Lake Georgetown Water Level
Water level now
Below normal784.47ft
−6.53 ft vs normal pool (791.00) · +4.59 ft vs typical for Oct 18
79.1% of conservation storage (Texas Water Development Board, Oct 18, 2026)
Reading taken Oct 18, 2026, 7:00 AM CDT
Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District (provisional data)
Level in feet above sea level (NGVD 29)
Daily levelNormal poolTypical for the date (2016 to last year)
Provisional data from USACE, as reported at Oct 18, 2026, 7:00 AM CDT. Readings can be delayed or wrong. Not for navigation, flood or safety decisions; follow local authorities and posted signs.
About Lake Georgetown
Lake Georgetown is 6.53 ft below normal pool, as of Oct 18, 2026, 7:00 AM CDT. The level on this page is reported by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District near Georgetown, TX, and compared with normal pool (the top of the conservation pool, 791.00 ft above sea level (NGVD 29)) and with the typical level for this date.
Since January 2016 the daily level has ranged from 770.43 ft (Oct 22, 2023) to 806.03 ft (Jul 7, 2025).
Over those years the lake has usually been highest in July and lowest in November; in the past 365 days it was at or above normal pool on 21% of days.
Lake Georgetown by the numbers
| Normal pool (top of conservation) | 791.00 |
|---|---|
| Top of flood pool | 834.00 |
| Highest since 2016 | 806.03 (Jul 7, 2025) |
| Lowest since 2016 | 770.43 (Oct 22, 2023) |
| Typical for Oct 18 | 779.88 |
| Oct 18, 2025 | 782.81 |
| Conservation storage now | 30,106 acre-ft |
Typical level by month
| Month | Median | vs normal | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 781.13 | −9.87 ft | 774.64 | 801.97 |
| February | 781.93 | −9.07 ft | 776.13 | 792.52 |
| March | 782.12 | −8.88 ft | 777.27 | 796.07 |
| April | 783.06 | −7.94 ft | 777.81 | 799.62 |
| May | 782.39 | −8.61 ft | 778.96 | 802.98 |
| June | 782.78 | −8.22 ft | 778.51 | 803.46 |
| July | 785.45 | −5.55 ft | 776.07 | 806.03 |
| August | 782.66 | −8.34 ft | 773.17 | 791.88 |
| September | 781.05 | −9.95 ft | 771.45 | 791.45 |
| October | 779.83 | −11.17 ft | 770.43 | 800.30 |
| November | 779.66 | −11.34 ft | 771.26 | 797.50 |
| December | 780.46 | −10.54 ft | 771.79 | 795.04 |
Highs and lows by year
| Year | High | Date | Low | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | 801.50 | May 28 | 781.89 | Jan 18 |
| 2025 | 806.03 | Jul 7 | 779.28 | Jan 1 |
| 2024 | 788.53 | Jun 2 | 774.64 | Jan 1 |
| 2023 | 780.01 | May 30 | 770.43 | Oct 22 |
| 2022 | 784.91 | Feb 24 | 773.34 | Oct 24 |
| 2021 | 788.97 | Jul 15 | 778.59 | Jan 1 |
| 2020 | 783.07 | Feb 18 | 776.90 | Nov 19 |
| 2019 | 802.98 | May 20 | 779.50 | Oct 20 |
| 2018 | 800.30 | Oct 21 | 774.74 | Sep 4 |
| 2017 | 792.52 | Feb 23 | 778.03 | Oct 19 |
| 2016 | 803.46 | Jun 7 | 787.68 | Nov 6 |
Weather at the dam, next 3 days
- Today: Sunny, wind 5 mph NE73°F
- Tonight: Partly Cloudy, wind 0 to 5 mph ENE51°F
- Monday: Mostly Sunny, wind 0 to 5 mph E76°F
- Monday Night: Mostly Clear, wind 0 to 5 mph ESE54°F
- Tuesday: Sunny, wind 0 to 5 mph ENE81°F
- Tuesday Night: Clear, wind 0 to 5 mph ENE56°F
Forecast: National Weather Service, issued Oct 18, 2026, 6:46 AM CDT. Conditions on the water can change quickly.
Questions about Lake Georgetown
- What is the normal pool level of Lake Georgetown?
- 791.00 ft above sea level (NGVD 29). This is the top of the conservation pool as listed by the Corps of Engineers; water above it, up to the top of the flood pool at 834.00 ft, is flood storage that the Corps releases over time.
- Is Lake Georgetown full right now?
- As of Oct 18, 2026, 7:00 AM CDT, the lake was 6.53 ft below normal pool, at 79.1% of conservation storage.
- What is the lowest level Lake Georgetown has reached recently?
- In our daily record since January 2016, the lowest was 770.43 ft on Oct 22, 2023, 20.57 ft below normal pool.
- How often is this page updated?
- We check the Corps of Engineers every hour and show each reading with its own time. If no new reading arrives for 6 hours, the page says so instead of showing an old value as current. See how we calculate.