Lake Marble Falls lake and shoreline

Lake Marble Falls Water Level

Officially Lake Marble Falls (Max Starcke Dam)

Texas

Lake Marble Falls is currently 0.5 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 736.5 feet.

736.55 ft · Updated 56 minutes ago · Lower Colorado River Authority

Current level

736.55ft

−0.45 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Up 0.03 ft

Previous readingSep 9736.53 ft

7-day change

Down 0.01 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Up 0.26 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

Water Level History

Elevation (ft) MSL

736 ft737 ft737 ftFULL POOL 737.00 ftAug 12Sep 11

Level status

0.45 ft below full pool

Current level
736.55 ft
Full pool
737 ft
DatumVertical reference for published pool and stage elevations at this lake (from the lake catalog).
Not available
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
Lower Colorado River Authority

Reference levels

  • Full pool737 ft

Watershed drought

Abnormally Dry

47.6% of watershed in official drought (D1+).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Burnet County, TX

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The surrounding county is abnormally dry, which is not official drought.. Trend: Stable compared with last week. Official drought yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

Compared with last week

Official drought

Yes

47.6% of the watershed is currently classified as official drought (D1+).

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

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    736.56 ft

    +0.03 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    736.53 ft

    +0.04 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    736.49 ft

    +0.05 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    736.44 ft

    -0.02 ft

  • Sep 6, 2026

    736.46 ft

    -0.04 ft

  • Sep 5, 2026

    736.5 ft

    -0.02 ft

  • Sep 4, 2026

    736.52 ft

    -0.05 ft

Common questions about Lake Marble Falls’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Marble Falls is 736.55 ft (updated 56 minutes ago). You can track the Lake Marble Falls lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Marble Falls is 737 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 Marble Falls lake level is falling — falling about 0.01 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Marble Falls is currently 0.45 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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