Texas · City of Brady

Brady Creek Reservoir water level

Today's reading against full pool and Brady Creek Reservoir's own seasonal history.

FULL POOL 1730 1735 1740
Elevation, feet (above mean sea level)

as of August 20, 2026

1741.29 ft above mean sea level

89% full share of conservation capacity, as reported with the gauge reading

level 1.7 ft below full pool — unusually high for mid-August

Reading from Texas Water Development Board — Water Data for Texas (Water Data for Texas — brady-creek); it refreshes with each site update rather than live.


Brady Creek Reservoir through the year

The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 1999–2026. The summer drawdown — and how this year sits in it — shows up without reading a single number.

full pool 1730 1735 1740 JFMAMJJASOND
Median and normal range by day of year, 1999–2026 · elevation, feet (above mean sea level)

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.

full pool 1725 1730 1735 1740 1745 JFMAMJJASOND
  • 2026 (this year)
  • 2025 (last year)
  • 2019 (wettest on record)
  • 2012 (driest on record)

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 1743.00 ft above mean sea level · per Water Data for Texas — Brady Creek Reservoir
Conservation capacity 28,808 acre-feet · per Water Data for Texas — Brady Creek Reservoir
Gauge Water Data for Texas — brady-creek · Texas Water Development Board — Water Data for Texas
Datum ft above mean sea level
Last verified August 20, 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 Brady Creek Reservoir right now?

Brady Creek Reservoir is at 1741.29 ft (above mean sea level) as of August 20, 2026 — 1.7 ft below full pool — unusually high for mid-August The lake is holding 89% of its conservation capacity.

What percent full is Brady Creek Reservoir?

As of August 20, 2026, Brady Creek Reservoir is holding 89% of its conservation capacity, per Water Data for Texas — Brady Creek Reservoir.

Is Brady Creek Reservoir full?

Not quite — at 1741.29 ft, Brady Creek Reservoir is 1.7 ft below its full pool of 1743.00 ft (above mean sea level). The lake is holding 89% of its conservation capacity.

What is full pool for Brady Creek Reservoir?

Full pool (the conservation pool) for Brady Creek Reservoir is 1743.00 ft above mean sea level, per Water Data for Texas — Brady Creek Reservoir. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.