Canyon Lake
Source: Texas Water Development Board (Water Data for Texas)
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Level history
Field notes
Canyon Lake's latest daily level (Oct 25, 2026) is 907.42 ft, which is 96.6% of its conservation capacity.
That is 1.58 ft below the conservation (full) pool elevation of 909.00 ft.
Over the past 7 days the lake has been falling (−0.24 ft), and it is −0.73 ft over 30 days.
Compared with a year ago (890.47 ft), the lake is 16.95 ft higher.
For this time of year, the median in TWDB's records (1996–2025, 30 years with data) is 94.2% full, so Canyon is currently above normal by 2.4 percentage points.
In TWDB's dataset (since 1988), the highest level recorded is 949.01 ft (Jul 6, 2002) and the lowest is 876.96 ft (May 26, 2025). Older records may be monthly rather than daily.
Lake facts
| Full pool (conservation) | 909.00 ft |
|---|---|
| Dead pool | 775.00 ft |
| Conservation storage | 365,911 ac-ft |
| Conservation capacity | 378,781 ac-ft |
| Total storage (latest) | 365,982 ac-ft |
| Surface area | 8,055 acres |
| Record high (TWDB data) | 949.01 ft · Jul 6, 2002 |
| Record low (TWDB data) | 876.96 ft · May 26, 2025 |
| Typical % full now | 94.2% (median 1996–2025) |
| Gauge location | 29.8688, -98.1989 |
| Groups | Guadalupe River Basin South Central Texas (Region L) Water Planning Area |
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Common questions
Is Canyon Lake full right now?
No – as of Oct 25, 2026 it is 96.6% full according to TWDB.
What is full pool for Canyon Lake?
The conservation pool elevation used by TWDB is 909.00 ft. The lake is currently 1.58 ft below it.
Is Canyon Lake rising or falling?
Over the last 7 days it changed −0.24 ft and over 30 days −0.73 ft.
How often is this page updated?
The page is rebuilt automatically every day from TWDB's published data. Values can be revised later by the source agency.
Where does the data come from?
Water Data for Texas, run by the Texas Water Development Board, which compiles gauge readings from USGS, USACE, river authorities and others. Forecasts come from the National Weather Service.
Values are TWDB daily estimates; elevations in feet above the vertical datum stated by TWDB. TWDB disclaimer: reservoir data are best estimates generated by the Texas Water Development Board from data collected by various providers; TWDB makes no warranties as to their fitness for any purpose. See data sources.