Lake Austin Water Level Today

Texas · At full pool

Full pool492.8Bottom of pool462.0
Elevation
492.52 ft
From full pool
−0.28 ft
Percent of pool
98.2%
24-hour change
+0.20 ft
7-day change
+0.15 ft
Reading
Sep 21, 2026 · TWDB

Last year at Lake Austin

491.9492.4492.8full poolAug 25Nov 25Feb 26May 26Aug 26
Daily mean elevation in feet, last 400 days. Dashed lines mark the published pool elevations.

Lake Austin is at full pool, 492.52 ft, up 0.20 ft in the last 24 hours. That puts the lake at 98.2 percent of its conservation pool.

Over the last 7 days the level rose 0.15 ft, and over 30 days it rose 0.34 ft. In the 400 days of readings on this page the high was 492.60 ft on Jan 2, 2026 and the low was 491.94 ft on May 8, 2026, a range of 0.66 ft.

The reading is the Texas Water Development Board gauge, taken Sep 21, 2026. This page is rebuilt once a day from the agency feed; it is not a live gauge, so during a fast rise or a scheduled release check the TWDB page for hourly values.

Lake Austin pool elevations

Current elevation492.52 ft
Full pool (top of conservation)492.80 ft
Bottom of conservation pool462.00 ft
Conservation capacity23,972 acre-ft
Surface area at full pool1,564 acres
30-day change+0.34 ft
1-year high492.60 ft (Jan 2, 2026)
1-year low491.94 ft (May 8, 2026)
Operating agencyTexas Water Development Board

Source: Texas Water Development Board. Read what full pool and flood pool mean.

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Lake Austin level questions

What is the water level of Lake Austin today?

Lake Austin is at 492.52 ft as of Sep 21, 2026, −0.28 ft relative to full pool (492.80 ft). The 24-hour change is +0.20 ft.

What is full pool at Lake Austin?

Full pool, the top of the conservation pool, is 492.80 ft. The bottom of the conservation pool is 462.00 ft.

Is Lake Austin rising or falling?

Over the last 24 hours the level is +0.20 ft; over 7 days it rose 0.15 ft, and over 30 days it rose 0.34 ft.

Where does this Lake Austin level come from?

From the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) public data feed for Lake Austin. Lake Levels Today republishes the agency's daily value without adjustment and links to the source below.