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Canyon Lake Water Level Today

Daily level, percent full and history for Canyon Lake, on the Guadalupe River in Texas.

Updated · Source: Texas Water Development BoardTWDB

Water level

907.21ft

msl · Daily reading for Nov 7, 2026

  • 1.79 ftbelow full pool (909.0 ft)
  • 96.2%full
  • −0.02 ftin 24 h−0.03 ft in 7 days−0.73 ft in 30 days
890895900905910915890895900905910915890895900905910915
  • Full pool
  • 1 yr ago

Storage 364,222 of 378,781 acre-ft

Is Canyon Lake full?

No. Canyon Lake is 96.2% full, 1.79 ft below full pool. It is 17.22 ft higher than a year ago (889.99 ft on Nov 7, 2025).

Canyon Lake level history

Full pool 909.0 ft
View data table
DateLevel (ft)% full
Nov 7, 2026907.2196.2%
Nov 6, 2026907.2396.2%
Nov 5, 2026907.2596.2%
Nov 4, 2026907.2796.3%
Nov 3, 2026907.2696.3%
Nov 2, 2026907.2496.2%
Nov 1, 2026907.2496.2%
Oct 31, 2026907.2496.2%
Oct 30, 2026907.2196.2%
Oct 29, 2026907.2196.2%
Oct 28, 2026907.2396.2%
Oct 27, 2026907.2696.3%
Oct 26, 2026907.2896.3%
Oct 25, 2026907.3196.4%
Oct 24, 2026907.3696.5%
Oct 23, 2026907.4096.6%
Oct 22, 2026907.4496.6%
Oct 21, 2026907.4796.7%
Oct 20, 2026907.5096.8%
Oct 19, 2026907.5396.8%
Oct 18, 2026907.5796.9%
Oct 17, 2026907.6197.0%
Oct 16, 2026907.6997.2%
Oct 15, 2026907.7397.3%
Oct 14, 2026907.7697.3%
Oct 13, 2026907.7997.4%
Oct 12, 2026907.8197.4%
Oct 11, 2026907.8497.5%
Oct 10, 2026907.8797.6%
Oct 9, 2026907.9097.6%
Oct 8, 2026907.9497.7%
  • Canyon Lake level
  • Full pool 909.0 ft
  • Above full pool
Source: TWDB · Daily readings since 1988

Canyon Lake on Nov 7 in past years

Canyon Lake water level on Nov 7 in past years
YearLevel (ft)vs today% full
2026today907.21—
96.2%
2025889.99−17.22
64.1%
2024882.34−24.87
52.4%
2023889.22−17.99
62.8%
2022900.21−7.00
82.1%
2021909.12+1.91
100%above full pool
2020904.53−2.68
90.6%
2019906.36−0.85
94.4%
2018910.01+2.80
100%above full pool
2017905.95−1.26
93.5%
2016908.99+1.78
100%

Today’s level is the highest for this date since 2021.

Lake facts

Full pool (conservation pool)
909.0 ft msl
Dead pool
775.00 ft msl
Conservation capacity
378,781 acre-ft
Surface area today
8,031 acres
Highest since 1988
949.01 ftJul 6, 2002
Lowest since 1988
876.96 ftMay 26, 2025
Data since
Oct 1, 1988
Dam
Canyon Lake Damcompleted 1964
River
Guadalupe River
Operated by
US Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District
Dam location
Comal County
Gauge location
29.8688, −98.1989

Dam, river and owner from the National Inventory of Dams (USACE). Records cover Oct 1, 1988 to today (daily averages).

Weather on the lake

  1. Tonight57°FLowNE 10 mphShowers and Thunderstorms
  2. Sunday63°FHighLow 54°FNE 10 mphRain Showers
  3. Monday65°FHighLow 54°FENE 0–5 mphRain Showers
  4. Tuesday69°FHighLow 57°FCalmChance Rain Showers
  5. Wednesday78°FHighLow 54°FWNW 0–5 mphSlight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
  6. Thursday76°FHighLow 47°FN 5–15 mphSunny
  7. Friday73°FHighLow 46°FN 5 mphSunny

Forecast: National Weather Service for the dam area (29.87, −98.20). Wind speeds are forecasts, not measurements.

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Quick answers

What is the full pool level of Canyon Lake?
909.0 ft above mean sea level, the top of its conservation pool. Above it, the extra water is flood storage that is later released downstream through Canyon Lake Dam.
How much does Canyon Lake need to be full?
Canyon Lake needs 1.79 ft more water to reach full pool (909.0 ft), or about 14,559 acre-ft of storage, as of Nov 7, 2026.
Is Canyon Lake rising or falling?
It is steady: −0.03 ft in the last 7 days and −0.02 ft in 24 hours, to 907.21 ft on Nov 7, 2026 (Texas Water Development Board).
When was Canyon Lake last full?
It was last at or above full pool (909.0 ft) on Sep 5, 2026. On Nov 7, 2026 it was 1.79 ft below.
What is the highest level in our data?
Canyon Lake reached 949.01 ft on Jul 6, 2002. The lowest was 876.96 ft on May 26, 2025 (TWDB data since 1988; older records are not in this data set).
How much has Canyon Lake changed in the last year?
In the last 12 months it ranged from 886.34 ft (Apr 18, 2026) to 910.19 ft (Aug 6, 2026), a swing of 23.85 ft.
How often is this page updated?
This page is updated every morning with the daily reading published by the Texas Water Development Board. The last reading is from Nov 7, 2026.

Where this data comes from

Daily reservoir data from the Texas Water Development Board (Canyon Lake on waterdatafortexas.org). Updated every morning. Weather from the National Weather Service. Dam details from the National Inventory of Dams.

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