Lake Meredith Water Level Today

Lake Meredith is 44.7% full at 2,891.4 ft as of Oct 24, according to the Texas Water Development Board.

44.7%

Full, by conservation storage

2,891.4 ft

Elevation above sea level

45.1 ft

Below full pool of 2,936.5 ft

Today, 2,891.4 ftFull pool, 2,936.5 ftNormal, 2,875.7 ft

Since the day before

+0.01 ft

Last 7 days

+0.02 ft

Last 30 days

+2.62 ft

Compared with normal

15.8 ft above

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 Meredith level history

30 days1 year10 years

Last 30 daysFull pool, 2,936.5 ft

Last 30 daysFull pool

This yearSame dates last yearFull pool, 2,936.5 ft

This yearSame dates last yearFull pool

One reading a weekFull pool, 2,936.5 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 Meredith full?

No. It is 44.7% full by conservation storage, 45.1 ft below its full pool elevation of 2,936.5 ft.

What is the lowest Lake Meredith has been?

2,825.9 ft, in March 1993, in daily records back to October 1967.

What is the highest Lake Meredith has been?

2,914.9 ft, in April 1973, in daily records back to October 1967.

How does today compare with a normal year?

It is 15.8 ft above the median level for Oct 24 across the stored record.

Is Lake Meredith rising or falling?

Rising: it is up 0.02 ft over the last 7 days.

Records

All-time high	2,914.9 ft	Apr 1973
All-time low	2,825.9 ft	Mar 1993
This year's high	2,892.7 ft	Jan 2026
This year's low	2,888.8 ft	Sep 2026

Daily levels since October 1967. Source: Texas Water Development Board; before June 1995, the Bureau of Reclamation.

Lake facts

Operator	Bureau of Reclamation
Dam	Sanford Dam
Full pool	2,936.5 ft
Conservation capacity	500,000 acre-ft
Surface area	16,513 acres
County	Hutchinson

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

Other lakes near Lake Meredith

All Texas lakes

Lake	Percent full	Level	Change, 7 days	Updated
Altus Lake	32.3%	1,539.5 ft	+0.35 ft	5:00 p.m. CT, Oct 24
Conchas Lake	not reported	4,179.1 ft	−0.39 ft	5:00 p.m. MT, Oct 24
Tom Steed Lake	69.5%	1,406.3 ft	+0.62 ft	5:00 p.m. CT, Oct 24
Lake Alan Henry	73.2%	2,209.5 ft	−0.18 ft	Oct 24
Lake Kemp	73.9%	1,139.6 ft	+1.20 ft	Oct 24
Lake Kickapoo	80.3%	1,041.9 ft	−0.05 ft	Oct 24

Altus Lake32.3% full Conchas Lake4,179.1 ft Tom Steed Lake69.5% full Lake Alan Henry73.2% full Lake Kemp73.9% full Lake Kickapoo80.3% full

All Texas lakes

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