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Champion Creek Reservoir water level

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

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Elevation, feet (above mean sea level)

as of August 20, 2026

2063.13 ft above mean sea level

44% full share of conservation capacity, as reported with the gauge reading

level 19.9 ft below full pool — typical for mid-August

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


Champion Creek Reservoir through the year

The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 1997–2026. The summer drawdown — and how this year sits in it — shows up without reading a single number.

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Median and normal range by day of year, 1997–2026 · 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.

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  • 2026 (this year)
  • 2025 (last year)
  • 2019 (wettest on record)
  • 2002 (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 2083.00 ft above mean sea level · per Water Data for Texas — Champion Creek Reservoir
Conservation capacity 41,580 acre-feet · per Water Data for Texas — Champion Creek Reservoir
Gauge Water Data for Texas — champion-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 Champion Creek Reservoir right now?

Champion Creek Reservoir is at 2063.13 ft (above mean sea level) as of August 20, 2026 — 19.9 ft below full pool — typical for mid-August The lake is holding 44% of its conservation capacity.

What percent full is Champion Creek Reservoir?

As of August 20, 2026, Champion Creek Reservoir is holding 44% of its conservation capacity, per Water Data for Texas — Champion Creek Reservoir.

Is Champion Creek Reservoir full?

Not quite — at 2063.13 ft, Champion Creek Reservoir is 19.9 ft below its full pool of 2083.00 ft (above mean sea level). The lake is holding 44% of its conservation capacity.

What is full pool for Champion Creek Reservoir?

Full pool (the conservation pool) for Champion Creek Reservoir is 2083.00 ft above mean sea level, per Water Data for Texas — Champion Creek Reservoir. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.