Twin Buttes Reservoir Water Level Today

Twin Buttes Reservoir is 4.3% full at 1,894.3 ft as of Oct 24, according to the Texas Water Development Board.

4.3%

Full, by conservation storage

1,894.3 ft

Elevation above sea level

45.9 ft

Below full pool of 1,940.2 ft

Today, 1,894.3 ftFull pool, 1,940.2 ftNormal, 1,907.8 ft

Since the day before

−0.05 ft

Last 7 days

−0.41 ft

Last 30 days

−1.47 ft

Compared with normal

13.5 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.

Twin Buttes Reservoir level history

30 days1 year10 years

Last 30 daysFull pool, 1,940.2 ft

Last 30 daysFull pool

This yearSame dates last yearFull pool, 1,940.2 ft

This yearSame dates last yearFull pool

One reading a weekFull pool, 1,940.2 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 Twin Buttes Reservoir full?

No. It is 4.3% full by conservation storage, 45.9 ft below its full pool elevation of 1,940.2 ft.

What is the lowest Twin Buttes Reservoir has been since 1988?

1,881.1 ft, in November 2013, in daily records back to March 1988.

What is the highest Twin Buttes Reservoir has been since 1988?

1,936.9 ft, in March 1988, in daily records back to March 1988.

How does today compare with a normal year?

It is 13.5 ft below the median level for Oct 24 across the stored record.

Is Twin Buttes Reservoir rising or falling?

Falling: it is down 0.41 ft over the last 7 days.

Records

Record high	1,936.9 ft	Mar 1988
Record low	1,881.1 ft	Nov 2013
This year's high	1,904.8 ft	Jan 2026
This year's low	1,894.3 ft	Oct 2026

Daily levels since March 1988. Source: Texas Water Development Board; before October 2000, the Bureau of Reclamation.

Lake facts

Operator	Bureau of Reclamation
Dam	Twin Buttes Dam
Full pool	1,940.2 ft
Conservation capacity	182,454 acre-ft
Surface area	23,508 acres
County	Tom Green

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

Other lakes near Twin Buttes Reservoir

All Texas lakes

Lake	Percent full	Level	Change, 7 days	Updated
Lake Nasworthy	85.9%	1,871.8 ft	+0.08 ft	Oct 24
O. C. Fisher Lake	10.4%	1,871.9 ft	−0.09 ft	Oct 24
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 Abilene	6.8%	1,990.9 ft	−0.21 ft	Oct 24
Lake J.B. Thomas	20.5%	2,226.4 ft	−0.05 ft	Oct 24

Lake Nasworthy85.9% full O. C. Fisher Lake10.4% full E. V. Spence Reservoir9.3% full O. H. Ivie Reservoir40.9% full Lake Abilene6.8% full Lake J.B. Thomas20.5% full

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