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Belton Lake water level today

592.91 ft above sea level (the reading for October 20, 2026). The lake is 96.9% full, 1.09 ft below full pool (594.00 ft). Belton Lake is falling slowly: down 0.23 ft in the past 7 days and up 0.40 ft over 30 days.

Texas Water Development Board publishes one reading per day for Belton Lake; today's value appears once the agency posts it, usually the next morning.

Level now592.91 ft
Percent full96.9%
vs full pool (594.0)−1.09 ft
Past 24 hours−0.01 ft
Past 7 days−0.23 ft
Past 30 days+0.40 ft
vs 1 year ago−0.50 ft

Belton Lake level over the last 12 months

592593594596597 Oct 25Dec 25Feb 26Apr 26Jun 26Aug 26Oct 26 full pool 594.0
Daily elevation in feet, last 12 months.

12-month low: 592.12 ft (September 30, 2026). High: 596.50 ft (June 8, 2026). Swing: 4.38 ft.

Daily Belton Lake levels, last 30 days

DateElevation (ft)Change
Oct 20, 2026592.91−0.01 ft
Oct 19, 2026592.92−0.04 ft
Oct 18, 2026592.96−0.04 ft
Oct 17, 2026593.00−0.10 ft
Oct 16, 2026593.10±0.00 ft
Oct 15, 2026593.10−0.02 ft
Oct 14, 2026593.12−0.02 ft
Oct 13, 2026593.14−0.02 ft
Oct 12, 2026593.16−0.03 ft
Oct 11, 2026593.19−0.04 ft
Oct 10, 2026593.23−0.02 ft
Oct 9, 2026593.25−0.02 ft
Oct 8, 2026593.27−0.02 ft
Oct 7, 2026593.29−0.02 ft
Oct 6, 2026593.31−0.01 ft
Oct 5, 2026593.32+0.06 ft
Oct 4, 2026593.26+0.49 ft
Oct 3, 2026592.77+0.41 ft
Oct 2, 2026592.36+0.19 ft
Oct 1, 2026592.17+0.05 ft
Sep 30, 2026592.12−0.05 ft
Sep 29, 2026592.17−0.04 ft
Sep 28, 2026592.21−0.04 ft
Sep 27, 2026592.25−0.03 ft
Sep 26, 2026592.28−0.05 ft
Sep 25, 2026592.33−0.04 ft
Sep 24, 2026592.37−0.04 ft
Sep 23, 2026592.41−0.04 ft
Sep 22, 2026592.45−0.03 ft
Sep 21, 2026592.48−0.03 ft

Monthly average levels

MonthAverageLowHigh
Nov 2025593.41593.12593.74
Dec 2025593.53593.38593.71
Jan 2026593.25593.11593.37
Feb 2026593.19593.12593.24
Mar 2026593.01592.78593.13
Apr 2026593.52592.75594.19
May 2026594.95594.29595.87
Jun 2026595.69594.65596.50
Jul 2026594.71594.23595.12
Aug 2026594.03593.34594.70
Sep 2026592.71592.12593.30
Oct 2026 *593.04592.17593.32

* partial month or year.

Belton Lake year by year

YearLowHighAverage
2026 *592.12 Sep 30596.50 Jun 8593.84
2025590.67 Apr 22602.12 Jul 16593.38
2024578.45 Jan 21612.45 May 25591.36
2023 *574.64 Oct 22578.91 Nov 10577.86

Belton Lake on this date in past years

YearLevel on this dateToday vs then
2025593.41 ft−0.50 ft
2024592.05 ft+0.86 ft
2023574.72 ft+18.19 ft

Highest and lowest levels on record

TWDB records for Belton Lake go back to 1988. The lowest level in that record is 574.64 ft (October 22, 2023) and the highest is 629.62 ft (July 17, 2007). Today the lake is 18.27 ft above its record low. At full conservation pool it holds 432,631 acre-feet and covers about 12,159 acres.

Is Belton Lake full?

Belton Lake is 96.9% full by conservation storage, measured against its top of conservation pool at 594.00 ft. It would need to rise 1.09 ft to be full.

Is Belton Lake rising or falling?

Belton Lake is falling slowly: down 0.23 ft in the past 7 days and up 0.40 ft over 30 days. In the latest day it moved −0.01 ft.

How does Belton Lake compare with last year?

Compared with the same date last year, the lake is 0.50 ft lower (98.3% full then, 96.9% now). Two years ago on this date it stood at 592.05 ft.

Data source

Texas Water Development Board (Water Data for Texas), gauge Belton; readings since Oct 16, 2023. Official source · how we collect it.

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