Stillhouse Hollow Lake lake and shoreline

Stillhouse Hollow Lake Water Level

Officially Stillhouse Hollow Lake (Lampasas River)

Texas

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Stillhouse Hollow Lake is currently 0.7 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 621.3 feet.

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

Current level

621.27ft

−0.73 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.02 ft

Previous readingSep 9621.29 ft

7-day change

Down 0.15 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.78 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

621 ft622 ft622 ftFULL POOL 622.00 ftAug 12Sep 11

Level status

0.73 ft below full pool

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

Reference levels

  • Full pool622 ft
  • Flood stage666 ft

Watershed drought

Severe Drought

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

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Worsening

Watershed drought conditions

Bell County, TX

Severe Drought

Severe Drought. Severe drought conditions are present.. Trend: Worsening compared with last week. Official drought yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Worsening

Compared with last week

Official drought

Yes

100% of the watershed is currently classified as official drought (D1+).

Expected impacts

  • Lower stream inflows
  • Lake levels may decline faster
  • Vegetation is becoming drier
  • Minor increase in wildfire risk

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

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    621.27 ft

    -0.02 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    621.29 ft

    -0.03 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    621.32 ft

    -0.02 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    621.34 ft

    -0.03 ft

  • Sep 6, 2026

    621.37 ft

    -0.01 ft

  • Sep 5, 2026

    621.38 ft

    -0.02 ft

  • Sep 4, 2026

    621.4 ft

    -0.02 ft

Common questions about Stillhouse Hollow Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Stillhouse Hollow Lake is 621.27 ft (updated 11 hours ago). You can track the Stillhouse Hollow Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Stillhouse Hollow Lake is 622 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Stillhouse Hollow Lake 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, Stillhouse Hollow Lake is currently 0.73 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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