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Falcon Reservoir water level today

261.14 ft above sea level (the reading for October 20, 2026). The lake is 20.5% full, 40.06 ft below full pool (301.20 ft). Falcon Reservoir is falling slowly: down 0.23 ft in the past 7 days and up 0.36 ft over 30 days.

Texas Water Development Board publishes one reading per day for Falcon Reservoir; today's value appears once the agency posts it, usually the next morning.

Level now261.14 ft
Percent full20.5%
vs full pool (301.2)−40.06 ft
Past 24 hours−0.03 ft
Past 7 days−0.23 ft
Past 30 days+0.36 ft
vs 1 year ago+6.85 ft

Falcon Reservoir level over the last 12 months

251255259262266 Oct 25Dec 25Feb 26Apr 26Jun 26Aug 26Oct 26
Daily elevation in feet, last 12 months; full pool (301.2 ft) is 36.1 ft above the highest point shown.

12-month low: 252.35 ft (November 18, 2025). High: 265.15 ft (July 24, 2026). Swing: 12.80 ft.

Daily Falcon Reservoir levels, last 30 days

DateElevation (ft)Change
Oct 20, 2026261.14−0.03 ft
Oct 19, 2026261.17−0.08 ft
Oct 18, 2026261.25−0.13 ft
Oct 17, 2026261.38±0.00 ft
Oct 16, 2026261.38+0.03 ft
Oct 15, 2026261.35−0.01 ft
Oct 14, 2026261.36−0.01 ft
Oct 13, 2026261.37±0.00 ft
Oct 12, 2026261.37+0.02 ft
Oct 11, 2026261.35+0.06 ft
Oct 10, 2026261.29+0.14 ft
Oct 9, 2026261.15+0.14 ft
Oct 8, 2026261.01+0.15 ft
Oct 7, 2026260.86+0.15 ft
Oct 6, 2026260.71+0.13 ft
Oct 5, 2026260.58+0.14 ft
Oct 4, 2026260.44+0.11 ft
Oct 3, 2026260.33+0.18 ft
Oct 2, 2026260.15+0.04 ft
Oct 1, 2026260.11−0.05 ft
Sep 30, 2026260.16−0.07 ft
Sep 29, 2026260.23−0.09 ft
Sep 28, 2026260.32−0.06 ft
Sep 27, 2026260.38−0.06 ft
Sep 26, 2026260.44−0.03 ft
Sep 25, 2026260.47−0.01 ft
Sep 24, 2026260.48−0.05 ft
Sep 23, 2026260.53−0.07 ft
Sep 22, 2026260.60−0.09 ft
Sep 21, 2026260.69−0.09 ft

Monthly average levels

MonthAverageLowHigh
Nov 2025252.94252.35253.95
Dec 2025254.33253.92255.61
Jan 2026256.08255.66256.54
Feb 2026256.84256.58256.96
Mar 2026257.11256.67257.61
Apr 2026257.48256.55258.47
May 2026258.90258.37260.50
Jun 2026261.95260.63263.44
Jul 2026263.62262.37265.15
Aug 2026263.70262.47264.81
Sep 2026261.21260.16262.39
Oct 2026 *260.99260.11261.38

* partial month or year.

Falcon Reservoir year by year

YearLowHighAverage
2026 *255.66 Jan 1265.15 Jul 25259.77
2025252.35 Nov 18257.28 Jan 21255.04
2024251.10 May 28268.43 Mar 22258.28
2023 *257.78 Oct 16261.64 Dec 25260.08

Falcon Reservoir on this date in past years

YearLevel on this dateToday vs then
2025254.29 ft+6.85 ft
2024255.94 ft+5.20 ft
2023258.03 ft+3.11 ft

Highest and lowest levels on record

TWDB records for Falcon Reservoir go back to 1953. The lowest level in that record is 195.30 ft (August 23, 1953) and the highest is 309.28 ft (July 18, 2010). Today the lake is 65.84 ft above its record low. At full conservation pool it holds 1,562,367 acre-feet and covers about 28,097 acres.

Is Falcon Reservoir full?

Falcon Reservoir is 20.5% full by conservation storage, measured against its top of conservation pool at 301.20 ft. It would need to rise 40.06 ft to be full.

Is Falcon Reservoir rising or falling?

Falcon Reservoir is falling slowly: down 0.23 ft in the past 7 days and up 0.36 ft over 30 days. In the latest day it moved −0.03 ft.

How does Falcon Reservoir compare with last year?

Compared with the same date last year, the lake is 6.85 ft higher (16.5% full then, 20.5% now). Two years ago on this date it stood at 255.94 ft.

Data source

Texas Water Development Board (Water Data for Texas), gauge Falcon; readings since Oct 16, 2023. Official source · how we collect it.

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