White River Reservoir water level today
On Oct 28, 2026, White River Reservoir is at 2,351.82 ft, 27.3% full (20.38 ft below full pool). That is 3.7 points above normal for this date.
Source: Texas Water Development Board · storage 8,703 of 31,846 acre-ft · provisional data
White River Reservoir percent full history
Percent full Normal range (10th–90th percentile, 1996–2025) Average
Records and key dates
- Record high
- 66.7%Jun 23, 1999
- Record low
- 3.0%May 21, 2014
- 12-month high
- 32.8%Oct 29, 2025
- 12-month low
- 20.4%Oct 11, 2026
- Last time full
- Not in the record
- Change in 1 year
- −2.22 ft−5.6 pts
About White River Reservoir
- River basin
- Brazos
- Full pool (top of conservation pool)
- 2,372.20 ft
- Conservation capacity
- 31,846 acre-ft
- Surface area today
- 755 acres
- Dead pool elevation
- 2,323.00 ft
- Flood control reservoir
- No
- Data since
- Jan 22, 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 | 30% | 30% | 29% | 27% | 26% | 28% | 26% | 23% | 21% | 24% | — | — |
| 2025 | 22% | 21% | 20% | 20% | 28% | 37% | 39% | 36% | 35% | 33% | 32% | 31% |
| 2024 | 31% | 30% | 30% | 29% | 28% | 27% | 26% | 24% | 22% | 21% | 23% | 23% |
| 2023 | 19% | 19% | 18% | 17% | 18% | 27% | 27% | 25% | 25% | 29% | 31% | 31% |
| 2022 | 24% | 23% | 23% | 21% | 20% | 22% | 20% | 19% | 21% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| 2021 | 18% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 24% | 31% | 30% | 29% | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 2020 | 24% | 23% | 24% | 26% | 25% | 24% | 23% | 21% | 20% | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 2019 | 21% | 21% | 20% | 21% | 23% | 30% | 29% | 27% | 25% | 25% | 24% | 24% |
| 2018 | 24% | 24% | 23% | 22% | 21% | 21% | 20% | 19% | 19% | 21% | 22% | 21% |
| 2017 | 29% | 29% | 29% | 29% | 28% | 27% | 27% | 26% | 26% | 27% | 26% | 25% |
Frequently asked questions
Is White River Reservoir full?
Not quite. On Oct 28, 2026 White River Reservoir was 27.3% full, 20.38 feet below its full pool elevation of 2,372.20 ft.
What is the normal level of White River Reservoir for this time of year?
Between 1996 and 2025, White River Reservoir averaged 23.6% full around Oct 28, and 8 in 10 years it was between 12.1% and 37.3%. Today it is +3.7 percentage points above that average.
What is the lowest White River Reservoir has been?
In the TWDB record, which starts in 1999, the lowest daily value was 3.0% on May 21, 2014. The highest was 66.7% on Jun 23, 1999.
How often is the White River 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 (31,846 acre-feet for White River 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.