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Navarro Mills Lake

Trinity River Basin · Texas · TWDB gauge
422423424425426FULL
Grey bar: 12-month range 421.9–425.4 ft; red line: full pool 424.5 ft.
Water level
422.20FT
79.3% full · 2.30 ft below full
7 days −0.12 ft30 days +0.15 ftvs last year −1.66 ft
Reading for Oct 25, 2026 · page refreshed Oct 25, 20:24 UTC
Source: Texas Water Development Board (Water Data for Texas)
Worth going today?This Afternoon
Looks good
Light wind, dry, lake 79.3% full
Wind5 mph
Rain0%
Temp81°F
Full79.3%
This AfternoonMostly Cloudy · 81°F
ESE 5 mph · rain 0%
TonightMostly Cloudy · 56°F
ESE 0 to 5 mph · rain 0%
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

422423424425ftSep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 17Oct 25Full pool 424.5
422423424425ftSep 25Oct 10Oct 25Full pool 424.5
422423424425ftOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Full pool 424.5
422423424425ftOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Full pool 424.5
420425430435440ft20162019202120242026Full pool 424.5
420425430435440ft201620212026Full pool 424.5

Field notes

On Oct 25, 2026, Navarro Mills Lake was at 422.20 ft, which is 79.3% of its conservation capacity.

That is 2.30 ft below the conservation (full) pool elevation of 424.50 ft.

Over the past 7 days the lake has been falling (−0.12 ft), and it is +0.15 ft over 30 days.

Compared with a year ago (423.86 ft), the lake is 1.66 ft lower.

For this time of year, the median in TWDB's records (1996–2025, 30 years with data) is 88.2% full, so Navarro Mills is currently below normal by 9.0 percentage points.

In TWDB's dataset (since 1988), the highest level recorded is 442.99 ft (Nov 1, 2015) and the lowest is 415.74 ft (Dec 18, 2006). Older records may be monthly rather than daily.

Lake facts

Full pool (conservation)424.50 ft
Dead pool400.00 ft
Conservation storage39,488 ac-ft
Conservation capacity49,827 ac-ft
Total storage (latest)39,489 ac-ft
Surface area4,309 acres
Record high (TWDB data)442.99 ft · Nov 1, 2015
Record low (TWDB data)415.74 ft · Dec 18, 2006
Typical % full now88.2% (median 1996–2025)
Gauge location31.9577, -96.6894
GroupsTrinity River Basin
Region C Water Planning Area

Nearby lakes

Halbert Lake18 mi NE
75.2% full
−0.11 ft
Bardwell Lake20 mi N
85.2% full
−0.16 ft
Lake Mexia23 mi S446.21 ft−0.10 ftLake Waxahachie27 mi N
74.6% full
−0.08 ft
Richland-Chambers Reservoir29 mi E
89.6% full
−0.14 ft

Common questions

Is Navarro Mills Lake full right now?

No – as of Oct 25, 2026 it is 79.3% full according to TWDB.

What is full pool for Navarro Mills Lake?

The conservation pool elevation used by TWDB is 424.50 ft. The lake is currently 2.30 ft below it.

Is Navarro Mills Lake rising or falling?

Over the last 7 days it changed −0.12 ft and over 30 days +0.15 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.