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Richland-Chambers Reservoir water level today

312.43 ft above sea level (the reading for October 20, 2026). The lake is 90.0% full, 2.57 ft below full pool (315.00 ft). Richland-Chambers Reservoir is falling slowly: down 0.22 ft in the past 7 days and down 0.07 ft over 30 days.

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

Level now312.43 ft
Percent full90.0%
vs full pool (315.0)−2.57 ft
Past 24 hours−0.01 ft
Past 7 days−0.22 ft
Past 30 days−0.07 ft
vs 1 year ago−1.03 ft

Richland-Chambers Reservoir level over the last 12 months

312.0312.8313.6314.4315.2 Oct 25Dec 25Feb 26Apr 26Jun 26Aug 26Oct 26 full pool 315.0
Daily elevation in feet, last 12 months.

12-month low: 312.26 ft (September 30, 2026). High: 314.27 ft (July 17, 2026). Swing: 2.01 ft.

Daily Richland-Chambers Reservoir levels, last 30 days

DateElevation (ft)Change
Oct 20, 2026312.43−0.01 ft
Oct 19, 2026312.44−0.03 ft
Oct 18, 2026312.47−0.03 ft
Oct 17, 2026312.50−0.05 ft
Oct 16, 2026312.55−0.08 ft
Oct 15, 2026312.63−0.01 ft
Oct 14, 2026312.64−0.01 ft
Oct 13, 2026312.65−0.02 ft
Oct 12, 2026312.67−0.03 ft
Oct 11, 2026312.70−0.02 ft
Oct 10, 2026312.72−0.02 ft
Oct 9, 2026312.74−0.02 ft
Oct 8, 2026312.76−0.02 ft
Oct 7, 2026312.78−0.02 ft
Oct 6, 2026312.80−0.03 ft
Oct 5, 2026312.83−0.01 ft
Oct 4, 2026312.84+0.30 ft
Oct 3, 2026312.54+0.25 ft
Oct 2, 2026312.29+0.02 ft
Oct 1, 2026312.27+0.01 ft
Sep 30, 2026312.26−0.02 ft
Sep 29, 2026312.28−0.03 ft
Sep 28, 2026312.31−0.03 ft
Sep 27, 2026312.34−0.02 ft
Sep 26, 2026312.36−0.03 ft
Sep 25, 2026312.39−0.03 ft
Sep 24, 2026312.42−0.04 ft
Sep 23, 2026312.46−0.03 ft
Sep 22, 2026312.49±0.00 ft
Sep 21, 2026312.49−0.01 ft

Monthly average levels

MonthAverageLowHigh
Nov 2025313.12313.00313.31
Dec 2025312.92312.77313.08
Jan 2026312.76312.69312.87
Feb 2026313.03312.89313.15
Mar 2026313.09313.00313.17
Apr 2026313.11313.02313.20
May 2026313.10312.98313.18
Jun 2026313.70313.11314.16
Jul 2026314.03313.77314.27
Aug 2026313.39312.94313.87
Sep 2026312.61312.26312.92
Oct 2026 *312.61312.27312.84

* partial month or year.

Richland-Chambers Reservoir year by year

YearLowHighAverage
2026 *312.26 Sep 30314.27 Jul 17313.16
2025312.77 Dec 31316.64 Jun 12314.49
2024312.79 Dec 23316.66 May 7314.56
2023 *311.91 Oct 23313.11 Dec 31312.51

Richland-Chambers Reservoir on this date in past years

YearLevel on this dateToday vs then
2025313.46 ft−1.03 ft
2024313.25 ft−0.82 ft
2023311.95 ft+0.48 ft

Highest and lowest levels on record

TWDB records for Richland-Chambers Reservoir go back to 1989. The lowest level in that record is 303.63 ft (December 28, 2006) and the highest is 317.00 ft (October 25, 2015). Today the lake is 8.80 ft above its record low. At full conservation pool it holds 1,099,417 acre-feet and covers about 41,820 acres.

Is Richland-Chambers Reservoir full?

Richland-Chambers Reservoir is 90.0% full by conservation storage, measured against its top of conservation pool at 315.00 ft. It would need to rise 2.57 ft to be full.

Is Richland-Chambers Reservoir rising or falling?

Richland-Chambers Reservoir is falling slowly: down 0.22 ft in the past 7 days and down 0.07 ft over 30 days. In the latest day it moved −0.01 ft.

How does Richland-Chambers Reservoir compare with last year?

Compared with the same date last year, the lake is 1.03 ft lower (93.9% full then, 90.0% now). Two years ago on this date it stood at 313.25 ft.

Data source

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

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