Texas · Panola County FWSD No. 1

Murvaul Lake water level

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

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FULL POOL 260 262 264
Elevation, feet (above mean sea level)

as of October 1, 2026

263.70 ft above mean sea level

86% full share of conservation capacity, as reported with the gauge reading

level 1.6 ft below full pool — on the low side for early October

Reading comes from Texas Water Development Board — Water Data for Texas (Water Data for Texas — murvaul) by way of our own server, which asks the agency each time you load this page and passes on its figure in the agency's own datum, unchanged. Water Data for Texas publishes one figure a day for each reservoir, so the date beside the reading is the day that figure covers. For everything else the agency publishes about this reservoir, go to Murvaul Lake at Water Data for Texas.


Is Murvaul Lake full?

Not quite — 1.6 ft below full pool as of October 1, 2026

How full is Murvaul Lake? Murvaul Lake was holding 86% of its conservation capacity on October 1, 2026, per Water Data for Texas.


Murvaul Lake 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 263 264 265 266 267 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 260 262 264 266 268 JFMAMJJASOND
  • 2026 (this year)
  • 2025 (last year)
  • 2001 (wettest on record)
  • 2011 (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 265.30 ft above mean sea level · per Water Data for Texas — Murvaul Lake
Conservation capacity 38,285 acre-feet · per Water Data for Texas — Murvaul Lake
Gauge Water Data for Texas — murvaul · 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

What is the lake level for Murvaul Lake today?

Murvaul Lake is at 263.70 ft (above mean sea level) as of October 1, 2026 — 1.6 ft below full pool — on the low side for early October. The lake is holding 86% of its conservation capacity.

Is Murvaul Lake full?

Not quite — at 263.70 ft on October 1, 2026, Murvaul Lake is 1.6 ft below its full pool of 265.30 ft (above mean sea level). The lake is holding 86% of its conservation capacity.

How full is Murvaul Lake?

Murvaul Lake was holding 86% of its conservation capacity on October 1, 2026, per Water Data for Texas.

What is full pool for Murvaul Lake?

Full pool (the conservation pool) for Murvaul Lake is 265.30 ft above mean sea level, per Water Data for Texas — Murvaul Lake. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.