Lake Waxahachie: 80.8% full as of 2026-09-07
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 | 2026-09-07 | 80.8 | 528.09 | 9,517 | 8,935 | 11,060 | 583 |
| Yesterday | 2026-09-06 | 81.1 | 528.14 | 9,547 | 8,965 | 11,060 | 584 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-09-05 | 81.4 | 528.20 | 9,582 | 9,000 | 11,060 | 586 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-08-31 | 82.9 | 528.48 | 9,747 | 9,165 | 11,060 | 593 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-08-07 | 91.1 | 529.98 | 10,663 | 10,081 | 11,060 | 632 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-06-07 | 100.0 | 532.19 | 12,109 | 11,060 | 11,060 | 692 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-03-07 | 83.6 | 528.62 | 9,830 | 9,248 | 11,060 | 597 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-09-07 | 93.0 | 530.30 | 10,866 | 10,284 | 11,060 | 637 |
*
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 | 2026-09-07 12:30 | 528.03 | 531.50 | -3.47 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-09-07 11:30 | 528.08 | 531.50 | -3.42 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-09-07 10:30 | 528.09 | 531.50 | -3.41 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-09-07 06:30 | 528.09 | 531.50 | -3.41 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-09-07 00:30 | 528.12 | 531.50 | -3.38 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-09-06 12:30 | 528.16 | 531.50 | -3.34 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-09-05 12:30 | 528.19 | 531.50 | -3.31 |
*
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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