States

Lost Creek Reservoir

Trinity River Basin · Texas · TWDB gauge
1,0051,0061,0071,0081,009FULL
Grey bar: 12-month range 1,005.4–1,008.5 ft; red line: full pool 1,009.5 ft.
Water level
1,005.39FT
87.4% full · 4.11 ft below full
7 days −0.13 ft30 days −0.10 ftvs last year −3.10 ft
Reading for Oct 25, 2026 · page refreshed Oct 25, 20:19 UTC
Source: Texas Water Development Board (Water Data for Texas)
Worth going today?This Afternoon
Looks good
Light wind, dry, lake 87.4% full
Wind10 mph
Rain0%
Temp80°F
Full87.4%
This AfternoonMostly Cloudy · 80°F
SSE 10 mph · rain 0%
TonightMostly Cloudy · 57°F
SE 0 to 5 mph · rain 1%
NWS forecast for the gauge location. Good = wind ≤ 10 mph and rain ≤ 30%; storms are flagged. Not safety advice – check local conditions, closures and warnings.

Level history

1,0051,0061,0071,0081,0091,010ftSep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 17Oct 25Full pool 1,009.5
1,0051,0061,0071,0081,0091,010ftSep 25Oct 10Oct 25Full pool 1,009.5
1,0051,0061,0071,0081,0091,010ftOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Full pool 1,009.5
1,0051,0061,0071,0081,0091,010ftOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Full pool 1,009.5
1,0061,0081,010ft20162019202120242026Full pool 1,009.5
1,0061,0081,010ft201620212026Full pool 1,009.5

Field notes

On Oct 25, 2026, Lost Creek Reservoir was at 1,005.39 ft, which is 87.4% of its conservation capacity.

That is 4.11 ft below the conservation (full) pool elevation of 1,009.50 ft.

Over the past 7 days the lake has been falling (−0.13 ft), and it is −0.10 ft over 30 days.

Compared with a year ago (1,008.49 ft), the lake is 3.10 ft lower.

For this time of year, the median in TWDB's records (1999–2025, 27 years with data) is 90.3% full, so Lost Creek is currently below normal by 2.9 percentage points.

In TWDB's dataset (since 1999), the highest level recorded is 1,017.94 ft (Apr 18, 2016) and the lowest is 995.42 ft (Feb 20, 2015). Older records may be monthly rather than daily.

Lake facts

Full pool (conservation)1,009.50 ft
Conservation storage10,447 ac-ft
Conservation capacity11,950 ac-ft
Total storage (latest)10,447 ac-ft
Record high (TWDB data)1,017.94 ft · Apr 18, 2016
Record low (TWDB data)995.42 ft · Feb 20, 2015
Typical % full now90.3% (median 1999–2025)
Gauge location33.2434, -98.1200
GroupsTrinity River Basin
Region C Water Planning Area

Nearby lakes

Bridgeport Reservoir17 mi E
72.0% full
−0.17 ft
Lake Amon G Carter22 mi NE
80.7% full
−0.09 ft
Lake Graham30 mi W
66.2% full
−0.11 ft
Lake Mineral Wells30 mi S
84.6% full
−0.08 ft
Possum Kingdom Lake31 mi SW
91.9% full
+1.33 ft

Common questions

Is Lost Creek Reservoir full right now?

No – as of Oct 25, 2026 it is 87.4% full according to TWDB.

What is full pool for Lost Creek Reservoir?

The conservation pool elevation used by TWDB is 1,009.50 ft. The lake is currently 4.11 ft below it.

Is Lost Creek Reservoir rising or falling?

Over the last 7 days it changed −0.13 ft and over 30 days −0.10 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.