Waco Lake near Waco water level

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

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Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

459.42ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 04:15 PM CDT (1 hour ago)

History

What this means

Waco Lake near Waco is at 459.42 ft, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 460.85 ft, based on 7 years of readings, so the lake level is 1.43 ft below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 461.57 ft, a difference of −2.15 ft.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 458.84 ft and 459.78 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: 460.85 ft1.43 ft below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 450.53 ft – 461.57 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (7 years of records)
Same day last year: 461.57 ft−2.15 ft
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 458.84 ft – 459.78 ft
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 458.84 ft – 463.70 ft
Highest on record: 488.48 ftDecember 24, 1991

On the water at Waco Lake near Waco

Normal levels mean few surprises on the water: ramps in use and the shoreline where you expect it.

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.

18 Sun 69° 47° – Wind 7 mph

19 Mon 76° 49° – Wind 7 mph

20 Tue 80° 57° – Wind 9 mph

21 Wed 82° 59° – Wind 7 mph

22 Thu 84° 62° – Wind 7 mph

23 Fri 86° 62° – Wind 10 mph

24 Sat 85° 61° – Wind 11 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:35 AM Sunset 06:55 PM Daylight 11 hr, 20 min First quarter 53%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Brazos River at WacoRiver gauge, Brazos River	1.10 ft	Very low	−0.04 ft	8 mi
Hog Creek near CrawfordRiver gauge, Hog Creek	0.65 ft	Low	+0.01 ft	9 mi
Middle Bosque River near McGregorRiver gauge, Middle Bosque River	2.59 ft	Normal	+0.01 ft	11 mi
Brazos River near AquillaRiver gauge, Brazos River	7.16 ft	Normal	+0.06 ft	17 mi
N Bosque River at Valley MillsRiver gauge, N Bosque River	4.60 ft	Normal	−0.01 ft	17 mi
Aquilla Creek above AquillaRiver gauge, Aquilla Creek	5.67 ft	Normal	±0	22 mi
Aquilla Lake above AquillaLake, Aquilla Lake	534.83 ft	Normal	−0.03 ft	22 mi
Whitney Lake near WhitneyLake, Whitney Lake	530.77 ft	Normal	−0.03 ft	22 mi

Questions and answers

Is Waco Lake near Waco higher than last year?

No, it is 2.15 ft lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 461.57 ft.

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

The median for mid-October is 460.85 ft. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 450.53 ft and 461.57 ft, based on 7 years of records.

Is Waco Lake near Waco really 459.42 ft deep?

No. 459.42 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 Waco Lake near Waco today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 04:15 PM CDT, the surface elevation was 459.42 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Waco Lake near Waco rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.25 ft over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Waco Lake near Waco normal?

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

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

The highest level on record is 488.48 ft on December 24, 1991.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:08095550 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 31.57961, -97.19778 (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	459.42 ft	2026-10-18 21:15	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Waco Lake near Waco (usgs:08095550). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/texas/waco-lake-near-waco

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