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Lake O the Pines water level today

227.20 ft above sea level (the reading for October 19, 2026). The lake is 90.7% full, 1.30 ft below full pool (228.50 ft). Lake O the Pines is falling slowly: down 0.17 ft in the past 7 days and down 0.56 ft over 30 days.

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

Level now227.20 ft
Percent full90.7%
vs full pool (228.5)−1.30 ft
Past 24 hours−0.02 ft
Past 7 days−0.17 ft
Past 30 days−0.56 ft
vs 1 year ago−1.37 ft

Lake O the Pines level over the last 12 months

227.0227.6228.2228.9229.5 Oct 25Dec 25Feb 26Apr 26Jun 26Aug 26Oct 26 full pool 228.5
Daily elevation in feet, last 12 months.

12-month low: 227.20 ft (October 19, 2026). High: 229.28 ft (July 15, 2026). Swing: 2.08 ft.

Daily Lake O the Pines levels, last 30 days

DateElevation (ft)Change
Oct 19, 2026227.20−0.02 ft
Oct 18, 2026227.22−0.05 ft
Oct 17, 2026227.27−0.10 ft
Oct 16, 2026227.37+0.02 ft
Oct 15, 2026227.35±0.00 ft
Oct 14, 2026227.35±0.00 ft
Oct 13, 2026227.35−0.02 ft
Oct 12, 2026227.37−0.02 ft
Oct 11, 2026227.39−0.01 ft
Oct 10, 2026227.40−0.03 ft
Oct 9, 2026227.43−0.02 ft
Oct 8, 2026227.45−0.02 ft
Oct 7, 2026227.47−0.01 ft
Oct 6, 2026227.48−0.03 ft
Oct 5, 2026227.51−0.02 ft
Oct 4, 2026227.53±0.00 ft
Oct 3, 2026227.53+0.03 ft
Oct 2, 2026227.50+0.04 ft
Oct 1, 2026227.46±0.00 ft
Sep 30, 2026227.46−0.04 ft
Sep 29, 2026227.50−0.02 ft
Sep 28, 2026227.52−0.03 ft
Sep 27, 2026227.55−0.02 ft
Sep 26, 2026227.57−0.03 ft
Sep 25, 2026227.60−0.03 ft
Sep 24, 2026227.63−0.03 ft
Sep 23, 2026227.66−0.04 ft
Sep 22, 2026227.70−0.01 ft
Sep 21, 2026227.71−0.02 ft
Sep 20, 2026227.73−0.03 ft

Monthly average levels

MonthAverageLowHigh
Nov 2025228.38228.20228.64
Dec 2025228.68228.59228.75
Jan 2026228.49228.32228.66
Feb 2026228.03227.59228.39
Mar 2026227.76227.43227.96
Apr 2026228.36227.79228.62
May 2026228.61228.49228.73
Jun 2026228.94228.64229.21
Jul 2026229.15228.95229.28
Aug 2026228.51228.12228.94
Sep 2026227.80227.46228.09
Oct 2026 *227.40227.20227.53

* partial month or year.

Lake O the Pines year by year

YearLowHighAverage
2026 *227.20 Oct 19229.28 Jul 15228.34
2025228.20 Nov 19235.06 Apr 14230.23
2024228.89 Mar 3237.66 Jun 10230.89
2023 *229.25 Oct 24229.66 Nov 21229.53

Lake O the Pines on this date in past years

YearLevel on this dateToday vs then
2025228.57 ft−1.37 ft
2024229.21 ft−2.01 ft
2023229.33 ft−2.13 ft

Highest and lowest levels on record

TWDB records for Lake O the Pines go back to 1988. The lowest level in that record is 223.14 ft (November 27, 2006) and the highest is 244.72 ft (March 18, 2001). Today the lake is 4.06 ft above its record low. At full conservation pool it holds 241,363 acre-feet and covers about 16,747 acres.

Is Lake O the Pines full?

Lake O the Pines is 90.7% full by conservation storage, measured against its top of conservation pool at 228.50 ft. It would need to rise 1.30 ft to be full.

Is Lake O the Pines rising or falling?

Lake O the Pines is falling slowly: down 0.17 ft in the past 7 days and down 0.56 ft over 30 days. In the latest day it moved −0.02 ft.

How does Lake O the Pines compare with last year?

Compared with the same date last year, the lake is 1.37 ft lower (100.0% full then, 90.7% now). Two years ago on this date it stood at 229.21 ft.

Data source

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

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