Name: Lake Houston water-level time series
Creator: Lakebrief

Question 1

What is the current water level at Lake Houston?

Accepted Answer

Lake Houston's current water level is shown at the top of this page, sourced from the waterdatafortexas feed scraped on a regular cron and updated continuously. The 7-day trend, full-pool comparison, and a multi-year history chart are all on this page.

Question 2

What is the full pool elevation for Lake Houston?

Accepted Answer

Lake Houston has a full pool elevation of 42.38 ft (NAVD88). Surface area at full pool is 11,282 acres.

Question 3

How is Lake Houston's water level measured?

Accepted Answer

Water-surface elevation for Lake Houston is measured by the waterdatafortexas feed scraped on a regular cron. Lakebrief polls the upstream feed continuously and renders the latest reading, recent trend, and multi-year context.

Question 4

What is the historical low water level for Lake Houston?

Accepted Answer

The lowest recorded modern elevation for Lake Houston is approximately 36.34 ft. The low-water advisory threshold for the dashboard is 40 ft.

Lake Houston water level