Martin Lake near Tatum water level

What this means

Martin Lake near Tatum is below normal for mid-October, with the lake level at 302.07 ft.

The median for mid-October is 303.82 ft, based on 7 years of readings, so the lake level is 1.75 ft below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 304.51 ft, a difference of −2.44 ft.

It has dropped 0.04 ft over the past 24 hours. With the water still dropping, the shoreline keeps moving out. In the last month it has stayed between 302.06 ft and 302.83 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

303.82 ft1.75 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

302.06 ft – 304.49 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (7 years of records)

Same day last year

304.51 ft−2.44 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

302.06 ft – 302.83 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

302.11 ft – 306.20 ft

Highest on record

313.00 ftMarch 29, 1989