Lake Athens lake and shoreline

Lake Athens Water Level

Texas

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Lake Athens is currently at a water-surface elevation of 438.9 feet.

438.95 ft · Updated 12 hours ago · Texas Water Development Board

Current level

438.95ft

Status unavailable

A verified operating range is not available for this lake.

Since last reading

Down 0.02 ft

Previous readingSep 9438.97 ft

7-day change

Down 0.07 ft

7-day trend: Falling

5 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.07 ft

5 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) Water-surface elevation (ft)

439 ft439 ft439 ftSep 7Sep 11

Level status

Summary updating

This comparison needs the current level and full pool. We use the live feed when present, otherwise the latest daily summary when it includes a pool comparison.

DatumVertical reference for published pool and stage elevations at this lake (from the lake catalog).
Water-surface elevation (ft)
Elevation reference
Not available
Source
Texas Water Development Board

Reference levels

No published reference elevations for this lake.

Watershed drought

Moderate Drought

100% of watershed in official drought (D1+).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Worsening

Watershed drought conditions

Henderson County, TX

Moderate Drought

Moderate Drought. Moderate drought is affecting the watershed.. Trend: Worsening compared with last week. Official drought yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Worsening

Compared with last week

Official drought

Yes

100% of the watershed is currently classified as official drought (D1+).

Expected impacts

  • Stream inflows may run below normal
  • Lake levels can decline faster between rain events
  • Vegetation stress may increase over time

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Sep 8, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Henderson County, TX

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    438.95 ft

    -0.02 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    438.97 ft

    -0.02 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    438.99 ft

    -0.02 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    439.01 ft

    -0.01 ft

  • Sep 6, 2026

    439.02 ft

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Common questions about Lake Athens’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Athens is 438.95 ft (updated 12 hours ago). You can track the Lake Athens lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Lake Athens lake level is falling — falling about 0.07 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Readings refresh when Texas Water Development Board publishes new gauge data — typically daily for most reservoirs. The timestamp above the chart shows when the latest observation arrived on Lake Insights.

Lake level glossary

Definitions for pool targets, datums, and how elevation readings are labeled.

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