Lake Texana near Edna water level

What this means

Nothing unusual at Lake Texana near Edna right now: the lake level of 41.92 ft is in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.87 ft above the median of 41.05 ft for mid-October, based on 7 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 40.00 ft (+1.92 ft).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 41.23 ft and 42.31 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

41.05 ft0.87 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

38.90 ft – 43.53 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (7 years of records)

Same day last year

40.00 ft+1.92 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

41.23 ft – 42.31 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

34.39 ft – 44.06 ft

Highest on record

44.74 ftNovember 27, 2001