States

Lake Striker

Neches River Basin · Texas · TWDB gauge
290291292293294FULL
Grey bar: 12-month range 290.5–293.4 ft; red line: full pool 293.0 ft.
Water level
290.51FT
72.3% full · 2.49 ft below full
7 days −0.10 ftvs last year −2.31 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 72.3% full
Wind5 to 10 mph
Rain0%
Temp82°F
Full72.3%
This AfternoonPartly Sunny · 82°F
E 5 to 10 mph · rain 0%
TonightMostly Cloudy · 52°F
E 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

291292293ftOct 15Oct 17Oct 20Oct 23Oct 25Full pool 293.0
291292293ftOct 15Oct 20Oct 25Full pool 293.0
291292293ftOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Full pool 293.0
291292293ftOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Full pool 293.0
291292293ft20172019202120242026Full pool 293.0
291292293ft201720212026Full pool 293.0

Field notes

On Oct 25, 2026, Lake Striker was at 290.51 ft, which is 72.3% of its conservation capacity.

That is 2.49 ft below the conservation (full) pool elevation of 293.00 ft.

Over the past 7 days the lake has been falling (−0.10 ft).

Compared with a year ago (292.82 ft), the lake is 2.31 ft lower.

For this time of year, the median in TWDB's records (2017–2025, 9 years with data) is 96.8% full, so Striker is currently below normal by 24.5 percentage points.

In TWDB's dataset (since 2017), the highest level recorded is 293.71 ft (Dec 28, 2018) and the lowest is 290.51 ft (Oct 25, 2026). Older records may be monthly rather than daily.

Lake facts

Full pool (conservation)293.00 ft
Dead pool282.00 ft
Conservation storage12,207 ac-ft
Conservation capacity16,878 ac-ft
Total storage (latest)17,129 ac-ft
Surface area1,809 acres
Record high (TWDB data)293.71 ft · Dec 28, 2018
Record low (TWDB data)290.51 ft · Oct 25, 2026
Typical % full now96.8% (median 2017–2025)
Gauge location31.9341, -94.9757
GroupsNeches River Basin
East Texas (Region I) Water Planning Area

Nearby lakes

Lake Jacksonville20 mi W
95.4% full
−0.10 ft
Lake Tyler24 mi NW
82.8% full
−0.15 ft
Lake Nacogdoches25 mi S
82.7% full
−0.18 ft
Lake Palestine28 mi W
87.0% full
−0.13 ft
Martin Lake33 mi NE
75.3% full
−0.18 ft

Common questions

Is Lake Striker full right now?

No – as of Oct 25, 2026 it is 72.3% full according to TWDB.

What is full pool for Lake Striker?

The conservation pool elevation used by TWDB is 293.00 ft. The lake is currently 2.49 ft below it.

Is Lake Striker rising or falling?

Over the last 7 days it changed −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.