Lake Limestone lake and shoreline

Lake Limestone Water Level

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Lake Limestone is currently 1.9 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 361.1 feet.

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

Current level

361.06ft

−1.94 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.03 ft

Previous readingSep 9361.09 ft

7-day change

Down 0.18 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.93 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

361 ft362 ft363 ftFULL POOL 363.00 ftAug 12Sep 11

Level status

1.94 ft below full pool

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

Reference levels

  • Full pool363 ft

Watershed drought

Moderate Drought

70.4% of watershed in official drought (D1+).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Improving

Watershed drought conditions

Leon County, TX

Moderate Drought

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

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Improving

Compared with last week

Official drought

Yes

70.4% 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 Leon County, TX

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    361.06 ft

    -0.03 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    361.09 ft

    -0.03 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    361.12 ft

    -0.03 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    361.15 ft

    -0.03 ft

  • Sep 6, 2026

    361.18 ft

    -0.03 ft

  • Sep 5, 2026

    361.21 ft

    -0.03 ft

  • Sep 4, 2026

    361.24 ft

    0 ft

Common questions about Lake Limestone’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Limestone is 361.06 ft (updated 11 hours ago). You can track the Lake Limestone lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Limestone is 363 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 Limestone lake level is falling — falling about 0.18 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Limestone is currently 1.94 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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