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Gibbons Creek Reservoir Water Level Today

Daily level, percent full and history for Gibbons Creek Reservoir, on the Gibbons Creek in Texas.

Updated · Source: Texas Water Development BoardTWDB

Water level

245.41ft

msl · Daily reading for Nov 9, 2026

  • 1.59 ftbelow full pool (247.0 ft)
  • 85.1%full
  • 0.00 ftin 24 h−0.04 ft in 7 days−0.30 ft in 30 days
244246248250244246248250244246248250
  • Full pool
  • 1 yr ago

Storage 21,879 of 25,721 acre-ft

Is Gibbons Creek Reservoir full?

No. Gibbons Creek Reservoir is 85.1% full, 1.59 ft below full pool. It is 1.52 ft lower than a year ago (246.93 ft on Nov 9, 2025).

Gibbons Creek Reservoir level history

Full pool 247.0 ft
View data table
DateLevel (ft)% full
Nov 9, 2026245.4185.1%
Nov 8, 2026245.4185.1%
Nov 7, 2026245.4185.1%
Nov 6, 2026245.4285.2%
Nov 5, 2026245.4385.2%
Nov 4, 2026245.4485.3%
Nov 3, 2026245.4585.4%
Nov 2, 2026245.4585.4%
Nov 1, 2026245.4685.5%
Oct 31, 2026245.4685.5%
Oct 30, 2026245.4585.4%
Oct 29, 2026245.4685.5%
Oct 28, 2026245.4685.5%
Oct 27, 2026245.4685.5%
Oct 26, 2026245.4785.6%
Oct 25, 2026245.4885.7%
Oct 24, 2026245.4985.8%
Oct 23, 2026245.5085.9%
Oct 22, 2026245.5185.9%
Oct 21, 2026245.5286.0%
Oct 20, 2026245.5486.2%
Oct 19, 2026245.5586.3%
Oct 18, 2026245.5686.4%
Oct 17, 2026245.5886.6%
Oct 16, 2026245.6186.8%
Oct 15, 2026245.6787.4%
Oct 14, 2026245.6787.4%
Oct 13, 2026245.6787.4%
Oct 12, 2026245.6887.4%
Oct 11, 2026245.6987.5%
Oct 10, 2026245.7187.7%
  • Gibbons Creek Reservoir level
  • Full pool 247.0 ft
  • Above full pool
Source: TWDB · Daily readings since 2017

Gibbons Creek Reservoir on Nov 9 in past years

Gibbons Creek Reservoir water level on Nov 9 in past years
YearLevel (ft)vs today% full
2026today245.41—
85.1%
2025246.93+1.52
99.3%
2024244.90−0.51
80.7%
2023243.90−1.51
72.3%
2022243.60−1.81
69.9%
2021244.96−0.45
81.2%
2020244.74−0.67
79.3%
2019244.89−0.52
80.6%
2018245.82+0.41
88.7%
2017246.83+1.42
98.3%

Today’s level is the lowest for this date since 2024.

Lake facts

Full pool (conservation pool)
247.0 ft msl
Dead pool
229.39 ft msl
Conservation capacity
25,721 acre-ft
Surface area today
2,250 acres
Highest since 2017
249.12 ftMay 7, 2025
Lowest since 2017
243.47 ftOct 24, 2022
Data since
May 2, 2017
Dam
Gibbons Creek Damcompleted 1981
River
Gibbons Creek
Owned by
Gibbons Creek Environmental Redevelopment Group LLC
Dam location
Grimes County
Gauge location
30.6094, −96.0654

Dam, river and owner from the National Inventory of Dams (USACE). Records cover May 2, 2017 to today (daily averages).

Gibbons Creek Reservoir map and depth

  • Dam and level gauge
Shoreline © OpenStreetMap contributors · Open the full map
Average depth when full
about 10 ftcapacity ÷ surface area
Average depth today
about 10 ftstorage ÷ surface area today
Surface area
about 2,480 acresmeasured on the OpenStreetMap outline
Height of Gibbons Creek Dam
50 ftNational Inventory of Dams

The outline shows the mapped shoreline, not today’s water line: when the lake is low, the water stands back from it.

Weather on the lake

  1. Today67°FHighLow 55°FCalmChance Rain Showers
  2. Tonight55°FLowCalmMostly Cloudy
  3. Tuesday74°FHighLow 57°FCalmPartly Sunny
  4. Wednesday78°FHighLow 55°FW 0–5 mphMostly Sunny
  5. Thursday74°FHighLow 46°FN 10–15 mphSunny
  6. Friday70°FHighLow 43°FN 5 mphSunny
  7. Saturday71°FHighLow 49°FSE 0–5 mphSunny

Forecast: National Weather Service for the dam area (30.61, −96.07). Wind speeds are forecasts, not measurements.

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Quick answers

What is the full pool level of Gibbons Creek Reservoir?
247.0 ft above mean sea level, the top of its conservation pool. Above it, water is released or flows over the spillway of Gibbons Creek Dam.
How much does Gibbons Creek Reservoir need to be full?
Gibbons Creek Reservoir needs 1.59 ft more water to reach full pool (247.0 ft), or about 3,842 acre-ft of storage, as of Nov 9, 2026.
How deep is Gibbons Creek Reservoir?
Gibbons Creek Reservoir is about 10 ft deep on average when full: 25,721 acre-ft of storage spread over about 2,480 acres of surface. At today’s level the average depth is about 10 ft. As in most reservoirs, the deepest water is in the old river channel near Gibbons Creek Dam.
Is Gibbons Creek Reservoir rising or falling?
It is steady: −0.04 ft in the last 7 days and 0.00 ft in 24 hours, to 245.41 ft on Nov 9, 2026 (Texas Water Development Board).
When was Gibbons Creek Reservoir last full?
It was last at or above full pool (247.0 ft) on May 19, 2026. On Nov 9, 2026 it was 1.59 ft below.
What is the highest level in our data?
Gibbons Creek Reservoir reached 249.12 ft on May 7, 2025. The lowest was 243.47 ft on Oct 24, 2022 (TWDB data since 2017; older records are not in this data set).
How much has Gibbons Creek Reservoir changed in the last year?
In the last 12 months it ranged from 245.41 ft (Nov 7, 2026) to 247.89 ft (Nov 30, 2025), a swing of 2.48 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 9, 2026.

Where this data comes from

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

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