26 Texas Lakes Are BELOW 50% Capacity

Yes Texas has had some rain recently.

But some lakes are still struggling while others are at or near full capacity.

As the weather heats up into the summer you probably want to go and enjoy some of Texas’s best lakes.

But you don’t want to turn up to a dried up reservoir!

This post gives you a quick snapshot of the current situation with all data from ‘Water Data for Texas’. (Link to full data at the end of the post).

Most of the data is as of May 07 2024 with a handful of places as of May 08 2024.

The overall level statewide is 76.6% full.

Lakes LESS Than 50% full

These Texas lakes are less than 50% full.

Some are PRETTY low.

There’s 26 of them at the time of writing and it includes popular ones like Lake Travis and O. H. Ivie.

Lake	Percent Full (%)
O C Fisher	1.6
Medina	2.7
Palo Duro	3.1
Mackenzie	9.2
Falcon	9.9
Greenbelt	11.3
Abilene	13.4
Twin Buttes	13.7
E V Spence	15.3
J B Thomas	20.9
Hords Creek	22
Elephant Butte	22.3
White River	22.7
Choke Canyon	22.8
Amistad	27.9
O H Ivie	28.4
Oak Creek	32.7
Travis	38.5
Proctor	39.3
Corpus Christi	39.7
Red Bluff	41
Brady Creek	42.4
Meredith	43.5
Sweetwater	45.1
Leon	47.6
Colorado City	47.8

Lakes MORE Than 50% Full

Here are all the lakes that are more than 50% full.

Lake	Percent Full (%)
Amon G Carter	100
Aquilla	100
Arlington	100
Athens	100
Bardwell	100
Belton	100
Benbrook	100
Bob Sandlin	100
Bois d’Arc	100
Bonham	100
Caddo	100
Cedar Creek	100
Cherokee	100
Conroe	100
Crook	100
Cypress Springs	100
Fork	100
Gibbons Creek	100
Granger	100
Grapevine	100
Houston County	100
Houston	100
Hubert H Moss	100
Jacksonville	100
Jim Chapman	100
Joe Pool	100
Lake O’ the Pines	100
Lavon	100
Lewisville	100
Limestone	100
Livingston	100
Martin	100
Mineral Wells	100
Mountain Creek	100
Murvaul	100
Nacogdoches	100
Navarro Mills	100
Palestine	100
Pat Cleburne	100
Pat Mayse	100
Ray Hubbard	100
Ray Roberts	100
Richland-Chambers	100
Somerville	100
Squaw Creek	100
Stillhouse Hollow	100
Tawakoni	100
Texoma	100
Toledo Bend	100
Tyler	100
Waco	100
Waxahachie	100
Whitney	100
Wright Patman	100
Sam Rayburn	99.5
Possum Kingdom	99.1
Granbury	98.5
Lyndon B Johnson	98
Striker	97.8
Sulphur Springs	97.4
Stamford	96.8
Lost Creek	96.7
Coleto Creek	96
Eagle Mountain	95.8
B A Steinhagen	95.6
Halbert	95.3
Marble Falls	95.3
Austin	95
Inks	94.7
Texana	93.9
Weatherford	92.9
Nasworthy	90.8
Alan Henry	89
Monticello	88
Kemp	83.8
Nocona	83.7
Georgetown	83.3
Graham	76.6
Worth	75.8
New Terrell City	73.1
Brownwood	72.4
Millers Creek	70.8
Fort Phantom Hill	69.7
Kickapoo	66
Arrowhead	62.9
Coleman	62.6
Bridgeport	61.4
Cisco	60.9
Canyon	58.6
Buchanan	58.1
Champion Creek	57.3
Palo Pinto	51.7
Hubbard Creek	50.9
North Fork Buffalo Creek	50.9

You can see there’s still a fair amount of lakes that are at good levels of capacity.

All lakes A-Z

Here’s a list of all the lakes and reservoirs that are tracked in alphabetical order.

*Addicks and Barker Reservoirs are a flood control lakes. They are not used for water supply and under normal conditions they are empty.

Lake	Percent Full (%)
Abilene	13.4
Addicks	– n.a. –
Alan Henry	89
Amistad	27.9
Amon G Carter	100
Aquilla	100
Arlington	100
Arrowhead	62.9
Athens	100
Austin	95
B A Steinhagen	95.6
Bardwell	100
Barker	– n.a. –
Belton	100
Benbrook	100
Bob Sandlin	100
Bois d’Arc	100
Bonham	100
Brady Creek	42.4
Bridgeport	61.4
Brownwood	72.4
Buchanan	58.1
Caddo	100
Canyon	58.6
Cedar Creek	100
Champion Creek	57.3
Cherokee	100
Choke Canyon	22.8
Cisco	60.9
Coleman	62.6
Coleto Creek	96
Colorado City	47.8
Conroe	100
Corpus Christi	39.7
Crook	100
Cypress Springs	100
E V Spence	15.3
Eagle Mountain	95.8
Elephant Butte	22.3
Falcon	9.9
Fork	100
Fort Phantom Hill	69.7
Georgetown	83.3
Gibbons Creek	100
Graham	76.6
Granbury	98.5
Granger	100
Grapevine	100
Greenbelt	11.3
Halbert	95.3
Hords Creek	22
Houston County	100
Houston	100
Hubbard Creek	50.9
Hubert H Moss	100
Inks	94.7
J B Thomas	20.9
Jacksonville	100
Jim Chapman	100
Joe Pool	100
Kemp	83.8
Kickapoo	66
Lake O’ the Pines	100
Lavon	100
Leon	47.6
Lewisville	100
Limestone	100
Livingston	100
Lost Creek	96.7
Lyndon B Johnson	98
Mackenzie	9.2
Marble Falls	95.3
Martin	100
Medina	2.7
Meredith	43.5
Millers Creek	70.8
Mineral Wells	100
Monticello	88
Mountain Creek	100
Murvaul	100
Nacogdoches	100
Nasworthy	90.8
Navarro Mills	100
New Terrell City	73.1
Nocona	83.7
North Fork Buffalo Creek	50.9
O C Fisher	1.6
O H Ivie	28.4
Oak Creek	32.7
Palestine	100
Palo Duro	3.1
Palo Pinto	51.7
Pat Cleburne	100
Pat Mayse	100
Possum Kingdom	99.1
Proctor	39.3
Ray Hubbard	100
Ray Roberts	100
Red Bluff	41
Richland-Chambers	100
Sam Rayburn	99.5
Somerville	100
Squaw Creek	100
Stamford	96.8
Stillhouse Hollow	100
Striker	97.8
Sulphur Springs	97.4
Sweetwater	45.1
Tawakoni	100
Texana	93.9
Texoma	100
Toledo Bend	100
Travis	38.5
Twin Buttes	13.7
Tyler	100
Waco	100
Waxahachie	100
Weatherford	92.9
White River	22.7
Whitney	100
Worth	75.8
Wright Patman	100

Useful Links

If you want the most up to date and interactive data to see individual stats for each lake then use the link below.

Water Data for Texas – Reservoirs

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