Lake Texana lake and shoreline

Lake Texana Water Level

Officially Lake Texana (Navidad River)

Texas

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Lake Texana is currently 2.2 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 41.8 feet.

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

Current level

41.83ft

−2.17 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.03 ft

Previous readingSep 941.86 ft

7-day change

Down 0.23 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 1.31 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

42 ft43 ft44 ftFULL POOL 44.00 ftAug 12Sep 11

Level status

2.17 ft below full pool

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

Reference levels

  • Full pool44 ft

Watershed drought

Moderate Drought

76.8% of watershed in official drought (D1+).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Worsening

Watershed drought conditions

Jackson County, TX

Moderate Drought

Moderate Drought. Moderate drought is affecting the watershed.. Trend: Worsening compared with last week. Official drought yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Worsening

Compared with last week

Official drought

Yes

76.8% 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 Jackson County, TX

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    41.83 ft

    -0.03 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    41.86 ft

    -0.02 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    41.88 ft

    -0.01 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    41.89 ft

    -0.04 ft

  • Sep 6, 2026

    41.93 ft

    -0.04 ft

  • Sep 5, 2026

    41.97 ft

    -0.04 ft

  • Sep 4, 2026

    42.01 ft

    -0.05 ft

Common questions about Lake Texana’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Texana is 41.83 ft (updated 11 hours ago). You can track the Lake Texana lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Texana is 44 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 Texana lake level is falling — falling about 0.23 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Texana is currently 2.17 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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