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Possum Kingdom Lake water level today

995.80 ft above sea level (the reading for October 20, 2026). The lake is 89.8% full, 3.20 ft below full pool (999.00 ft). Possum Kingdom Lake is rising steadily: up 1.49 ft in the past 7 days and up 1.24 ft over 30 days.

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

Level now995.80 ft
Percent full89.8%
vs full pool (999.0)−3.20 ft
Past 24 hours+0.19 ft
Past 7 days+1.49 ft
Past 30 days+1.24 ft
vs 1 year ago−1.21 ft

Possum Kingdom Lake level over the last 12 months

994995997998999 Oct 25Dec 25Feb 26Apr 26Jun 26Aug 26Oct 26 full pool 999.0
Daily elevation in feet, last 12 months.

12-month low: 994.22 ft (September 30, 2026). High: 997.28 ft (April 24, 2026). Swing: 3.06 ft.

Daily Possum Kingdom Lake levels, last 30 days

DateElevation (ft)Change
Oct 20, 2026995.80+0.19 ft
Oct 19, 2026995.61+0.46 ft
Oct 18, 2026995.15+0.22 ft
Oct 17, 2026994.93+0.02 ft
Oct 16, 2026994.91+0.46 ft
Oct 15, 2026994.45+0.15 ft
Oct 14, 2026994.30−0.01 ft
Oct 13, 2026994.31−0.01 ft
Oct 12, 2026994.32−0.02 ft
Oct 11, 2026994.34−0.03 ft
Oct 10, 2026994.37−0.02 ft
Oct 9, 2026994.39−0.02 ft
Oct 8, 2026994.41−0.02 ft
Oct 7, 2026994.43−0.02 ft
Oct 6, 2026994.45−0.02 ft
Oct 5, 2026994.47−0.02 ft
Oct 4, 2026994.49±0.00 ft
Oct 3, 2026994.49+0.02 ft
Oct 2, 2026994.47+0.02 ft
Oct 1, 2026994.45+0.23 ft
Sep 30, 2026994.22−0.05 ft
Sep 29, 2026994.27−0.02 ft
Sep 28, 2026994.29−0.03 ft
Sep 27, 2026994.32−0.03 ft
Sep 26, 2026994.35−0.04 ft
Sep 25, 2026994.39−0.04 ft
Sep 24, 2026994.43−0.04 ft
Sep 23, 2026994.47−0.03 ft
Sep 22, 2026994.50−0.03 ft
Sep 21, 2026994.53−0.03 ft

Monthly average levels

MonthAverageLowHigh
Nov 2025996.84996.72996.94
Dec 2025996.66996.50996.83
Jan 2026996.34996.22996.50
Feb 2026996.25996.19996.34
Mar 2026996.25996.07996.47
Apr 2026996.78996.05997.28
May 2026996.94996.74997.20
Jun 2026996.92996.57997.27
Jul 2026996.98996.70997.26
Aug 2026996.11995.34996.96
Sep 2026994.75994.22995.30
Oct 2026 *994.63994.30995.80

* partial month or year.

Possum Kingdom Lake year by year

YearLowHighAverage
2026 *994.22 Sep 30997.28 Apr 24996.25
2025996.50 Dec 31999.38 Jul 1998.26
2024996.47 Oct 30999.18 Apr 30998.36
2023 *995.88 Oct 18997.69 Dec 31997.11

Possum Kingdom Lake on this date in past years

YearLevel on this dateToday vs then
2025997.01 ft−1.21 ft
2024996.80 ft−1.00 ft
2023995.90 ft−0.10 ft

Highest and lowest levels on record

TWDB records for Possum Kingdom Lake go back to 1947. The lowest level in that record is 967.00 ft (February 19, 1953) and the highest is 1,002.20 ft (October 14, 1981). Today the lake is 28.80 ft above its record low. At full conservation pool it holds 538,139 acre-feet and covers about 16,401 acres.

Is Possum Kingdom Lake full?

Possum Kingdom Lake is 89.8% full by conservation storage, measured against its top of conservation pool at 999.00 ft. It would need to rise 3.20 ft to be full.

Is Possum Kingdom Lake rising or falling?

Possum Kingdom Lake is rising steadily: up 1.49 ft in the past 7 days and up 1.24 ft over 30 days. In the latest day it moved +0.19 ft.

How does Possum Kingdom Lake compare with last year?

Compared with the same date last year, the lake is 1.21 ft lower (93.5% full then, 89.8% now). Two years ago on this date it stood at 996.80 ft.

Data source

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

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