Lake Travis is currently at 681.5 ft above mean sea level (100.8% of conservation capacity), at or above full pool of 681.0 ft. The Lake Travis water temperature is 76°F at Mansfield Dam. Last updated Nov 13, 5:55 PM CST. Data is sourced from the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) Hydromet system and refreshed roughly every 30 minutes.
Lake Travis water level today: 681.5 ft
Steadyover 24h
Lake Travis water temp
76°FBrisk but swimmable
Past 7 days
+4.3 ft
Checking the 5-day scenario…
- Drought line 640 ft, below this range
What changed recently
24 hours
0.0 ft
From 681.4 ft yesterday
30 days
+3.6 ft
From 677.8 ft on Oct 14
90 days
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Not enough history yet
1 year
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Not enough history yet
Since the rain-driven rise on Nov 11: holding steady.
Weather
Today at the lake
77° Fahrenheit
Sunny
Forecast high for Fri, Nov 13
- Wind
- Calm
- Rain
- 0%
5-day forecast
- Fri, Nov 13: high 77°, low 49°, 0% chance of rain.
- Sat, Nov 14: high 67°, low 54°, 72% chance of rain.
- Sun, Nov 15: high 58°, low 47°, 96% chance of rain.
- Mon, Nov 16: high 54°, low 48°, 7% chance of rain.
- Tue, Nov 17: high 60°, low 51°, 1% chance of rain.
Water entering Lake Travis
Every river gauge is below action stage
- In
- 2,515cfs
- Out
- —No current reading
- Llano2,456 cfs
- Sandy Creek14 cfs
- Pedernales45 cfs
Highland Lakes dams
All gates closed
- Normal
Releases can start suddenly — stay out of the water near the dams.
Why the numbers differ
Each source covers a different period. The Lake Travis release is the latest hour LCRA measured at Mansfield Dam; the figures below are earlier.
- LCRA operations report, Nov 12, 2:15 PM CST:
- No gate operations to pass floodwaters are expected.
- Dam report lake level, Nov 13, 10:25 AM CST:
- 681.4 ft
- Daily release report, Nov 12:
- peak 2,526 cfs · average 2,487 cfs · 1,607.6 million gallons
Each dam’s report
Lake Buchanan · Buchanan Dam
- Gates:
- No gate operations to pass floodwaters are expected
- Inflows:
- Inflows to Lake Buchanan are below levels that would require gate operations to pass floodwaters at Buchanan Dam.
- Forecast:
- Expected elevation range is 1018 - 1019 ft msl over the next 24 to 48 hours.
- Below the dam:
- 887.3 ft tailwater
Inks Lake · Inks Dam
- Spillway:
- Flow over the spillway is not expected
- Inflows:
- Inflows to Inks Lake are below levels that would cause floodwaters to pass over the spillway of Inks Dam.
- Forecast:
- The level of Inks Lake is expected to remain within its normal operating range.
- Below the dam:
- 825.2 ft tailwater
Lake LBJ · Wirtz Dam
- Gates:
- No gate operations to pass floodwaters are expected
- Inflows:
- Inflows to Lake LBJ are below levels that would require gate operations to pass floodwaters at Wirtz Dam.
- Forecast:
- The level of Lake LBJ is expected to remain within its normal operating range.
- Below the dam:
- 740.4 ft tailwater
Lake Marble Falls · Starcke Dam
- Gates:
- No gate operations to pass floodwaters are expected
- Inflows:
- Inflows to Lake Marble Falls are below levels that would require gate operations to pass floodwaters at Starcke Dam.
- Forecast:
- The level of Lake Marble Falls is expected to remain within its normal operating range.
- Below the dam:
- 682.2 ft tailwater
Lake Travis · Mansfield Dam
- Gates:
- No gate operations to pass floodwaters are expected
- Inflows:
- Inflows to Lake Travis are below levels that would require gate operations to pass floodwaters at Mansfield Dam.
- Forecast:
- Expected elevation range is 681 - 682 ft msl over the next 24 to 48 hours.
- Below the dam:
- 494.2 ft tailwater
Lake Austin · Tom Miller Dam
- Gates:
- No gate operations to pass floodwaters are expected
- Inflows:
- Inflows to Lake Austin are below levels that would require gate operations to pass floodwaters at Tom Miller Dam.
- Forecast:
- The level of Lake Austin is expected to remain within its normal operating range.
- Below the dam:
- 429.4 ft tailwater
Unofficial copy of LCRA’s flood operations report.
Lake level history
Past month
+3.6 ft
- Drought line 640 ft, below this range
- High
- 681.5ftNovember 12, 2026
- Low
- 677.0ftNovember 2, 2026
- Average
- 677.8ft
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