Lake Meredith lake and shoreline

Lake Meredith Water Level

Officially Lake Meredith (Canadian River)

Texas

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Lake Meredith

Lake Meredith is currently 45.3 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 2891.7 feet.

2891.66 ft · Updated Oct 27 · Texas Water Development Board

Current level

2,891.66ft

−45.34 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Up 0.19 ft

Previous readingOct 242,891.39 ft

7-day change

Up 0.22 ft

7-day trend: Rising

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Up 2.58 ft

29 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
2891.66 ft
24h
+0.19 ft
7d
+0.22 ft
30d
+2.58 ft

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Lake Meredith is currently 2891.66 ft, 45.34 ft below its full pool. The lake has risen 0.22 ft over the past 7 days and 2.58 ft over the past 30 days.

Lake Meredith Level Details

Reference elevations, recent daily readings, data sources, and answers to common questions.

Conditions & Reference

Level status

45.34 ft below full pool

Current level
2,891.66 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

Surrounding county drought

Severe Drought

100% of surrounding county in official drought (D1–D4).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Improving

Surrounding county drought

Hutchinson County, TX

Severe Drought

Severe Drought. The largest share of Hutchinson County, TX is in Severe Drought (D2), an official USDM drought category. These figures describe the surrounding county from the lake location, not the lake itself.. Trend: Improving compared with last week. Official drought (D1–D4) yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Improving

Compared with last week

Official drought (D1–D4)

Yes

100% of the surrounding county is in official drought categories (D1–D4). Dominant category remains Severe Drought.

Typical county impacts (USDM guidance)

  • Lower streamflows in the surrounding county
  • Drier soils and vegetation stress
  • Minor increase in wildfire risk for the area

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Oct 20, 2026. Updated weekly. Official drought means U.S. Drought Monitor categories D1–D4 (Moderate through Exceptional). Abnormally Dry (D0) is not counted as official drought. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Hutchinson County, TX

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Oct 25, 20262,891.58+0.19
Oct 24, 20262,891.390
Oct 23, 20262,891.39-0.01
Oct 22, 20262,891.40
Oct 21, 20262,891.4+0.04
Oct 20, 20262,891.360
Oct 19, 20262,891.360

Common questions about Lake Meredith’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Meredith is 2,891.66 ft (updated Oct 27). 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 rising — rising about 0.22 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Meredith is currently 45.34 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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