Lake Travis Water Level

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Today's Water Level - 24 Hour

Day

Average Water Level

Rise / Fall

11:00 AM

 

675.26 feet

+0.00

10:00 AM

 

675.28 feet

-0.02

9:00 AM

 

675.32 feet

-0.04

8:00 AM

 

675.30 feet

+0.02

7:00 AM

 

675.28 feet

+0.02

6:00 AM

 

675.28 feet

+0.00

5:00 AM

 

675.28 feet

+0.00

4:00 AM

 

675.35 feet

-0.07

3:00 AM

 

675.35 feet

+0.00

2:00 AM

 

675.29 feet

+0.06

1:00 AM

 

675.29 feet

+0.00

 

Total Rise/Fall Today:  

red down arrow  -0.03 feet

* Lake Travis is considered full at 681 feet msl



Average Water Level Over The Last 30 Days

Day

Average Water Level

Rise / Fall

Jul 29, 2025

 

675.29 feet

-0.03

Jul 28, 2025

 

675.25 feet

+0.04

Jul 27, 2025

 

675.37 feet

-0.12

Jul 26, 2025

 

675.37 feet

+0.00

Jul 25, 2025

 

675.36 feet

+0.01

Jul 24, 2025

 

675.32 feet

+0.04

Jul 23, 2025

 

675.27 feet

+0.05

Jul 22, 2025

 

675.18 feet

+0.09

Jul 21, 2025

 

675.04 feet

+0.14

Jul 20, 2025

 

675.00 feet

+0.04

Jul 19, 2025

 

674.67 feet

+0.33

Jul 18, 2025

 

674.22 feet

+0.45

Jul 17, 2025

 

673.65 feet

+0.57

Jul 16, 2025

 

672.96 feet

+0.69

Jul 15, 2025

 

670.62 feet

+2.34

Jul 14, 2025

 

665.30 feet

+5.32

Jul 13, 2025

 

662.06 feet

+3.24

Jul 12, 2025

 

661.41 feet

+0.65

Jul 11, 2025

 

661.17 feet

+0.24

Jul 10, 2025

 

660.18 feet

+0.99

Jul 9, 2025

 

659.25 feet

+0.93

Jul 8, 2025

 

658.49 feet

+0.76

Jul 7, 2025

 

657.09 feet

+1.40

Jul 6, 2025

 

655.67 feet

+1.42

Jul 5, 2025

 

642.96 feet

+12.71

Jul 4, 2025

 

637.67 feet

+5.29

Jul 3, 2025

 

637.44 feet

+0.23

Jul 2, 2025

 

637.45 feet

-0.01

Jul 1, 2025

 

637.46 feet

-0.01

Jun 30, 2025

 

637.48 feet

-0.02

 

Total 30 Day Rise/Fall:  

green up arrow  37.81 feet

* Lake Travis is considered full at 681 feet msl



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Highest Historic Flood Levels - Lake Travis

Rank

Date

Height (msl)

1

Dec 25, 1991
710.44

2

May 18, 1957
707.38

3

June 25, 1997
705.11

4

Feb 9, 1992
704.68
5 Oct 20, 2018 (most recent)
704.39

6

July 6, 2007 701.51

7

Nov 25, 2004
696.70

8

July 7, 2002
693.50

9

June 14, 1987
693.48

10

June 16, 2016
692.69


Lowest Historic Drought Levels - Lake Travis

Rank

Date

Height (msl)

1

Aug. 14, 1951
614.18

2

Nov. 8, 1963
615.02

3

Sept. 20, 2013
618.64

4

Nov. 15, 2014
622.65
5 Oct. 25, 2023 (most recent)
626.93

6

Oct. 4, 2009
629.83

7

Oct. 7, 1984 636.58

8

Oct. 15, 2000
640.24

9

Dec. 13, 2006
643.55

* msl: mean sea level; height is feet above msl

* Lake Travis is considered full for water supply purposes at 681 feet msl



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Jul 27, 2022

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Nov 2, 2018

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Oct 30, 2018

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Oct 18, 2018

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Lake Travis expected to open 4 more floodgates. Take Precaution

Oct 17, 2018

62,753 Readers

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Oct 17, 2018

63,438 Readers

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Oct 17, 2018

34,636 Readers

One family in the Graveyard Point area spent the day preparing for flooding

Oct 16, 2018

5,731 Readers

Several Schools Cancel Classes Due to Flooding

Oct 16, 2018

6,247 Readers

Barton Springs Pool closed until further notice due to recent rains in Austin area

Oct 16, 2018

6,239 Readers

Flooding closes four roads in Lake Travis area

Oct 16, 2018

63,238 Readers

Floodgate Operations Underway at Local Lakes During Flooding

Oct 16, 2018

63,071 Readers

As Flood Risk Increases, Austin Will Revisit Its Floodplain Building Rules

Oct 15, 2018

65,794 Readers

West Lake Hills’ new drainage manual created in an effort to reduce flooding

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* 371 news listings found concerning Lake Travis Water Level