Addicks Reservoir near Addicks water level

What this means

At 76.38 ft, Addicks Reservoir near Addicks is holding more water than usual for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 67.56 ft, based on 7 years of readings, so the lake level is 8.82 ft above typical. It is 19.62 ft below the flood stage of 96.00 ft. On the same day last year the reading was 67.56 ft, a difference of +8.82 ft.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 68.37 ft – 89.39 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

67.56 ft8.82 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

67.38 ft – 73.63 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (7 years of records)

Same day last year

67.56 ft+8.82 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

68.37 ft – 89.39 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

67.31 ft – 89.39 ft

Highest on record

109.09 ftAugust 30, 2017