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Whitney Lake water level today

530.76 ft above sea level (the reading for October 19, 2026). The lake is 91.2% full, 2.24 ft below full pool (533.00 ft). Whitney Lake is falling slowly: down 0.12 ft in the past 7 days and down 0.02 ft over 30 days.

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

Level now530.76 ft
Percent full91.2%
vs full pool (533.0)−2.24 ft
Past 24 hours−0.02 ft
Past 7 days−0.12 ft
Past 30 days−0.02 ft
vs 1 year ago−0.96 ft

Whitney Lake level over the last 12 months

530531532534535 Oct 25Dec 25Feb 26Apr 26Jun 26Aug 26Oct 26 full pool 533.0
Daily elevation in feet, last 12 months.

12-month low: 530.28 ft (September 30, 2026). High: 534.43 ft (June 9, 2026). Swing: 4.15 ft.

Daily Whitney Lake levels, last 30 days

DateElevation (ft)Change
Oct 19, 2026530.76−0.02 ft
Oct 18, 2026530.78−0.03 ft
Oct 17, 2026530.81−0.10 ft
Oct 16, 2026530.91+0.06 ft
Oct 15, 2026530.85−0.01 ft
Oct 14, 2026530.86±0.00 ft
Oct 13, 2026530.86−0.02 ft
Oct 12, 2026530.88±0.00 ft
Oct 11, 2026530.88−0.04 ft
Oct 10, 2026530.92−0.02 ft
Oct 9, 2026530.94±0.00 ft
Oct 8, 2026530.94±0.00 ft
Oct 7, 2026530.94±0.00 ft
Oct 6, 2026530.94+0.02 ft
Oct 5, 2026530.92+0.08 ft
Oct 4, 2026530.84+0.05 ft
Oct 3, 2026530.79+0.14 ft
Oct 2, 2026530.65+0.30 ft
Oct 1, 2026530.35+0.07 ft
Sep 30, 2026530.28−0.08 ft
Sep 29, 2026530.36−0.04 ft
Sep 28, 2026530.40−0.06 ft
Sep 27, 2026530.46−0.03 ft
Sep 26, 2026530.49−0.06 ft
Sep 25, 2026530.55−0.04 ft
Sep 24, 2026530.59−0.05 ft
Sep 23, 2026530.64−0.02 ft
Sep 22, 2026530.66−0.05 ft
Sep 21, 2026530.71−0.01 ft
Sep 20, 2026530.72−0.06 ft

Monthly average levels

MonthAverageLowHigh
Nov 2025531.50531.31531.77
Dec 2025531.60531.50531.74
Jan 2026531.45531.35531.57
Feb 2026531.48531.42531.56
Mar 2026531.66531.46531.87
Apr 2026531.85531.47532.50
May 2026532.57532.44532.88
Jun 2026533.40532.87534.43
Jul 2026533.05532.83533.34
Aug 2026532.31531.79532.80
Sep 2026530.99530.28531.76
Oct 2026 *530.83530.35530.94

* partial month or year.

Whitney Lake year by year

YearLowHighAverage
2026 *530.28 Sep 30534.43 Jun 9532.01
2025531.31 Nov 19535.84 Jun 14533.02
2024531.59 Nov 4542.03 May 20534.01
2023 *524.63 Oct 23533.15 Dec 31530.67

Whitney Lake on this date in past years

YearLevel on this dateToday vs then
2025531.72 ft−0.96 ft
2024532.18 ft−1.42 ft
2023524.69 ft+6.07 ft

Highest and lowest levels on record

TWDB records for Whitney Lake go back to 1999. The lowest level in that record is 516.70 ft (December 3, 2011) and the highest is 561.32 ft (June 8, 2016). Today the lake is 14.06 ft above its record low. At full conservation pool it holds 564,808 acre-feet and covers about 21,217 acres.

Is Whitney Lake full?

Whitney Lake is 91.2% full by conservation storage, measured against its top of conservation pool at 533.00 ft. It would need to rise 2.24 ft to be full.

Is Whitney Lake rising or falling?

Whitney Lake is falling slowly: down 0.12 ft in the past 7 days and down 0.02 ft over 30 days. In the latest day it moved −0.02 ft.

How does Whitney Lake compare with last year?

Compared with the same date last year, the lake is 0.96 ft lower (94.9% full then, 91.2% now). Two years ago on this date it stood at 532.18 ft.

Data source

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

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