Waco Lake lake and shoreline

Waco Lake Water Level

Officially Waco Lake (Bosque River)

Texas

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Waco Lake is currently 2.3 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 459.7 feet.

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

Current level

459.67ft

−2.33 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.04 ft

Previous readingSep 9459.71 ft

7-day change

Down 0.30 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 1.42 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

460 ft461 ft462 ftFULL POOL 462.00 ftAug 12Sep 11

Level status

2.33 ft below full pool

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

Reference levels

  • Full pool462 ft
  • Flood stage500 ft

Watershed drought

Moderate Drought

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

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Worsening

Watershed drought conditions

McLennan 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

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 McLennan County, TX

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    459.67 ft

    -0.04 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    459.71 ft

    -0.04 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    459.75 ft

    -0.06 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    459.81 ft

    -0.04 ft

  • Sep 6, 2026

    459.85 ft

    -0.03 ft

  • Sep 5, 2026

    459.88 ft

    -0.05 ft

  • Sep 4, 2026

    459.93 ft

    -0.04 ft

Common questions about Waco Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Waco Lake is 459.67 ft (updated 11 hours ago). You can track the Waco Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Waco Lake is 462 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Waco Lake lake level is falling — falling about 0.30 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Waco Lake is currently 2.33 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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