Lake Travis is currently at 678.9 ft above mean sea level (96.5% of conservation capacity), 2.1 ft below full pool of 681.0 ft. The Lake Travis water temperature is 75°F at Mansfield Dam. Last updated Nov 10, 5:25 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: 678.9 ft
Up 1.5 ftin 24h
Lake Travis water temp
75°FBrisk but swimmable
Past 7 days
+0.8 ft
Checking the 5-day scenario…
- Full pool 681 ft, above this range
- Drought line 640 ft, below this range
What changed recently
24 hours
+0.8 ft
From 677.2 ft yesterday
30 days
+0.1 ft
From 677.9 ft on Oct 11
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 10: holding steady.
Weather
Today at the lake
69° Fahrenheit
Slight Chance Rain Showers
Forecast high for Tue, Nov 10
- Wind
- Calm
- Rain
- 16%
5-day forecast
- Tue, Nov 10: high 69°, low 55°, 16% chance of rain.
- Wed, Nov 11: high 76°, low 53°, 1% chance of rain.
- Thu, Nov 12: high 74°, low 51°, 0% chance of rain.
- Fri, Nov 13: high 75°, low 52°, 0% chance of rain.
- Sat, Nov 14: high 71°, low 55°, 49% chance of rain.
Water entering Lake Travis
NWS expects the Llano River at Llano to crest near 14.2 ft, moderate flooding, Tue Nov 10, 11 AM.
- In
- 36,843cfs
- Out
- —No current reading
- Llano36,688 cfs
- Sandy Creek43 cfs
- Pedernales112 cfs
Highland Lakes dams
- Normal
- 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, Nov 10, 9:28 AM CST:
- No gate operations to pass floodwaters are expected.
- Dam report lake level, Nov 10, 9:50 AM CST:
- 678.0 ft
- Daily release report, Nov 9:
- peak 2,456 cfs · average 516 cfs · 333.3 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:
- 824.6 ft tailwater
Lake LBJ · Wirtz Dam
- Gates:
- One gate open
- Inflows:
- Inflows to Lake LBJ have increased due to storm runoff from the Llano River.
- Forecast:
- The level of Lake LBJ is expected to remain within its normal operating range at this time, but the level may vary with additional rainfall/runoff and/or flood operations.
- Below the dam:
- 745.2 ft tailwater
Lake Marble Falls · Starcke Dam
- Gates:
- Two gates are open
- Inflows:
- Inflows to Lake Marble Falls have increased due to releases from Wirtz Dam.
- Forecast:
- The level of Lake Marble Falls is expected to remain within its normal operating range at this time, but the level may vary with additional rainfall/runoff and/or flood operations.
- Below the dam:
- 686.0 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 680 - 681 ft msl over the next 24 to 48 hours.
- 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:
- 428.3 ft tailwater
Unofficial copy of LCRA’s flood operations report.
Lake level history
Past month
+0.1 ft
- Full pool 681 ft, above this range
- Drought line 640 ft, below this range
- High
- 678.0ftNov 10, 2026, 9:55 AM CST
- Low
- 677.0ftNovember 2, 2026
- Average
- 677.4ft
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