Lake Travis near Austin water level

Name: Lake Travis near Austin water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
License: https://www.usgs.gov/information-policies-and-instructions/copyrights-and-credits

Lake, Lake Travis, Texas, United States

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Below flood stage

Surface elevation

678.25ft Down 0.04 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 02:15 PM CDT (28 min ago)

History

7 days

Surface elevation Minor flood stage

What this means

The lake level at Lake Travis near Austin reads 678.25 ft, about where it usually sits at this time of year.

It is 6.75 ft below the flood stage of 685.00 ft.

It is still going down, by 0.04 ft over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 678.20 ft – 678.34 ft.

Lakes and reservoirs often sit lower in fall after a summer of evaporation and use, and recover with winter rain and spring snowmelt.

Judged against the official flood stage for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Highest on record: 710.44 ftDecember 25, 1991

Boating and fishing at Lake Travis near Austin

A lake in its usual range is what most ramps, docks and swimming areas are built for.

Conditions at the shore change with the level, so check with the agency that runs the lake before a trip.

What happens at each level

714.00 ft: Flow reaches and goes uncontrolled over the emergency spillway over Mansfield Dam at Lake Travis. Hundreds of homes around Lake Travis flood, many with water well over their roofs or in the second floor level.
710.00 ft: Hundreds of homes around Lake Travis at Graveyard Point at Lakeway flood with water well over some roofs and into the second floor of lower homes.
705.00 ft: Disastrous residential flooding of hundreds of homes occurs around Lake Travis at Graveyard Point at Lakeway, many with water over their roofs in up to 17 feet of water.
700.00 ft: Many homes flood at Graveyard Point at Lakeway on Lake Travis, some with water to their roofs in up to twelve feet of water.
695.00 ft: Lowest temporary and mobile homes in Graveyard Point at Lakeway on Lake Travis have up to seven feet of water in them.
691.00 ft: The lowest permanent homes at Graveyard Point at Lakeway on Lake Travis flood. Several temporary homes are in several feet of water.
688.00 ft: Lowest temporary and mobile homes at Graveyard Point at Lakeway on Lake Travis flood.
685.00 ft: The lowest temporary and mobile homes at Lakeway at Graveyard Point on Lake Travis are threatened.
678.25 ft: Right now

Impact statements from the U.S. National Weather Service.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.50 in.

17 Sat 69° 49° – Wind 10 mph

18 Sun 74° 50° – Wind 6 mph

19 Mon 77° 53° – Wind 7 mph

20 Tue 82° 65° – Wind 9 mph

21 Wed 84° 67° – Wind 5 mph

22 Thu 85° 68° – Wind 9 mph

23 Fri 85° 68° – Wind 11 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 06:58 PM Daylight 11 hr, 22 min First quarter 52%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Barton Creek at SH 71 near Oak HillRiver gauge, Barton Creek	1.93 ft	Very low	−0.07 ft	7 mi
Bull Creek at Loop 360 near AustinRiver gauge, Bull Creek	1.25 ft	Very low	−0.06 ft	7 mi
Lake Creek at Lake Creek Pkwy near AustinRiver gauge, Lake Creek	2.43 ft	Normal	±0	9 mi
UBC Dam 6 near Cedar ParkReservoir, UBC Dam 6	888.65 ft	High	±0	9 mi
Barton Creek at Lost Creek Blvd near AustinRiver gauge, Barton Creek	1.53 ft	Low	±0	9 mi
Shoal Creek at Silverway Dr, AustinRiver gauge, Shoal Creek	0.0 cfs	Normal	±0	10 mi
UBC Dam 8 near AustinReservoir, UBC Dam 8	825.97 ft	Normal	−0.02 ft	11 mi
UBC Dam 7 near Cedar ParkReservoir, UBC Dam 7	805.25 ft	Normal	±0	12 mi

Questions and answers

Is Lake Travis near Austin really 678.25 ft deep?

No. 678.25 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 Travis near Austin today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 02:15 PM CDT, the surface elevation was 678.25 ft. Down 0.04 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Lake Travis near Austin rising or falling?

Down 0.04 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Lake Travis near Austin normal?

Below flood stage. Judged against the official flood stage for this gauge.

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

The highest level on record is 710.44 ft on December 25, 1991.

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.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:08154500 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 30.39105, -97.90659 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
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	678.25 ft	2026-10-18 19:15	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Lake Travis near Austin (usgs:08154500). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/texas/lake-travis-near-austin

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Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer