Monticello Reservoir near Mount Pleasant water level

Name: Monticello Reservoir near Mount Pleasant water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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Reservoir, Monticello Reservoir, Texas, United States

Directions

Very low for mid-October

Surface elevation

334.51ft Down 0.07 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 12:15 PM CDT (38 min ago)

History

What this means

At 334.51 ft, Monticello Reservoir near Mount Pleasant is far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 336.01 ft, based on 7 years of readings, so the lake level is 1.50 ft below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 336.16 ft, a difference of −1.65 ft.

The level is falling, down 0.07 ft over the past 24 hours. With the water still dropping, the shoreline keeps moving out. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 334.51 ft and 335.05 ft.

Many reservoirs are drawn down through summer and fall; most of the refill comes later, with winter rain or spring snowmelt.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date: 336.01 ft1.50 ft below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 335.40 ft – 336.54 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (7 years of records)
Same day last year: 336.16 ft−1.65 ft
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 334.51 ft – 335.05 ft
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 334.57 ft – 336.75 ft

Swimming and boating at Monticello Reservoir near Mount Pleasant

Low water changes a lake fast for boaters. Some ramps get shorter or close, docks may be moved, and rocks and sandbars that are usually well under the surface come within reach of a prop.

If you swim, pick a spot with an easy way out, and remember that drop-offs move as the level changes.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 78° 45° – Wind 8 mph

21 Wed 82° 49° – Wind 6 mph

22 Thu 85° 55° – Wind 6 mph

23 Fri 85° 58° – Wind 7 mph

24 Sat 85° 58° – Wind 7 mph

25 Sun 80° 56° – Wind 7 mph

26 Mon 83° 55° – Wind 7 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:29 AM Sunset 06:42 PM Daylight 11 hr, 13 min Waxing gibbous 70%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Lake Bob Sandlin near Mount PleasantLake, Lake Bob Sandlin	334.71 ft	Very low	−0.03 ft	2.1 mi
Big Cypress Creek at US Hwy 271 near PittsburgRiver gauge, Big Cypress Creek	2.51 ft	Normal	−0.12 ft	4.3 mi
Lake Cypress Spgs near Mount VernonLake, Lake Cypress Spgs	375.51 ft	Low	−0.04 ft	7 mi
Big Cypress Creek near PittsburgRiver gauge, Big Cypress Creek	4.20 ft	Very low	+0.02 ft	10 mi
White Oak Creek near TalcoRiver gauge, White Oak Creek	1.35 ft	Low	−0.01 ft	17 mi
White Oak Creek at IH 30 near OmahaRiver gauge, White Oak Creek	11.21 ft	Normal	−0.05 ft	19 mi
Sulphur River near TalcoRiver gauge, Sulphur River	1.23 ft	Very low	±0	22 mi
Sulphur River at IH 30 near Dalby SpringsRiver gauge, Sulphur River	4.12 ft	Very low	−0.02 ft	25 mi

Questions and answers

Is Monticello Reservoir near Mount Pleasant higher than last year?

No, it is 1.65 ft lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 336.16 ft.

What is a normal level for Monticello Reservoir near Mount Pleasant in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 336.01 ft. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 335.40 ft and 336.54 ft, based on 7 years of records.

Is Monticello Reservoir near Mount Pleasant really 334.51 ft deep?

No. 334.51 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 Monticello Reservoir near Mount Pleasant today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 12:15 PM CDT, the surface elevation was 334.51 ft. Down 0.07 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Monticello Reservoir near Mount Pleasant rising or falling?

Down 0.07 ft over the last 24 hours. Down 0.21 ft over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Monticello Reservoir near Mount Pleasant normal?

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

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:07344488 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 33.08131, -95.03919 (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	334.51 ft	2026-10-20 17:15	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Monticello Reservoir near Mount Pleasant (usgs:07344488). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/texas/monticello-reservoir-near-mount-pleasant

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