312.44 ft NGVD29
90% full share of conservation capacity, per Water Data for Texas as of September 24, 2026
level 2.6 ft below full pool — typical for late September
Reading comes straight from U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System (USGS gauge 08064550) and updates live when you load this page.
Is Richland-Chambers Reservoir full?
Not quite — 2.6 ft below full pool as of September 24, 2026
How full is Richland-Chambers Reservoir? Richland-Chambers Reservoir was holding 90% of its conservation capacity on September 24, 2026, per Water Data for Texas.
Richland-Chambers Reservoir through the year
The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 2000–2026. 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)
- 2016 (wettest on record)
- 2014 (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 | 315.00 ft NGVD29 · per Tarrant Regional Water District full-pool reference |
|---|---|
| Conservation capacity | 1,099,417 acre-feet · per Tarrant Regional Water District capacity reference |
| Gauge | USGS gauge 08064550 · 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 Richland-Chambers Reservoir today?
Richland-Chambers Reservoir is at 312.44 ft (NGVD29) as of September 24, 2026 — 2.6 ft below full pool — typical for late September.
Is Richland-Chambers Reservoir full?
Not quite — at 312.44 ft on September 24, 2026, Richland-Chambers Reservoir is 2.6 ft below its full pool of 315.00 ft (NGVD29).
How full is Richland-Chambers Reservoir?
Richland-Chambers Reservoir was holding 90% of its conservation capacity on September 24, 2026, per Water Data for Texas.
What is full pool for Richland-Chambers Reservoir?
Full pool (the conservation pool) for Richland-Chambers Reservoir is 315.00 ft NGVD29, per Tarrant Regional Water District full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.