Lake Waxahachie near Waxahachie water level

What this means

Lake Waxahachie near Waxahachie is at 526.96 ft, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 526.97 ft, based on 7 years of readings, so the lake level is 0.01 ft below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 528.77 ft, a difference of −1.81 ft.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 526.72 ft and 527.26 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

526.97 ft0.01 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

523.55 ft – 529.01 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (7 years of records)

Same day last year

528.77 ft−1.81 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

526.72 ft – 527.26 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

526.72 ft – 532.31 ft

Highest on record

534.67 ftMarch 31, 2007