Murvaul Lake water level today
On Oct 28, 2026, Murvaul Lake is at 263.73 ft, 86.3% full (1.57 ft below full pool). That is 3.0 points below normal for this date.
Lowest since January 2024Near normal
Source: Texas Water Development Board · storage 33,041 of 38,285 acre-ft · provisional data
Murvaul Lake percent full history
Percent full Normal range (10th–90th percentile, 1996–2025) Average
Murvaul Lake 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 2023, 2026. Black specks are cloud and shadow masks.
Records and key dates
- Record high
- 100.0%Apr 8, 1999
- Record low
- 60.3%Nov 7, 2011
- 12-month high
- 100.0%Feb 15, 2026
- 12-month low
- 86.1%Sep 30, 2026
- Last time full
- Jul 3, 2026
- Change in 1 year
- −0.89 ft−7.7 pts
About Murvaul Lake
- River basin
- Sabine
- Full pool (top of conservation pool)
- 265.30 ft
- Conservation capacity
- 38,285 acre-ft
- Surface area today
- 3,248 acres
- Dead pool elevation
- 235.00 ft
- Flood control reservoir
- No
- Data since
- Apr 8, 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 | 95% | 99% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 93% | 89% | 88% | — | — |
| 2025 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 97% | 96% | 93% | 93% | 94% |
| 2024 | 92% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 98% | 95% | 91% | 96% | 99% |
| 2023 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 95% | 88% | 85% | 85% | 86% | 86% |
| 2022 | 97% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 96% | 94% | 94% | 99% | 95% | 95% | 100% |
| 2021 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 98% | 96% | 94% | 96% |
| 2020 | 95% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 100% | 98% | 97% | 95% | 93% | 94% |
| 2019 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 97% | 95% | 93% | 93% | 92% |
| 2018 | 99% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 95% | 92% | 87% | 85% | 91% | 100% | 100% |
| 2017 | 93% | 95% | 96% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 98% | 96% | 95% | 91% | 90% | 92% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Murvaul Lake full?
Not quite. On Oct 28, 2026 Murvaul Lake was 86.3% full, 1.57 feet below its full pool elevation of 265.30 ft. It was last full on Jul 3, 2026.
What is the normal level of Murvaul Lake for this time of year?
Between 1996 and 2025, Murvaul Lake averaged 89.3% full around Oct 28, and 8 in 10 years it was between 80.6% and 100.0%. Today it is −3.0 percentage points below that average.
What is the lowest Murvaul Lake has been?
In the TWDB record, which starts in 1999, the lowest daily value was 60.3% on Nov 7, 2011. The highest was 100.0% on Apr 8, 1999.
How often is the Murvaul Lake 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 (38,285 acre-feet for Murvaul Lake). Water above the conservation pool is flood storage and is not counted, so a reservoir can show 100% while rising into its flood pool.