 (27,762 acre-feet for Leon Reservoir). Water above the conservation pool is flood storage and is not counted, so a reservoir can show 100% while rising into its flood pool.