Lake Travis is currently at 677.2 ft above mean sea level (93.6% of conservation capacity), 3.8 ft below full pool of 681.0 ft. Last updated Oct 30, 3:25 AM CDT. Data is sourced from the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) Hydromet system and refreshed roughly every 30 minutes.
Lake Travis water level today: 677.2 ft
Past 7 days
−0.2 ft
Checking the 5-day scenario…
- Recorded
What changed recently
24 hours
0.0 ft
From 677.1 ft yesterday
30 days
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1 year
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Since the rain-driven rise on Oct 3: down 0.4 ft.
Weather
Today at the lake
69° Fahrenheit
Rain Showers Likely
Forecast high for Fri, Oct 30
- Wind
- E 5 mph
- Rain
- 65%
Lake water77°FComfortable for swimming
5-day forecast
- Fri, Oct 30: high 69°, low 61°, 65% chance of rain.
- Sat, Oct 31: high 75°, low 64°, 37% chance of rain.
- Sun, Nov 1: high 82°, low 66°, 2% chance of rain.
- Mon, Nov 2: high 84°, low 66°, 56% chance of rain.
- Tue, Nov 3: high 77°, low 53°, 48% chance of rain.
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, Oct 5, 3:18 PM CDT:
- No gate operations to pass floodwaters are expected.
- Dam report lake level, Oct 29, 10:25 PM CDT:
- 677.2 ft
- Daily release report, Oct 28:
- peak 2,456 cfs · average 312 cfs · 201.7 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:
- 887.2 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:
- 737.4 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:
- 677.3 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:
- 492.3 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:
- 428.8 ft tailwater
Unofficial copy of LCRA’s flood operations report.
Lake level history
Past month
+2.7 ft
- High
- 678.1ftOctober 7, 2026
- Low
- 674.5ftSeptember 30, 2026
- Average
- 677.4ft
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