Lake Waxahachie: 76.1% full as of 2026-10-04

Historical Data

Date Percent Full Mean Water Level
(ft) 		Reservoir Storage
(acre-ft) 		Conservation Storage
(acre-ft) 		Conservation Capacity
(acre-ft) 		Surface Area
(acres)
Today 2026-10-04 76.1 527.19 9,004 8,422 11,060 559
Yesterday 2026-10-03 75.9 527.15 8,982 8,400 11,060 558
2 days ago 2026-10-02 75.8 527.13 8,971 8,389 11,060 557
1 week ago 2026-09-27 74.8 526.92 8,854 8,272 11,060 552
1 month ago 2026-09-04 81.6 528.24 9,605 9,023 11,060 587
3 months ago 2026-07-04 99.3 531.38 11,564 10,982 11,060 655
6 months ago 2026-04-04 85.5 528.97 10,040 9,458 11,060 605
1 year ago 2025-10-04 87.7 529.36 10,278 9,696 11,060 614
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Percent Full is based on Conservation Storage and Conservation Capacity and doesn't account for storage in flood pool.

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   Values above, including today's are averaged conditions. For near real-time instantaneous water level, see table below or the interactive map viewer.

Most Recent Instantaneous Water Level

Date/time Water Level
(ft) 		Conservation Pool Elevation
(ft) 		Height Above Conservation Pool
(ft)
Most recent 2026-10-04 16:30 527.23 531.50 -4.27
1 hour prior 2026-10-04 15:30 527.22 531.50 -4.28
2 hours prior 2026-10-04 14:30 527.22 531.50 -4.28
6 hours prior 2026-10-04 10:30 527.20 531.50 -4.30
12 hours prior 2026-10-04 04:30 527.19 531.50 -4.31
24 hours prior 2026-10-03 16:30 527.20 531.50 -4.30
48 hours prior 2026-10-02 16:30 527.11 531.50 -4.39
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Data is provisional and subject to revision.

Additional Information

Impoundment date 1956-01-01
Vertical datum NGVD29
Dead pool elevation 498.75 ft above NGVD29
Service spillway crest elevation 531.50 ft above NGVD29
Top of dam elevation 541.50 ft above NGVD29
Conservation pool elevation 531.50 ft above NGVD29
Data download (CSV) period of record, last one year, last 30 days

Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves

2000-07-01 (source: TWDB) : GIS Data
2020-07-01 (source: TWDB) : GIS Data
Data Source USGS:08063600
USGS Monitoring Location USGS:08063600

Lake Location