Lake Abilene Water Level Today

Lake Abilene is 6.8% full at 1,990.9 ft as of Oct 24, according to the Texas Water Development Board.

6.8%

Full, by conservation storage

1,990.9 ft

Elevation above sea level

21.4 ft

Below full pool of 2,012.3 ft

Today, 1,990.9 ftFull pool, 2,012.3 ftNormal, 2,006.0 ft

Since the day before

−0.04 ft

Last 7 days

−0.21 ft

Last 30 days

−0.85 ft

Compared with normal

15.1 ft below

Updated Oct 24 (daily average). Source: Texas Water Development Board. Normal is the median level for Oct 24 from 2006 to 2026. Elevations are in feet above NGVD29.

Lake Abilene level history

30 days1 year10 years

Last 30 daysFull pool, 2,012.3 ft

Last 30 daysFull pool

This yearSame dates last yearFull pool, 2,012.3 ft

This yearSame dates last yearFull pool

One reading a weekFull pool, 2,012.3 ft

One reading a weekFull pool

Elevation in feet, one reading per day (one a week over 10 years). Source: Texas Water Development Board.

Common questions

Is Lake Abilene full?

No. It is 6.8% full by conservation storage, 21.4 ft below its full pool elevation of 2,012.3 ft.

What is the lowest Lake Abilene has been since 1999?

1,988.2 ft, in July 2015, in daily records back to March 1999.

What is the highest Lake Abilene has been since 1999?

2,015.8 ft, in August 2007, in daily records back to March 1999.

How does today compare with a normal year?

It is 15.1 ft below the median level for Oct 24 across the stored record.

Is Lake Abilene rising or falling?

Falling: it is down 0.21 ft over the last 7 days.

Records

Record high	2,015.8 ft	Aug 2007
Record low	1,988.2 ft	Jul 2015
This year's high	1,994.8 ft	Jul 2026
This year's low	1,988.4 ft	Apr 2026

Daily levels since March 1999. Source: Texas Water Development Board.

Lake facts

Operator	City of Abilene
Dam	Lake Abilene Dam
Full pool	2,012.3 ft
Conservation capacity	7,900 acre-ft
Surface area	583 acres
County	Taylor

Full pool and capacity: Texas Water Development Board. Dam facts: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Inventory of Dams.

Other lakes near Lake Abilene

All Texas lakes

Lake	Percent full	Level	Change, 7 days	Updated
E. V. Spence Reservoir	9.3%	1,842.1 ft	+0.06 ft	Oct 24
O. H. Ivie Reservoir	40.9%	1,529.1 ft	−0.16 ft	Oct 24
Lake Brownwood	89.0%	1,422.7 ft	−0.09 ft	Oct 24
O. C. Fisher Lake	10.4%	1,871.9 ft	−0.09 ft	Oct 24
Lake Nasworthy	85.9%	1,871.8 ft	+0.08 ft	Oct 24
Twin Buttes Reservoir	4.3%	1,894.3 ft	−0.37 ft	Oct 24

E. V. Spence Reservoir9.3% full O. H. Ivie Reservoir40.9% full Lake Brownwood89.0% full O. C. Fisher Lake10.4% full Lake Nasworthy85.9% full Twin Buttes Reservoir4.3% full

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