909.88 ft NGVD29
level 0.9 ft above full pool — on the high side for mid-August
Reading comes straight from U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System (USGS gauge 08167700) and updates live when you load this page.
Canyon Lake through the year
The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 1988–2026. 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.
- 2002 (wettest on record)
- 2025 (driest on record)
- 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 | 909.00 ft NGVD29 · per USACE Fort Worth District / GBRA full-pool reference |
|---|---|
| Conservation capacity | 378,781 acre-feet · per USACE Fort Worth District / GBRA capacity reference |
| Gauge | USGS gauge 08167700 · U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System |
| Datum | NGVD29 — USGS param 62614 ft NGVD29; TWDB conservation pool elevation matches gauge datum |
| 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 Canyon Lake right now?
Canyon Lake is at 909.88 ft (NGVD29) as of August 14, 2026 — 0.9 ft above full pool — on the high side for mid-August
Is Canyon Lake full?
Yes and then some — at 909.88 ft, Canyon Lake is 0.9 ft above its full pool of 909.00 ft (NGVD29), using flood storage.
What is full pool for Canyon Lake?
Full pool (the conservation pool) for Canyon Lake is 909.00 ft NGVD29, per USACE Fort Worth District / GBRA full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.