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.
Higher chance of a rise. 35% chance the lake is 1 ft0.3 m or more above today's level on Nov 9.
- Rain, past 7 days
- 0.3 in8 mm watershed average
- Rain forecast, next 7 days
- 1.1 in29 mm normal 0.4 in11 mm
Statistical estimate, not safety, boating, or water-quality advice. For ramps, closures and advisories, check the lake operator.
Map
Map of Lake Travis with the dam, level gauge and 13 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 | 676.8206.28 | 677.2206.40 | 678.9206.94 |
| Nov 9 | 676.5206.18 | 677.3206.43 | 680.6207.44 |
| Nov 25 | 675.8205.97 | 677.1206.39 | 683.6208.36 |
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
- 0.88 ft0.27 m Assuming the level stays the same was off by 1.20 ft0.37 m
- Actual level inside our range
- 86% of 432 tests; the range is built to catch 8 in 10
- When we said a rise was possible (20–40%)
- 14% of those 22 times it ended 1 ft0.3 m or more higher
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.
- Lake Georgetown22 mi35 km away · 784.3 ft239.05 m · 79%
- Lake LBJ28 mi45 km away · 824.8 ft251.39 m · 99%
- Inks Lake37 mi59 km away · 887.3 ft270.44 m · 96%
- Lake Buchanan39 mi63 km away · 1018.3 ft310.39 m · 96%
- Canyon Lake40 mi65 km away · 907.4 ft276.57 m · 97%
- Granger Lake40 mi65 km away · 503.8 ft153.55 m · 98%
About Lake Travis
Lake Travis is the main flood-control lake of the Highland Lakes, on the Colorado River northwest of Austin, formed by Mansfield Dam in 1942. It stretches about 65 miles upriver to Max Starcke Dam near Marble Falls, and the Pedernales River enters it from the southwest. Because it takes in floodwater, its level has ranged nearly 100 feet between record low and record high, and it can rise many feet in a day after major storms.
- Full pool (conservation)
- 681.0 ft207.57 m
- Highest level since 1942
- 710.3 ft216.50 m, Dec 1991
- Lowest level since 1942
- 614.2 ft187.20 m, Aug 1951
- Surface area at normal pool
- 18,929 acres7,660 ha
- Conservation storage
- 1,098,044 acre-feet1,354 million m³
- Dam
- Mansfield Dam, 1942
- River or creek
- Colorado River
- County
- Travis
- Owner
- Lower Colorado River Authority
Elevations are feetmeters above sea level (NAVD88).
Common questions
Is Lake Travis full right now?
On Oct 26 it was 677.2 ft, 3.8 ft below full pool (681.0 ft), holding 94% of its conservation storage.On Oct 26 it was 206.42 m, 1.15 m below full pool (207.57 m), holding 94% of its conservation storage.
Is Lake Travis going up or down?
The middle estimate for Nov 9 is about steady, with an 8 in 10 chance it ends between 676.5 ft and 680.6 ft. The chance it ends 1 ft or more higher than today is 35%. Heavy rain can change that quickly.The middle estimate for Nov 9 is about steady, with an 8 in 10 chance it ends between 206.18 m and 207.44 m. The chance it ends 0.3 m or more higher than today is 35%. 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.