Lake Bob Sandlin near Mount Pleasant water level

Name: Lake Bob Sandlin near Mount Pleasant water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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Lake, Lake Bob Sandlin, Texas, United States

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Very low for mid-October

Surface elevation

334.73ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 04:00 PM CDT (43 min ago)

History

What this means

Lake Bob Sandlin near Mount Pleasant is far below normal for mid-October, with the lake level at 334.73 ft.

That puts it 1.38 ft below the median of 336.11 ft for mid-October, based on 7 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 336.36 ft (−1.63 ft).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 334.73 ft and 335.19 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: 336.11 ft1.38 ft below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 335.57 ft – 336.63 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (7 years of records)
Same day last year: 336.36 ft−1.63 ft
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 334.73 ft – 335.19 ft
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 334.76 ft – 336.86 ft

On the water at Lake Bob Sandlin near Mount Pleasant

A receding shoreline opens up beaches but also uncovers hazards: stumps, rocks and soft mud that are usually well under water.

Wear a life jacket on the water. Most boating deaths involve people who were not wearing one.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 72° 40° – Wind 6 mph

19 Mon 77° 48° – Wind 8 mph

20 Tue 78° 51° – Wind 7 mph

21 Wed 81° 55° – Wind 5 mph

22 Thu 84° 58° – Wind 5 mph

23 Fri 86° 59° – Wind 6 mph

24 Sat 85° 58° – Wind 6 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:28 AM Sunset 06:43 PM Daylight 11 hr, 15 min First quarter 62%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Monticello Reservoir near Mount PleasantReservoir, Monticello Reservoir	334.57 ft	Very low	−0.01 ft	2.1 mi
Big Cypress Creek at US Hwy 271 near PittsburgRiver gauge, Big Cypress Creek	2.59 ft	Normal	−0.08 ft	2.2 mi
Big Cypress Creek near PittsburgRiver gauge, Big Cypress Creek	4.17 ft	Very low	−0.07 ft	8 mi
Lake Cypress Spgs near Mount VernonLake, Lake Cypress Spgs	375.54 ft	Low	−0.02 ft	9 mi
White Oak Creek near TalcoRiver gauge, White Oak Creek	1.34 ft	Low	−0.04 ft	18 mi
White Oak Creek at IH 30 near OmahaRiver gauge, White Oak Creek	11.26 ft	Normal	−0.07 ft	18 mi
Sulphur River near TalcoRiver gauge, Sulphur River	1.22 ft	Very low	−0.02 ft	22 mi
Sulphur River at IH 30 near Dalby SpringsRiver gauge, Sulphur River	4.11 ft	Very low	−0.01 ft	24 mi

Questions and answers

How does Lake Bob Sandlin near Mount Pleasant compare with last year?

It is 1.63 ft lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 336.36 ft.

What is a normal level for Lake Bob Sandlin near Mount Pleasant in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 336.11 ft. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 335.57 ft and 336.63 ft, based on 7 years of records.

Is Lake Bob Sandlin near Mount Pleasant really 334.73 ft deep?

No. 334.73 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 Lake Bob Sandlin near Mount Pleasant today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 04:00 PM CDT, the surface elevation was 334.73 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Lake Bob Sandlin near Mount Pleasant rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.16 ft over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Lake Bob Sandlin 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:07344489 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 33.08012, -95.00216 (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	334.73 ft	2026-10-19 21:00	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Lake Bob Sandlin near Mount Pleasant (usgs:07344489). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/texas/lake-bob-sandlin-near-mount-pleasant

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