1056.81 ft above mean sea level
level 60.2 ft below full pool — unusually low for mid-August
Reading from Texas Water Development Board — Water Data for Texas (Water Data for Texas — amistad); it refreshes with each site update rather than live.
Lake Amistad through the year
The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 1968–2026. The summer drawdown — and how this year sits in it — shows up without reading a single number.
This year vs the years that matter
This year's trace against last year and the driest and wettest years on record — the drought-context question every lake regular asks.
- 1974 (wettest on record)
- 1968 (driest on record)
- 2025 (last year)
- 2026 (this year)
Full pool, datum, and the gauge
"Full pool" here means the conservation pool — the level the lake is designed to hold for water supply and recreation, not the flood-control space above it. The full explainer covers flood pool and dead pool too.
| Full pool | 1117.00 ft above mean sea level · per IBWC (US-Mexico) full-pool reference |
|---|---|
| Conservation capacity | 1,813,408 acre-feet · per IBWC (US-Mexico) capacity reference |
| Gauge | Water Data for Texas — amistad · Texas Water Development Board — Water Data for Texas |
| Datum | ft above mean sea level — TWDB daily elevation in ft above msl; ~60 ft below conservation pool at present |
| Last verified | August 15, 2026 |
LakeDates reports lake level, not ramp status. Whether a given ramp or marina is usable at this level varies ramp by ramp — call the marina before you tow.
Quick answers
How full is Lake Amistad right now?
Lake Amistad is at 1056.81 ft (above mean sea level) as of August 15, 2026 — 60.2 ft below full pool — unusually low for mid-August
Is Lake Amistad full?
Not quite — at 1056.81 ft, Lake Amistad is 60.2 ft below its full pool of 1117.00 ft (above mean sea level).
What is full pool for Lake Amistad?
Full pool (the conservation pool) for Lake Amistad is 1117.00 ft above mean sea level, per IBWC (US-Mexico) full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.