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Medina Lake water level today

1,020.20 ft above sea level (the reading for October 20, 2026). The lake is 28.2% full, 44.00 ft below full pool (1,064.20 ft). Medina Lake is falling slowly: down 0.35 ft in the past 7 days and down 0.81 ft over 30 days.

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

Level now1,020.20 ft
Percent full28.2%
vs full pool (1,064.2)−44.00 ft
Past 24 hours−0.03 ft
Past 7 days−0.35 ft
Past 30 days−0.81 ft
vs 1 year ago+38.20 ft

Medina Lake level over the last 12 months

9709951,0201,0461,071 Oct 25Dec 25Feb 26Apr 26Jun 26Aug 26Oct 26 full pool 1,064.2
Daily elevation in feet, last 12 months.

12-month low: 976.54 ft (May 19, 2026). High: 1,022.08 ft (August 12, 2026). Swing: 45.54 ft.

Daily Medina Lake levels, last 30 days

DateElevation (ft)Change
Oct 20, 20261,020.20−0.03 ft
Oct 19, 20261,020.23−0.05 ft
Oct 18, 20261,020.28−0.05 ft
Oct 17, 20261,020.33−0.10 ft
Oct 16, 20261,020.43−0.05 ft
Oct 15, 20261,020.48−0.04 ft
Oct 14, 20261,020.52−0.03 ft
Oct 13, 20261,020.55−0.03 ft
Oct 12, 20261,020.58−0.04 ft
Oct 11, 20261,020.62−0.04 ft
Oct 10, 20261,020.66−0.04 ft
Oct 9, 20261,020.70−0.03 ft
Oct 8, 20261,020.73−0.03 ft
Oct 7, 20261,020.76−0.02 ft
Oct 6, 20261,020.78−0.03 ft
Oct 5, 20261,020.81−0.02 ft
Oct 4, 20261,020.83−0.01 ft
Oct 3, 20261,020.84−0.01 ft
Oct 2, 20261,020.85+0.20 ft
Oct 1, 20261,020.65+0.13 ft
Sep 30, 20261,020.52−0.05 ft
Sep 29, 20261,020.57−0.06 ft
Sep 28, 20261,020.63−0.05 ft
Sep 27, 20261,020.68−0.04 ft
Sep 26, 20261,020.72−0.05 ft
Sep 25, 20261,020.77−0.05 ft
Sep 24, 20261,020.82−0.05 ft
Sep 23, 20261,020.87−0.05 ft
Sep 22, 20261,020.92−0.04 ft
Sep 21, 20261,020.96−0.05 ft

Monthly average levels

MonthAverageLowHigh
Nov 2025981.04980.59981.58
Dec 2025980.07979.62980.53
Jan 2026979.15978.73979.59
Feb 2026978.38978.01978.70
Mar 2026977.59977.09977.98
Apr 2026976.81976.64977.05
May 2026976.84976.54977.17
Jun 2026982.65976.83991.11
Jul 20261,006.04991.051,021.59
Aug 20261,021.971,021.681,022.08
Sep 20261,021.201,020.521,021.80
Oct 2026 *1,020.591,020.201,020.85

* partial month or year.

Medina Lake year by year

YearLowHighAverage
2026 *976.54 May 191,022.08 Aug 13993.29
2025968.74 May 26984.77 Jul 31976.36
2024970.06 Jul 22976.04 Jul 29973.23
2023 *974.92 Dec 31976.79 Oct 16975.81

Medina Lake on this date in past years

YearLevel on this dateToday vs then
2025982.00 ft+38.20 ft
2024972.98 ft+47.22 ft
2023976.64 ft+43.56 ft

Highest and lowest levels on record

TWDB records for Medina Lake go back to 1997. The lowest level in that record is 968.74 ft (May 26, 2025) and the highest is 1,072.00 ft (August 12, 1997). Today the lake is 51.46 ft above its record low. At full conservation pool it holds 254,823 acre-feet and covers about 2,419 acres.

Is Medina Lake full?

Medina Lake is 28.2% full by conservation storage, measured against its top of conservation pool at 1,064.20 ft. It would need to rise 44.00 ft to be full.

Is Medina Lake rising or falling?

Medina Lake is falling slowly: down 0.35 ft in the past 7 days and down 0.81 ft over 30 days. In the latest day it moved −0.03 ft.

How does Medina Lake compare with last year?

Compared with the same date last year, the lake is 38.20 ft higher (5.5% full then, 28.2% now). Two years ago on this date it stood at 972.98 ft.

Data source

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

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