Outlook
Middle estimate, with the range the level has an 8 in 10 chance of landing in. The bars share one scale: change from today.
Rises are harder to call. Heavy rain in the watershed can push the lake above these ranges within days.
- Rain, past 7 days
- 0.0 in0 mm watershed average
- Rain forecast, next 7 days
- 0.6 in15 mm normal 1.1 in28 mm
Statistical estimate, not safety, boating, or water-quality advice. For ramps, closures and advisories, check the lake operator.
Map
Map of Lake Sulphur Springs with the dam, level gauge and 3 public boat ramps.
- Dam
- Level gauge
- Public boat ramp
Ramp locations from Texas Parks and Wildlife. Whether a ramp is open depends on the lake level; check the operator.
Level and outlook
FeetMeters above sea level
- Measured
- Middle estimate
- 8 in 10 range
- Full pool
Show outlook as a table
| Date | Low end | Middle | High end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2 | 457.1139.34 | 457.2139.35 | 457.3139.39 |
| Nov 9 | 457.1139.31 | 457.2139.34 | 457.4139.42 |
| Nov 25 | 456.8139.24 | 457.1139.31 | 458.2139.66 |
How well this outlook has done here
We tested the 2-week outlook on past years at this lake, as if made once a week with only what was known that day.
- On average it was off by
- 0.46 ft0.14 m Assuming the level stays the same was off by 0.54 ft0.16 m
- Actual level inside our range
- 68% of 432 tests; the range is built to catch 8 in 10
The rise chance uses the same threshold for every lake: 1 ft (0.3048 m).
Connected lakes
Water from upstream lakes flows into this one; water released here flows on downstream.
Downstream
Nearby lakes
Closest lakes in a straight line, with today's level.
- Jim Chapman Lake11 mi18 km away · 434.3 ft132.38 m · 64%
- Lake Fork Reservoir25 mi41 km away · 398.0 ft121.31 m · 80%
- Lake Cypress Springs29 mi46 km away · 375.4 ft114.43 m · 88%
- Lake Tawakoni30 mi48 km away · 434.9 ft132.55 m · 89%
- Monticello Reservoir35 mi57 km away · 334.5 ft101.94 m · 72%
- Lake Bob Sandlin38 mi60 km away · 334.6 ft101.99 m · 87%
About Lake Sulphur Springs
Lake Sulphur Springs is a city water-supply lake on White Oak Creek just north of Sulphur Springs in Hopkins County, built in 1973. White Oak Creek drains to the Sulphur River above Wright Patman Lake.
- Full pool (conservation)
- 458.9 ft139.89 m
- Highest level since 1999
- 463.6 ft141.31 m, Jun 2000
- Lowest level since 1999
- 452.4 ft137.89 m, Nov 2011
- Surface area at normal pool
- 1,913 acres774 ha
- Conservation storage
- 17,747 acre-feet22 million m³
- Dam
- Lake Sulphur Springs Dam, 1973
- River or creek
- White Oak Creek
- County
- Hopkins
- Owner
- City of Sulphur Springs
Elevations are feetmeters above sea level (NGVD29).
Common questions
Is Lake Sulphur Springs full right now?
On Oct 26 it was 457.3 ft, 1.7 ft below full pool (458.9 ft), holding 83% of its conservation storage.On Oct 26 it was 139.37 m, 0.52 m below full pool (139.89 m), holding 83% of its conservation storage.
Is Lake Sulphur Springs going up or down?
The middle estimate for Nov 9 is about steady, with an 8 in 10 chance it ends between 457.1 ft and 457.4 ft. The chance it ends 1 ft or more higher than today is under 5%. Heavy rain can change that quickly.The middle estimate for Nov 9 is about steady, with an 8 in 10 chance it ends between 139.31 m and 139.42 m. The chance it ends 0.3 m or more higher than today is under 5%. Heavy rain can change that quickly.
Where does this data come from?
Daily levels come from the Texas Water Development Board and lake operators. The outlook is our own statistical model, using recent levels and forecast rain over the watershed.