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Canyon Lake is managed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District (water supply rights: GBRA). Lake Insights displays its latest available elevation from U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Published reference elevations are listed below.
1.12 feet above full pool
+1.12 ft vs full pool
Canyon Lake is currently 1.12 feet above full pool and has remained relatively stable over the past seven days. Readings have been steady over the past week while the lake remains above full pool.
Comal County, TX · surrounding county from lake location
No Drought
No official drought conditions.
Severity
Weekly trend
Stable
Compared with last week
Official drought
No
Current conditions are classified as Abnormally Dry (D0), which is not considered official drought.
U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Aug 4, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Comal County, TX
Waterbody / project type
Official purposes
General factors for reservoirs like this
These are common influences for this type of lake. They do not identify the cause of a specific current change unless an operator update confirms it.
Rainfall & inflows
Rain and upstream river inflows can raise reservoir levels, especially after storms.
Downstream releases
When an operator releases water through a dam, reservoir storage can fall and downstream flows can rise.
Published reference elevation. Not necessarily a fixed year-round target for every project.
Flood stage is not interchangeable with flood pool.
Managing authority: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District (water supply rights: GBRA)
Observation source used by Lake Insights: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Who manages the lake and who publishes the reading Lake Insights displays can differ. Lake Insights does not invent a source label from the managing authority alone.
Shared background — not lake-specific facts
Lake Insights aggregates water level information from authoritative public sources such as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, NOAA, TVA, Bureau of Reclamation, power utilities, and other official lake operators. We preserve historical observations, calculate trends, and present lake conditions in a consistent format. For U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), we link to the official source whenever it is available. Lake Insights does not predict future lake levels unless an official forecast has been published by the managing authority.
Full pool
Flood stage
Datum
Current-level source
Project / NID identifier
Dam / watershed (NID design values)
Static design values from a confidently matched National Inventory of Dams record — not live gage readings.
National Inventory of Dams · matched record: Hagins Panther Canyon Lake Dam (TX02293)
Flood-risk operations
Some projects store or release water under flood-risk rules when conditions require it.
Water supply
Some reservoirs support municipal, industrial, irrigation, or regional water-supply needs.
Hydropower
Hydropower projects may pass water through turbines when generating electricity.
Seasonal weather
Dry periods, heat, evaporation, and seasonal rainfall patterns can affect storage over weeks and months.