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Joe Pool Lake Water Level Today

Also known as Lake Joe Pool

Daily level, percent full and history for Joe Pool Lake, on the Mountain Creek in Texas.

Updated · Source: Texas Water Development BoardTWDB

Water level

519.70ft

msl · Daily reading for Nov 9, 2026

  • 2.30 ftbelow full pool (522.0 ft)
  • 90.2%full
  • −0.01 ftin 24 h−0.12 ft in 7 days−0.64 ft in 30 days
518520522524518520522524518520522524
  • Full pool
  • 1 yr ago

Storage 134,950 of 149,629 acre-ft

Is Joe Pool Lake full?

No. Joe Pool Lake is 90.2% full, 2.30 ft below full pool. It is 0.85 ft lower than a year ago (520.55 ft on Nov 9, 2025).

Joe Pool Lake level history

Full pool 522.0 ft
View data table
DateLevel (ft)% full
Nov 9, 2026519.7090.2%
Nov 8, 2026519.7190.2%
Nov 7, 2026519.7190.2%
Nov 6, 2026519.7490.4%
Nov 5, 2026519.7790.5%
Nov 4, 2026519.7990.6%
Nov 3, 2026519.8190.6%
Nov 2, 2026519.8290.7%
Nov 1, 2026519.8390.7%
Oct 31, 2026519.8490.8%
Oct 30, 2026519.8590.8%
Oct 29, 2026519.8690.8%
Oct 28, 2026519.8890.9%
Oct 27, 2026519.9091.0%
Oct 26, 2026519.9291.1%
Oct 25, 2026519.9491.2%
Oct 24, 2026519.9691.3%
Oct 23, 2026519.9891.3%
Oct 22, 2026520.0091.4%
Oct 21, 2026520.0291.5%
Oct 20, 2026520.0591.6%
Oct 19, 2026520.0791.7%
Oct 18, 2026520.1191.9%
Oct 17, 2026520.1392.0%
Oct 16, 2026520.1792.1%
Oct 15, 2026520.2492.4%
Oct 14, 2026520.2692.5%
Oct 13, 2026520.2892.6%
Oct 12, 2026520.3092.7%
Oct 11, 2026520.3292.7%
Oct 10, 2026520.3492.8%
  • Joe Pool Lake level
  • Full pool 522.0 ft
  • Above full pool
Source: TWDB · Daily readings since 1988

Joe Pool Lake on Nov 9 in past years

Joe Pool Lake water level on Nov 9 in past years
YearLevel (ft)vs today% full
2026today519.70—
90.2%
2025520.55+0.85
93.7%
2024521.67+1.97
98.5%
2023522.61+2.91
100%above full pool
2022520.88+1.18
95.1%
2021521.48+1.78
97.8%
2020520.74+1.04
94.7%
2019519.38−0.32
89.2%
2018525.06+5.36
100%above full pool
2017521.07+1.37
96.1%
2016521.36+1.66
97.3%

Today’s level is the lowest for this date since 2019.

Lake facts

Full pool (conservation pool)
522.0 ft msl
Dead pool
466.00 ft msl
Conservation capacity
149,629 acre-ft
Surface area today
6,110 acres
Record high since 1989
538.03 ftMay 30, 2015
Record low since 1989
515.94 ftMay 17, 1989
Data since
Sep 30, 1988
Dam
Joe Pool Damcompleted 1986
River
Mountain Creek
Operated by
US Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District
Dam location
Dallas County
Gauge location
32.6435, −97.0011

Dam, river and owner from the National Inventory of Dams (USACE). Records start in 1989, after the first filling of the reservoir.

Joe Pool Lake map and depth

  • Dam
  • Level gauge
Shoreline © OpenStreetMap contributors · Open the full map
Average depth when full
about 23 ftcapacity ÷ surface area
Average depth today
about 22 ftstorage ÷ surface area today
Surface area
about 6,530 acresmeasured on the OpenStreetMap outline
Height of Joe Pool Dam
108 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.

Fishing on Joe Pool Lake

Main fish species
Largemouth bass, white bass, white crappie and channel catfish
Bag and length limits
Special limits for some species: check the TPWD lake guide
Last stocking
2026: 165,387 Lone Star bass fingerlings
Fish stocked by Texas Parks and Wildlife since 2016
YearSpeciesNumberSize
2026Lone Star bass165,387Fingerling
2022Lone Star bass73,105Fingerling
2019Channel catfish400Fingerling
2018Channel catfish400Fingerling

This week’s fishing report (TPWD) · TPWD guide to Joe Pool Lake

Species, fishing rules and stocking records from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (checked Nov 9, 2026).

Weather on the lake

  1. Today74°FHighLow 57°FSSW 0–5 mphMostly Cloudy
  2. Tonight57°FLowSSW 0–5 mphChance Rain Showers
  3. Tuesday77°FHighLow 58°FSSW 0–5 mphSunny then Chance Rain Showers
  4. Wednesday80°FHighLow 54°FW 5 mphSunny
  5. Thursday73°FHighLow 47°FNNW 5–10 mphSunny
  6. Friday66°FHighLow 45°FN 5 mphSunny
  7. Saturday70°FHighLow 49°FSSE 5–10 mphSunny

Forecast: National Weather Service for the dam area (32.64, −97.00). Wind speeds are forecasts, not measurements.

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Quick answers

What is the full pool level of Joe Pool Lake?
522.0 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 Joe Pool Dam.
How much does Joe Pool Lake need to be full?
Joe Pool Lake needs 2.30 ft more water to reach full pool (522.0 ft), or about 14,679 acre-ft of storage, as of Nov 9, 2026.
How deep is Joe Pool Lake?
Joe Pool Lake is about 23 ft deep on average when full: 149,629 acre-ft of storage spread over about 6,530 acres of surface. At today’s level the average depth is about 22 ft. As in most reservoirs, the deepest water is in the old river channel near Joe Pool Dam.
What fish are in Joe Pool Lake?
Texas Parks and Wildlife lists largemouth bass, white bass, white crappie and channel catfish as the main fish in Joe Pool Lake. The last stocking was in 2026: 165,387 Lone Star bass fingerlings.
Is Joe Pool Lake rising or falling?
It is falling: −0.12 ft in the last 7 days and −0.01 ft in 24 hours, to 519.70 ft on Nov 9, 2026 (Texas Water Development Board).
When was Joe Pool Lake last full?
It was last at or above full pool (522.0 ft) on Jul 4, 2026. On Nov 9, 2026 it was 2.30 ft below.
What was the highest level ever recorded?
Joe Pool Lake reached 538.03 ft on May 30, 2015. The lowest was 515.94 ft on May 17, 1989 (TWDB data since 1989).
How much has Joe Pool Lake changed in the last year?
In the last 12 months it ranged from 519.55 ft (Sep 30, 2026) to 524.63 ft (Jun 8, 2026), a swing of 5.08 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 (Joe Pool 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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