129.21 ft NGVD29
92% full share of conservation capacity, per Water Data for Texas as of September 24, 2026
level 1.8 ft below full pool — on the low side for late September
Reading comes straight from U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System (USGS gauge 08066190) and updates live when you load this page.
Is Lake Livingston full?
Not quite — 1.8 ft below full pool as of September 24, 2026
How full is Lake Livingston? Lake Livingston was holding 92% of its conservation capacity on September 24, 2026, per Water Data for Texas.
Lake Livingston through the year
The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 2002–2026. 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.
- 2026 (this year)
- 2025 (last year)
- 2015 (wettest on record)
- 2006 (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 | 131.00 ft NGVD29 · per Trinity River Authority full-pool reference |
|---|---|
| Conservation capacity | 1,603,504 acre-feet · per Trinity River Authority capacity reference |
| Gauge | USGS gauge 08066190 · U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System |
| Datum | NGVD29 |
| Last verified | August 15, 2026 |
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Quick answers
What is the lake level for Lake Livingston today?
Lake Livingston is at 129.21 ft (NGVD29) as of September 24, 2026 — 1.8 ft below full pool — on the low side for late September.
Is Lake Livingston full?
Not quite — at 129.21 ft on September 24, 2026, Lake Livingston is 1.8 ft below its full pool of 131.00 ft (NGVD29).
How full is Lake Livingston?
Lake Livingston was holding 92% of its conservation capacity on September 24, 2026, per Water Data for Texas.
What is full pool for Lake Livingston?
Full pool (the conservation pool) for Lake Livingston is 131.00 ft NGVD29, per Trinity River Authority full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.