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Lavon Lake water level today

487.75 ft above sea level (the reading for October 20, 2026). The lake is 79.5% full, 4.25 ft below full pool (492.00 ft). Lavon Lake is falling slowly: down 0.19 ft in the past 7 days and down 0.29 ft over 30 days.

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

Level now487.75 ft
Percent full79.5%
vs full pool (492.0)−4.25 ft
Past 24 hours−0.02 ft
Past 7 days−0.19 ft
Past 30 days−0.29 ft
vs 1 year ago−1.36 ft

Lavon Lake level over the last 12 months

487489491493495 Oct 25Dec 25Feb 26Apr 26Jun 26Aug 26Oct 26 full pool 492.0
Daily elevation in feet, last 12 months.

12-month low: 487.53 ft (September 30, 2026). High: 494.06 ft (June 22, 2026). Swing: 6.53 ft.

Daily Lavon Lake levels, last 30 days

DateElevation (ft)Change
Oct 20, 2026487.75−0.02 ft
Oct 19, 2026487.77−0.03 ft
Oct 18, 2026487.80−0.04 ft
Oct 17, 2026487.84−0.12 ft
Oct 16, 2026487.96+0.04 ft
Oct 15, 2026487.92−0.01 ft
Oct 14, 2026487.93−0.01 ft
Oct 13, 2026487.94−0.02 ft
Oct 12, 2026487.96−0.03 ft
Oct 11, 2026487.99−0.03 ft
Oct 10, 2026488.02−0.03 ft
Oct 9, 2026488.05−0.01 ft
Oct 8, 2026488.06−0.01 ft
Oct 7, 2026488.07−0.01 ft
Oct 6, 2026488.08−0.02 ft
Oct 5, 2026488.10±0.00 ft
Oct 4, 2026488.10+0.04 ft
Oct 3, 2026488.06+0.07 ft
Oct 2, 2026487.99+0.29 ft
Oct 1, 2026487.70+0.17 ft
Sep 30, 2026487.53−0.05 ft
Sep 29, 2026487.58−0.05 ft
Sep 28, 2026487.63±0.00 ft
Sep 27, 2026487.63−0.06 ft
Sep 26, 2026487.69−0.06 ft
Sep 25, 2026487.75−0.07 ft
Sep 24, 2026487.82−0.06 ft
Sep 23, 2026487.88−0.07 ft
Sep 22, 2026487.95−0.05 ft
Sep 21, 2026488.00−0.04 ft

Monthly average levels

MonthAverageLowHigh
Nov 2025489.14488.69489.95
Dec 2025489.92489.86490.00
Jan 2026489.88489.78489.95
Feb 2026490.36489.90490.86
Mar 2026491.56490.78492.02
Apr 2026492.39491.56492.67
May 2026492.60492.17493.49
Jun 2026493.48492.52494.06
Jul 2026491.95491.19492.48
Aug 2026490.10489.12491.14
Sep 2026488.28487.53489.06
Oct 2026 *487.95487.70488.10

* partial month or year.

Lavon Lake year by year

YearLowHighAverage
2026 *487.53 Sep 30494.06 Jun 22490.96
2025488.69 Nov 17496.67 May 11491.51
2024488.06 Oct 30503.33 Jun 9492.12
2023 *486.37 Oct 23490.07 Dec 31488.44

Lavon Lake on this date in past years

YearLevel on this dateToday vs then
2025489.11 ft−1.36 ft
2024488.33 ft−0.58 ft
2023486.42 ft+1.33 ft

Highest and lowest levels on record

TWDB records for Lavon Lake go back to 1988. The lowest level in that record is 474.87 ft (November 5, 2006) and the highest is 504.57 ft (May 4, 1990). Today the lake is 12.88 ft above its record low. At full conservation pool it holds 409,757 acre-feet and covers about 18,762 acres.

Is Lavon Lake full?

Lavon Lake is 79.5% full by conservation storage, measured against its top of conservation pool at 492.00 ft. It would need to rise 4.25 ft to be full.

Is Lavon Lake rising or falling?

Lavon Lake is falling slowly: down 0.19 ft in the past 7 days and down 0.29 ft over 30 days. In the latest day it moved −0.02 ft.

How does Lavon Lake compare with last year?

Compared with the same date last year, the lake is 1.36 ft lower (85.9% full then, 79.5% now). Two years ago on this date it stood at 488.33 ft.

Data source

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

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