Lake Tawakoni lake and shoreline

Lake Tawakoni Water Level

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Lake Tawakoni is currently 2.2 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 435.8 feet.

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

Current level

435.8ft

−2.20 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.03 ft

Previous readingSep 9435.83 ft

7-day change

Down 0.22 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.92 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

436 ft437 ft438 ftFULL POOL 438.00 ftAug 12Sep 11

Level status

2.2 ft below full pool

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

Reference levels

  • Full pool438 ft

Watershed drought

Moderate Drought

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

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Rains County, TX

Moderate Drought

Moderate Drought. Moderate drought is affecting the watershed.. 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

  • Stream inflows may run below normal
  • Lake levels can decline faster between rain events
  • Vegetation stress may increase over time

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

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    435.8 ft

    -0.03 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    435.83 ft

    -0.04 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    435.87 ft

    -0.03 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    435.9 ft

    -0.04 ft

  • Sep 6, 2026

    435.94 ft

    -0.03 ft

  • Sep 5, 2026

    435.97 ft

    -0.03 ft

  • Sep 4, 2026

    436 ft

    -0.02 ft

Common questions about Lake Tawakoni’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Tawakoni is 435.8 ft (updated 11 hours ago). You can track the Lake Tawakoni lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Tawakoni is 438 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 Tawakoni lake level is falling — falling about 0.22 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Tawakoni is currently 2.20 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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