Texas · Tarrant Regional Water District

Lake Bridgeport water level

Today's reading against full pool and Lake Bridgeport's own seasonal history.

FULL POOL 820 825 830 835
Elevation, feet (above mean sea level)

as of August 15, 2026

830.12 ft above mean sea level

level 5.9 ft below full pool — typical for mid-August

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


Lake Bridgeport through the year

The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 1996–2026. The summer drawdown — and how this year sits in it — shows up without reading a single number.

full pool 820 825 830 835 JFMAMJJASOND
Median and normal range by day of year, 1996–2026 · 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 810 820 830 840 JFMAMJJASOND
  • 2016 (wettest on record)
  • 2014 (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 836.00 ft above mean sea level · per Tarrant Regional Water District full-pool reference
Conservation capacity 372,183 acre-feet · per Tarrant Regional Water District capacity reference
Gauge Water Data for Texas — bridgeport · Texas Water Development Board — Water Data for Texas
Datum ft above mean sea level — TWDB daily elevation in ft above msl
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 Bridgeport right now?

Lake Bridgeport is at 830.12 ft (above mean sea level) as of August 15, 2026 — 5.9 ft below full pool — typical for mid-August

Is Lake Bridgeport full?

Not quite — at 830.12 ft, Lake Bridgeport is 5.9 ft below its full pool of 836.00 ft (above mean sea level).

What is full pool for Lake Bridgeport?

Full pool (the conservation pool) for Lake Bridgeport is 836.00 ft above mean sea level, per Tarrant Regional Water District full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.