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Waco Lake water level today

459.39 ft above sea level (the reading for October 19, 2026). The lake is 87.7% full, 2.83 ft below full pool (462.22 ft). Waco Lake is falling slowly: down 0.25 ft in the past 7 days and up 0.08 ft over 30 days.

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

Level now459.39 ft
Percent full87.7%
vs full pool (462.2)−2.83 ft
Past 24 hours−0.03 ft
Past 7 days−0.25 ft
Past 30 days+0.08 ft
vs 1 year ago−2.15 ft

Waco Lake level over the last 12 months

458460461463464 Oct 25Dec 25Feb 26Apr 26Jun 26Aug 26Oct 26 full pool 462.2
Daily elevation in feet, last 12 months.

12-month low: 458.84 ft (September 30, 2026). High: 463.69 ft (June 8, 2026). Swing: 4.85 ft.

Daily Waco Lake levels, last 30 days

DateElevation (ft)Change
Oct 19, 2026459.39−0.03 ft
Oct 18, 2026459.42−0.04 ft
Oct 17, 2026459.46−0.06 ft
Oct 16, 2026459.52−0.05 ft
Oct 15, 2026459.57−0.02 ft
Oct 14, 2026459.59−0.03 ft
Oct 13, 2026459.62−0.02 ft
Oct 12, 2026459.64−0.03 ft
Oct 11, 2026459.67−0.03 ft
Oct 10, 2026459.70−0.02 ft
Oct 9, 2026459.72−0.02 ft
Oct 8, 2026459.74−0.02 ft
Oct 7, 2026459.76−0.02 ft
Oct 6, 2026459.78±0.00 ft
Oct 5, 2026459.78+0.03 ft
Oct 4, 2026459.75+0.48 ft
Oct 3, 2026459.27+0.29 ft
Oct 2, 2026458.98+0.08 ft
Oct 1, 2026458.90+0.06 ft
Sep 30, 2026458.84−0.04 ft
Sep 29, 2026458.88−0.04 ft
Sep 28, 2026458.92−0.04 ft
Sep 27, 2026458.96−0.05 ft
Sep 26, 2026459.01−0.04 ft
Sep 25, 2026459.05−0.05 ft
Sep 24, 2026459.10−0.04 ft
Sep 23, 2026459.14−0.04 ft
Sep 22, 2026459.18−0.04 ft
Sep 21, 2026459.22−0.04 ft
Sep 20, 2026459.26−0.05 ft

Monthly average levels

MonthAverageLowHigh
Nov 2025461.66461.47461.90
Dec 2025461.82461.77461.88
Jan 2026461.69461.58461.76
Feb 2026461.73461.69461.79
Mar 2026461.75461.63461.86
Apr 2026462.12461.62462.45
May 2026462.69462.43463.48
Jun 2026462.95462.31463.69
Jul 2026461.98461.61462.28
Aug 2026460.85460.12461.56
Sep 2026459.46458.84460.08
Oct 2026 *459.54458.90459.78

* partial month or year.

Waco Lake year by year

YearLowHighAverage
2026 *458.84 Sep 30463.69 Jun 16461.55
2025459.77 Jan 25469.59 Jul 15461.77
2024459.85 Dec 23482.68 May 8464.13
2023 *450.33 Oct 23465.57 Oct 31460.54

Waco Lake on this date in past years

YearLevel on this dateToday vs then
2025461.54 ft−2.15 ft
2024460.73 ft−1.34 ft
2023450.43 ft+8.96 ft

Highest and lowest levels on record

TWDB records for Waco Lake go back to 1995. The lowest level in that record is 448.96 ft (February 22, 2000) and the highest is 485.82 ft (July 10, 2007). Today the lake is 10.43 ft above its record low. At full conservation pool it holds 188,891 acre-feet and covers about 7,904 acres.

Is Waco Lake full?

Waco Lake is 87.7% full by conservation storage, measured against its top of conservation pool at 462.22 ft. It would need to rise 2.83 ft to be full.

Is Waco Lake rising or falling?

Waco Lake is falling slowly: down 0.25 ft in the past 7 days and up 0.08 ft over 30 days. In the latest day it moved −0.03 ft.

How does Waco Lake compare with last year?

Compared with the same date last year, the lake is 2.15 ft lower (97.0% full then, 87.7% now). Two years ago on this date it stood at 460.73 ft.

Data source

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

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