Richland-Chambers Reservoir water level today
On Oct 28, 2026, Richland-Chambers Reservoir is at 312.28 ft, 89.4% full (2.72 ft below full pool). That is 0.4 points above normal for this date.
Lowest since December 2023Near normal
Source: Texas Water Development Board · storage 983,036 of 1,099,417 acre-ft · provisional data
Richland-Chambers Reservoir percent full history
Percent full Normal range (10th–90th percentile, 1996–2025) Average
Richland-Chambers Reservoir 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%Feb 12, 1990
- Record low
- 62.4%Dec 28, 2006
- 12-month high
- 97.1%Jul 17, 2026
- 12-month low
- 89.3%Sep 30, 2026
- Last time full
- Aug 18, 2025
- Change in 1 year
- −1.20 ft−4.6 pts
About Richland-Chambers Reservoir
- River basin
- Trinity
- Full pool (top of conservation pool)
- 315.00 ft
- Conservation capacity
- 1,099,417 acre-ft
- Surface area today
- 41,700 acres
- Dead pool elevation
- 266.00 ft
- Flood control reservoir
- No
- Water supply for
- Fort Worth
- Data since
- Oct 2, 1989
Monthly average, last 10 years
Average percent full each month.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 91% | 92% | 93% | 93% | 93% | 95% | 96% | 94% | 91% | 90% | — | — |
| 2025 | 94% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 98% | 95% | 93% | 92% |
| 2024 | 95% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 97% | 94% | 93% | 92% |
| 2023 | 82% | 88% | 92% | 93% | 98% | 100% | 97% | 93% | 91% | 89% | 91% | 90% |
| 2022 | 91% | 92% | 91% | 91% | 91% | 90% | 86% | 83% | 83% | 80% | 80% | 83% |
| 2021 | 100% | 99% | 100% | 99% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 96% | 94% | 92% | 92% |
| 2020 | 86% | 94% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 98% | 100% | 97% | 95% | 94% |
| 2019 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 97% | 93% | 90% | 88% | 86% |
| 2018 | 89% | 90% | 97% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 96% | 93% | 92% | 97% | 100% | 100% |
| 2017 | 95% | 98% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 100% | 100% | 98% | 95% | 93% | 91% | 90% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Richland-Chambers Reservoir full?
Not quite. On Oct 28, 2026 Richland-Chambers Reservoir was 89.4% full, 2.72 feet below its full pool elevation of 315.00 ft. It was last full on Aug 18, 2025.
What is the normal level of Richland-Chambers Reservoir for this time of year?
Between 1996 and 2025, Richland-Chambers Reservoir averaged 89.0% full around Oct 28, and 8 in 10 years it was between 71.2% and 100.0%. Today it is +0.4 percentage points above that average.
What is the lowest Richland-Chambers Reservoir has been?
In the TWDB record, which starts in 1989, the lowest daily value was 62.4% on Dec 28, 2006. The highest was 100.0% on Feb 12, 1990.
How often is the Richland-Chambers 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 (1,099,417 acre-feet for Richland-Chambers 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.