228.60 ft NGVD29
level 1.4 ft below full pool — typical for mid-August
Reading comes straight from U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System (USGS gauge 07345900) and updates live when you load this page.
Lake O' the Pines 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.
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.
- 2016 (wettest on record)
- 2006 (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 | 230.00 ft NGVD29 · per USACE Fort Worth District full-pool reference |
|---|---|
| Conservation capacity | 268,566 acre-feet · per USACE Fort Worth District capacity reference |
| Gauge | USGS gauge 07345900 · U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System |
| Datum | NGVD29 — USGS param 62614 ft NGVD29 |
| 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 O' the Pines right now?
Lake O' the Pines is at 228.60 ft (NGVD29) as of August 14, 2026 — 1.4 ft below full pool — typical for mid-August
Is Lake O' the Pines full?
Not quite — at 228.60 ft, Lake O' the Pines is 1.4 ft below its full pool of 230.00 ft (NGVD29).
What is full pool for Lake O' the Pines?
Full pool (the conservation pool) for Lake O' the Pines is 230.00 ft NGVD29, per USACE Fort Worth District full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.