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Choke Canyon Reservoir water level today

190.65 ft above sea level (the reading for October 20, 2026). The lake is 21.3% full, 29.85 ft below full pool (220.50 ft). Choke Canyon Reservoir is falling slowly: down 0.18 ft in the past 7 days and down 0.70 ft over 30 days.

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

Level now190.65 ft
Percent full21.3%
vs full pool (220.5)−29.85 ft
Past 24 hours−0.02 ft
Past 7 days−0.18 ft
Past 30 days−0.70 ft
vs 1 year ago+8.13 ft

Choke Canyon Reservoir level over the last 12 months

175187199212224 Oct 25Jan 26Mar 26May 26Jul 26Sep 26 full pool 220.5
Daily elevation in feet, last 12 months.

12-month low: 178.24 ft (May 18, 2026). High: 192.90 ft (August 1, 2026). Swing: 14.66 ft.

Daily Choke Canyon Reservoir levels, last 30 days

DateElevation (ft)Change
Oct 20, 2026190.65−0.02 ft
Oct 19, 2026190.67−0.03 ft
Oct 18, 2026190.70−0.04 ft
Oct 17, 2026190.74−0.05 ft
Oct 16, 2026190.79−0.03 ft
Oct 15, 2026190.82−0.02 ft
Oct 14, 2026190.84+0.01 ft
Oct 13, 2026190.83−0.02 ft
Oct 12, 2026190.85−0.02 ft
Oct 11, 2026190.87−0.03 ft
Oct 10, 2026190.90−0.04 ft
Oct 9, 2026190.94−0.02 ft
Oct 8, 2026190.96−0.02 ft
Oct 7, 2026190.98−0.03 ft
Oct 6, 2026191.01−0.03 ft
Oct 5, 2026191.04−0.02 ft
Oct 4, 2026191.06−0.02 ft
Oct 3, 2026191.08−0.01 ft
Oct 2, 2026191.09+0.05 ft
Oct 1, 2026191.04±0.00 ft
Sep 30, 2026191.04−0.02 ft
Sep 29, 2026191.06−0.04 ft
Sep 28, 2026191.10−0.03 ft
Sep 27, 2026191.13−0.03 ft
Sep 26, 2026191.16−0.02 ft
Sep 25, 2026191.18−0.03 ft
Sep 24, 2026191.21−0.05 ft
Sep 23, 2026191.26−0.03 ft
Sep 22, 2026191.29−0.03 ft
Sep 21, 2026191.32−0.03 ft

Monthly average levels

MonthAverageLowHigh
Nov 2025 *182.01181.82182.24
Dec 2025 *181.27181.07181.46
Jan 2026180.75180.47181.06
Feb 2026180.15179.81180.45
Mar 2026179.42178.98179.79
Apr 2026 *178.65178.41178.95
May 2026178.63178.24179.61
Jun 2026179.81179.47180.14
Jul 2026182.84179.27192.89
Aug 2026192.44191.93192.90
Sep 2026191.46191.04191.90
Oct 2026 *190.89190.65191.09

* partial month or year.

Choke Canyon Reservoir year by year

YearLowHighAverage
2026 *178.24 May 18192.90 Aug 1183.44
2025181.07 Dec 31187.38 Jan 1184.69
2024187.41 Dec 31192.62 Feb 6190.51
2023 *192.57 Dec 31193.63 Oct 16193.08

Choke Canyon Reservoir on this date in past years

YearLevel on this dateToday vs then
2025182.52 ft+8.13 ft
2024188.62 ft+2.03 ft
2023193.55 ft−2.90 ft

Highest and lowest levels on record

TWDB records for Choke Canyon Reservoir go back to 1999. The lowest level in that record is 178.24 ft (May 18, 2026) and the highest is 223.46 ft (September 12, 2002). Today the lake is 12.41 ft above its record low. At full conservation pool it holds 662,820 acre-feet and covers about 10,181 acres.

Is Choke Canyon Reservoir full?

Choke Canyon Reservoir is 21.3% full by conservation storage, measured against its top of conservation pool at 220.50 ft. It would need to rise 29.85 ft to be full.

Is Choke Canyon Reservoir rising or falling?

Choke Canyon Reservoir is falling slowly: down 0.18 ft in the past 7 days and down 0.70 ft over 30 days. In the latest day it moved −0.02 ft.

How does Choke Canyon Reservoir compare with last year?

Compared with the same date last year, the lake is 8.13 ft higher (10.9% full then, 21.3% now). Two years ago on this date it stood at 188.62 ft.

Data source

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

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