Lake Granbury near Granbury water level

Name: Lake Granbury near Granbury water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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Lake, Lake Granbury, Texas, United States

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Low for mid-October

Surface elevation

690.68ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 04:45 PM CDT (32 min ago)

History

What this means

Lake Granbury near Granbury is below normal for mid-October, with the lake level at 690.68 ft.

The median for mid-October is 691.57 ft, based on 7 years of readings, so the lake level is 0.89 ft below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 691.60 ft, a difference of −0.92 ft.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 689.91 ft and 690.69 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: 691.57 ft0.89 ft below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 690.07 ft – 692.63 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (7 years of records)
Same day last year: 691.60 ft−0.92 ft
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 689.91 ft – 690.69 ft
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 689.91 ft – 692.80 ft
Highest on record: 693.60 ftMarch 27, 1977

On the water at Lake Granbury near Granbury

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.

20 Tue 78° 52° – Wind 6 mph

21 Wed 80° 54° – Wind 6 mph

22 Thu 82° 58° – Wind 8 mph

23 Fri 83° 63° – Wind 13 mph

24 Sat 80° 61° – Wind 13 mph

25 Sun 78° 62° – Wind 12 mph

26 Mon 78° 58° 0.07 in Wind 13 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:54 PM Daylight 11 hr, 15 min Waxing gibbous 72%

Map

Other gauges on Lake Granbury

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Lake Granbury at SH 51 near GranburyLake, Lake Granbury	690.67 ft	No reference yet	+0.01 ft	9 mi
Lake Granbury at US Hwy 377, GranburyLake, Lake Granbury	690.65 ft	Low	+0.02 ft	7 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Brazos River ds Lake Granbury near GranburyRiver gauge, Brazos River ds Lake Granbury	10.16 ft	Normal	−0.01 ft	2.3 mi
Comanche Creek Reservoir near Glen RoseReservoir, Comanche Creek Reservoir	775.34 ft	Normal	+0.01 ft	8 mi
Brazos River near Glen RoseRiver gauge, Brazos River	3.98 ft	Very low	−0.01 ft	8 mi
Paluxy River at Glen RoseRiver gauge, Paluxy River	1.77 ft	Normal	−0.04 ft	11 mi
Lake Pat Cleburne near CleburneLake, Lake Pat Cleburne	731.43 ft	Normal	−0.01 ft	17 mi
Clear Fork Trinity River at Kelly Rd near AledoRiver gauge, Clear Fork Trinity River	1.95 ft	Very low	±0	20 mi
Nolan River at BlumRiver gauge, Nolan River	1.37 ft	Very low	−0.06 ft	23 mi
Benbrook Lake near BenbrookLake, Benbrook Lake	687.45 ft	Normal	+0.09 ft	24 mi

Questions and answers

Is Lake Granbury near Granbury higher than last year?

No, it is 0.92 ft lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 691.60 ft.

What is a normal level for Lake Granbury near Granbury in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 691.57 ft. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 690.07 ft and 692.63 ft, based on 7 years of records.

Is Lake Granbury near Granbury really 690.68 ft deep?

No. 690.68 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 Granbury near Granbury today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 04:45 PM CDT, the surface elevation was 690.68 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Lake Granbury near Granbury rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.19 ft over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Lake Granbury near Granbury normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Lake Granbury near Granbury?

The highest level on record is 693.60 ft on March 27, 1977.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:08090900 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 32.37431, -97.68919 (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	690.68 ft	2026-10-20 21:45	Provisional

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