Lake Meredith lake and shoreline

Lake Meredith Water Level

Officially Lake Meredith (Canadian River)

Texas

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Lake Meredith is currently 47.9 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 2889.1 feet.

2889.13 ft · Updated 11 hours ago · Texas Water Development Board

Current level

2,889.13ft

−47.87 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.02 ft

Previous readingSep 92,889.15 ft

7-day change

Down 0.15 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.83 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

2895 ft2913 ft2931 ftFULL POOL 2937.00 ftAug 12Sep 11

Level status

47.87 ft below full pool

Current level
2,889.13 ft
Full pool
2,937 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
Texas Water Development Board

Reference levels

  • Full pool2,937 ft

Watershed drought

Exceptional Drought

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

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Hutchinson County, TX

Exceptional Drought

Exceptional Drought. Exceptional drought conditions are present.. Trend: Stable compared with last week. Official drought yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

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 Hutchinson County, TX

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    2,889.13 ft

    -0.02 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    2,889.15 ft

    +0.02 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    2,889.13 ft

    -0.03 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    2,889.16 ft

    -0.03 ft

  • Sep 6, 2026

    2,889.19 ft

    -0.04 ft

  • Sep 5, 2026

    2,889.23 ft

    -0.02 ft

  • Sep 4, 2026

    2,889.25 ft

    -0.03 ft

Common questions about Lake Meredith’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Meredith is 2,889.13 ft (updated 11 hours ago). You can track the Lake Meredith lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Meredith is 2,937 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 Meredith lake level is falling — falling about 0.15 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Meredith is currently 47.87 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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