Lake Houston near Sheldon water level

What this means

The lake level at Lake Houston near Sheldon reads 42.10 ft, about where it usually sits at this time of year.

That puts it 0.03 ft below the median of 42.13 ft for mid-October, based on 7 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 42.20 ft (−0.10 ft).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 42.08 ft – 42.65 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

42.13 ft0.03 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

41.51 ft – 42.59 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (7 years of records)

Same day last year

42.20 ft−0.10 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

42.08 ft – 42.65 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

40.93 ft – 43.39 ft

Highest on record

53.12 ftAugust 29, 2017