Lake Travis is currently at 677.1 ft above mean sea level (93.6% of conservation capacity), 3.9 ft below full pool of 681.0 ft. Last updated Oct 28, 4:25 PM CDT. Data is sourced from the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) Hydromet system and refreshed roughly every 30 minutes.
Lake Travis water level today: 677.1 ft
Water temp
78°FComfortable for swimming
Level trend
Past 7 days: −0.28 ft
3.9 ft below full pool
Level trend
Past 7 days: −0.28 ft
What changed recently
How Lake Travis has moved across short and long timeframes.
24 hours
0.03ft
From 677.2 ft yesterday
30 days
Up2.54ft
From 674.6 ft on Sep 28
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 Oct 3: down 0.37 ft.
Where it could go nextHighland Lakes dams
Floodgates and releases at the six dams from Lake Buchanan down to Lake Austin.
No floodgates open on the Highland Lakes
As of Oct 28, 4:25 PM CDT
- Normal
- Watch
- Floodgates open
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, Oct 5, 3:18 PM CDT:
- No gate operations to pass floodwaters are expected.
- Dam report lake level, Oct 28, 2:55 PM CDT:
- 677.1 ft
- Daily release report, Oct 27:
- peak 2,456 cfs · average 414 cfs · 267.5 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:
- Please see the River Operations Report for current forecasts for Lake Buchanan. River Operations Report
- 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:
- 825.1 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:
- 737.0 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:
- 677.5 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:
- Please see the River Operations Report for current forecasts for Lake Travis. River Operations Report
- Below the dam:
- 492.1 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:
- 428.2 ft tailwater
Unofficial copy of LCRA’s flood operations report.
The lake, over time
Daily LCRA readings, with monthly averages back to 1942.
Feet above sea level
ft
Floods, droughts and the dam that made the lake: History of Lake Travis
Recreation on Lake Travis
What's open at today's level: ramps, swim spots, launches, parks and marinas.
- Boating11 of 14 ramps open
- Swimming12 of 12 swim spots open
- Paddling6 of 9 launches open
- Camping9 campgrounds
- Marinas15 marinas
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