B.A. Steinhagen Lake lake and shoreline

B.A. Steinhagen Lake Water Level

Officially Martin Dies Jr. State Park Reservoir (Neches River)

Texas

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B.A. Steinhagen Lake

B.A. Steinhagen Lake is currently 0.4 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 82.6 feet.

82.60 ft · Updated 8 hours ago · U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Current level

82.6ft

−0.40 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Up 0.10 ft

Previous readingOct 482.54 ft

7-day change

Up 0.03 ft

7-day trend: Stable

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.23 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
82.60 ft
24h
+0.10 ft
7d
+0.03 ft
30d
-0.23 ft

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

B.A. Steinhagen Lake is currently 82.60 ft, 0.40 ft below its full pool. The lake has risen 0.03 ft over the past 7 days and fallen 0.23 ft over the past 30 days.

B.A. Steinhagen Lake Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

0.4 ft below full pool

Current level
82.6 ft
Full pool
83 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Reference levels

  • Full pool83 ft
  • Flood stage85 ft

Watershed drought

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally dry (D0), not official drought.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Worsening

Watershed drought conditions

Tyler County, TX

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The surrounding county is abnormally dry, which is not official drought.. Trend: Worsening compared with last week. Official drought no

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Worsening

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 Sep 29, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Tyler County, TX

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Oct 5, 202682.64+0.1
Oct 4, 202682.54-0.06
Oct 3, 202682.6+0.03
Oct 2, 202682.57-0.01
Oct 1, 202682.58+0.05
Sep 30, 202682.53-0.06
Sep 29, 202682.59-0.02

Common questions about B.A. Steinhagen Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at B.A. Steinhagen Lake is 82.6 ft (updated 8 hours ago). You can track the B.A. Steinhagen Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for B.A. Steinhagen Lake is 83 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • Over the past seven days the B.A. Steinhagen Lake lake level has held relatively steady — the current 7-day trend is Stable. The history chart above shows the full trend.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, B.A. Steinhagen Lake is currently 0.40 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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