Lake Waxahachie: 74.7% full as of 2026-10-24
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 | 2026-10-24 | 74.7 | 526.91 | 8,849 | 8,267 | 11,060 | 552 |
| Yesterday | 2026-10-23 | 74.7 | 526.91 | 8,849 | 8,267 | 11,060 | 552 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-10-22 | 74.8 | 526.92 | 8,854 | 8,272 | 11,060 | 552 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-10-17 | 75.1 | 526.99 | 8,893 | 8,311 | 11,060 | 554 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-09-24 | 75.7 | 527.11 | 8,959 | 8,377 | 11,060 | 557 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-07-24 | 95.9 | 530.80 | 11,187 | 10,605 | 11,060 | 645 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-04-24 | 86.6 | 529.17 | 10,162 | 9,580 | 11,060 | 609 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-10-24 | 83.8 | 528.65 | 9,848 | 9,266 | 11,060 | 597 |
*
Percent Full is based on Conservation Storage and Conservation Capacity and doesn't account for storage in flood pool.
**
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 | 2026-10-24 18:30 | 526.90 | 531.50 | -4.60 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-10-24 17:30 | 526.90 | 531.50 | -4.60 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-10-24 16:30 | 526.88 | 531.50 | -4.62 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-10-24 12:30 | 526.94 | 531.50 | -4.56 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-10-24 06:30 | 526.90 | 531.50 | -4.60 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-10-23 18:30 | 526.90 | 531.50 | -4.60 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-10-22 18:30 | 526.92 | 531.50 | -4.58 |
*
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
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| Data Source | USGS:08063600 |
| USGS Monitoring Location | USGS:08063600 |
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