Lake Bridgeport lake and shoreline

Lake Bridgeport Water Level

Officially Lake Bridgeport (West Fork Trinity River)

Texas

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Lake Bridgeport is currently 7.7 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 828.3 feet.

828.31 ft · Updated 11 hours ago · Texas Water Development Board

Current level

828.31ft

−7.69 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.05 ft

Previous readingSep 9828.36 ft

7-day change

Down 0.45 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 2.12 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

829 ft832 ft835 ftFULL POOL 836.00 ftAug 12Sep 11

Level status

7.69 ft below full pool

Current level
828.31 ft
Full pool
836 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
Texas Water Development Board

Reference levels

  • Full pool836 ft
  • Flood stage851 ft

Watershed drought

Extreme Drought

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

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Worsening

Watershed drought conditions

Wise County, TX

Extreme Drought

Extreme Drought. Extreme drought conditions are present.. 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

  • Significantly reduced stream inflows
  • Lake levels may fall quickly without heavy rain
  • Dry vegetation and elevated wildfire risk
  • Water use restrictions may apply nearby

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

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    828.31 ft

    -0.05 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    828.36 ft

    -0.08 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    828.44 ft

    -0.06 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    828.5 ft

    -0.06 ft

  • Sep 6, 2026

    828.56 ft

    -0.07 ft

  • Sep 5, 2026

    828.63 ft

    -0.07 ft

  • Sep 4, 2026

    828.7 ft

    -0.06 ft

Common questions about Lake Bridgeport’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Bridgeport is 828.31 ft (updated 11 hours ago). You can track the Lake Bridgeport lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Bridgeport is 836 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Lake Bridgeport lake level is falling — falling about 0.45 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Bridgeport is currently 7.69 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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