Navarro Mills Lake near Dawson water level

Name: Navarro Mills Lake near Dawson water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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Lake, Navarro Mills Lake, Texas, United States

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Low for mid-October

Surface elevation

422.28ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 05:00 PM CDT (1 hour ago)

History

What this means

Water is short at Navarro Mills Lake near Dawson: the latest reading of 422.28 ft is below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 1.37 ft below the median of 423.65 ft for mid-October, based on 7 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 423.81 ft (−1.53 ft).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 421.93 ft – 422.59 ft.

Lakes and reservoirs often sit lower in fall after a summer of evaporation and use, and recover with winter rain and spring snowmelt.

Compared with 7 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 423.65 ft1.37 ft below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 421.05 ft – 424.13 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (7 years of records)
Same day last year: 423.81 ft−1.53 ft
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 421.93 ft – 422.59 ft
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 421.93 ft – 425.47 ft
Highest on record: 443.33 ftOctober 31, 2015

Boating and fishing at Navarro Mills Lake near Dawson

At low levels, launching can mean a long walk or a closed ramp, and shallow points stick out further than charts suggest.

Conditions at the shore change with the level, so check with the agency that runs the lake before a trip.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 79° 52° – Wind 8 mph

21 Wed 80° 53° – Wind 8 mph

22 Thu 84° 54° – Wind 7 mph

23 Fri 84° 60° – Wind 9 mph

24 Sat 84° 61° – Wind 12 mph

25 Sun 81° 58° – Wind 10 mph

26 Mon 82° 56° – Wind 8 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:34 AM Sunset 06:50 PM Daylight 11 hr, 16 min Waxing gibbous 72%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Richland Creek near DawsonRiver gauge, Richland Creek	0.76 ft	Very low	−0.18 ft	1.4 mi
White Rk Creek at FM 308 near IreneRiver gauge, White Rk Creek	24.85 ft	Normal	−0.01 ft	11 mi
Ash Creek at Hwy 171 near MaloneRiver gauge, Ash Creek	42.73 ft	Normal	+0.02 ft	12 mi
Richland Creek at CR 0030 near RichlandRiver gauge, Richland Creek	10.05 ft	Very low	±0	13 mi
Chambers Creek at FM 55 near AvalonRiver gauge, Chambers Creek	54.80 ft	Low	−0.01 ft	15 mi
Halbert Lake near CorsicanaLake, Halbert Lake	365.33 ft	Normal	−0.01 ft	18 mi
Chambers Creek near RiceRiver gauge, Chambers Creek	4.49 ft	Normal	−0.03 ft	19 mi
Waxahachie Creek near BardwellRiver gauge, Waxahachie Creek	15.31 ft	High	±0	20 mi

Questions and answers

How does Navarro Mills Lake near Dawson compare with last year?

It is 1.53 ft lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 423.81 ft.

What is a normal level for Navarro Mills Lake near Dawson in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 423.65 ft. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 421.05 ft and 424.13 ft, based on 7 years of records.

Is Navarro Mills Lake near Dawson really 422.28 ft deep?

No. 422.28 ft is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Navarro Mills Lake near Dawson today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 05:00 PM CDT, the surface elevation was 422.28 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Navarro Mills Lake near Dawson rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.19 ft over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Navarro Mills Lake near Dawson normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 7 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Navarro Mills Lake near Dawson?

The highest level on record is 443.33 ft on October 31, 2015.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:08063050 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 31.95766, -96.68943 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NGVD29
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Surface elevation	422.28 ft	2026-10-20 22:00	Provisional

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