225.38 ft NGVD29
level 2.1 ft below full pool — typical for late September
Reading comes straight from U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System (USGS gauge 07344200) and updates live when you load this page.
Is Wright Patman Lake full?
Not quite — 2.1 ft below full pool as of September 24, 2026
How full is Wright Patman Lake? Not as a percentage: no storage figure comes through with this gauge reading, and a share of capacity worked out from the elevation alone would be a guess — how much water a reservoir holds at a given level is a curve only the operator's own capacity table knows. Feet from full pool is what the operator publishes, and it is the figure above.
Wright Patman Lake through the year
The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 1987–2026. 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)
- 2005 (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 | 227.50 ft NGVD29 · per USACE Fort Worth District (SWF) full-pool reference |
|---|---|
| Conservation capacity | 122,593 acre-feet · per USACE Fort Worth District (SWF) capacity reference |
| Gauge | USGS gauge 07344200 · U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System |
| Datum | NGVD29 — Conservation pool is seasonal per TWDB: 227.5 ft (Apr 1-Jun 1), 225.0 (Jun 1-Oct 5), 221.2 (Oct 5-Nov 1), 220.6 (Nov 1-Apr 1), all NGVD29; 227.5 = seasonal top. |
| 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
What is the lake level for Wright Patman Lake today?
Wright Patman Lake is at 225.38 ft (NGVD29) as of September 24, 2026 — 2.1 ft below full pool — typical for late September.
Is Wright Patman Lake full?
Not quite — at 225.38 ft on September 24, 2026, Wright Patman Lake is 2.1 ft below its full pool of 227.50 ft (NGVD29).
How full is Wright Patman Lake?
Not as a percentage: no storage figure comes through with this gauge reading, and a share of capacity worked out from the elevation alone would be a guess — how much water a reservoir holds at a given level is a curve only the operator's own capacity table knows. Feet from full pool is what the operator publishes, and it is the figure above.
What is full pool for Wright Patman Lake?
Full pool (the conservation pool) for Wright Patman Lake is 227.50 ft NGVD29, per USACE Fort Worth District (SWF) full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.