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Lake Lavon Water Level Today

Also known as Lavon Lake

Daily level, percent full and history for Lake Lavon, on the East Fork Trinity River in Texas.

Updated · Source: Texas Water Development BoardTWDB

Water level

487.46ft

msl · Daily reading for Nov 7, 2026

  • 4.54 ftbelow full pool (492.0 ft)
  • 78.2%full
  • −0.03 ftin 24 h−0.01 ft in 7 days−0.60 ft in 30 days
486488490492494486488490492494486488490492494
  • Full pool
  • 1 yr ago

Storage 320,391 of 409,757 acre-ft

Is Lake Lavon full?

No. Lake Lavon is 78.2% full, 4.54 ft below full pool. It is 1.52 ft lower than a year ago (488.98 ft on Nov 7, 2025).

Lake Lavon level history

View data table
DateLevel (ft)% full
Nov 7, 2026487.4678.2%
Nov 6, 2026487.4978.3%
Nov 5, 2026487.4778.2%
Nov 4, 2026487.4878.3%
Nov 3, 2026487.4778.2%
Nov 2, 2026487.4378.1%
Nov 1, 2026487.4678.2%
Oct 31, 2026487.4778.2%
Oct 30, 2026487.4878.3%
Oct 29, 2026487.4878.3%
Oct 28, 2026487.5078.4%
Oct 27, 2026487.5378.5%
Oct 26, 2026487.5678.6%
Oct 25, 2026487.5878.7%
Oct 24, 2026487.6078.8%
Oct 23, 2026487.6278.9%
Oct 22, 2026487.6779.1%
Oct 21, 2026487.7079.3%
Oct 20, 2026487.7479.5%
Oct 19, 2026487.7779.6%
Oct 18, 2026487.8079.7%
Oct 17, 2026487.8479.9%
Oct 16, 2026487.9680.5%
Oct 15, 2026487.9280.3%
Oct 14, 2026487.9380.3%
Oct 13, 2026487.9480.4%
Oct 12, 2026487.9680.5%
Oct 11, 2026487.9980.6%
Oct 10, 2026488.0280.8%
Oct 9, 2026488.0580.9%
Oct 8, 2026488.0680.9%
  • Lake Lavon level
  • Full pool 492.0 ft
  • Above full pool
Source: TWDB · Daily readings since 1988

Lake Lavon on Nov 7 in past years

Lake Lavon water level on Nov 7 in past years
YearLevel (ft)vs today% full
2026today487.46—
78.2%
2025488.98+1.52
85.2%
2024488.34+0.88
82.2%
2023488.61+1.15
83.5%
2022486.41−1.05
73.5%
2021488.55+1.09
83.2%
2020490.34+2.88
91.7%
2019487.94+0.48
80.5%
2018501.33+13.87
100%above full pool
2017489.55+2.09
87.9%
2016488.30+0.84
82.1%

Today’s level is the lowest for this date since 2022.

Lake facts

Full pool (conservation pool)
492.0 ft msl
Dead pool
453.00 ft msl
Conservation capacity
409,757 acre-ft
Surface area today
18,578 acres
Highest since 1988
504.57 ftMay 4, 1990
Lowest since 1988
474.87 ftNov 5, 2006
Data since
Sep 30, 1988
Dam
Lavon Damcompleted 1952
River
East Fork Trinity River
Operated by
US Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District
Dam location
Collin County
Gauge location
33.0318, −96.4825

Dam, river and owner from the National Inventory of Dams (USACE). Records cover Sep 30, 1988 to today (daily averages).

East Fork Trinity chain

UpstreamEast Fork Trinity RiverDownstream
  1. Lake Lavon487.46 ft78.2% full−4.54 ft vs full poolYou are here
  2. Lake Ray Hubbard431.64 ft82.5% full−3.86 ft vs full pool

Weather on the lake

  1. Tonight53°FLowNNE 0–5 mphMostly Cloudy
  2. Sunday70°FHighLow 52°FNNE 0–5 mphMostly Cloudy
  3. Monday71°FHighLow 57°FCalmPartly Sunny
  4. Tuesday74°FHighLow 59°FSSW 0–5 mphMostly Sunny
  5. Wednesday77°FHighLow 54°FWSW 0–5 mphMostly Sunny
  6. Thursday72°FHighLow 47°FNNW 10–15 mphSunny
  7. Friday68°FHighLow 47°FN 0–5 mphSunny

Forecast: National Weather Service for the dam area (33.03, −96.48). Wind speeds are forecasts, not measurements.

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Quick answers

What is the full pool level of Lake Lavon?
492.0 ft above mean sea level, the top of its conservation pool. Above it, the extra water is flood storage that is later released downstream through Lavon Dam.
How much does Lake Lavon need to be full?
Lake Lavon needs 4.54 ft more water to reach full pool (492.0 ft), or about 89,366 acre-ft of storage, as of Nov 7, 2026.
Is Lake Lavon rising or falling?
It is steady: −0.01 ft in the last 7 days and −0.03 ft in 24 hours, to 487.46 ft on Nov 7, 2026 (Texas Water Development Board).
When was Lake Lavon last full?
It was last at or above full pool (492.0 ft) on Jul 18, 2026. On Nov 7, 2026 it was 4.54 ft below.
What is the highest level in our data?
Lake Lavon reached 504.57 ft on May 4, 1990. The lowest was 474.87 ft on Nov 5, 2006 (TWDB data since 1988; older records are not in this data set).
How much has Lake Lavon changed in the last year?
In the last 12 months it ranged from 487.43 ft (Nov 2, 2026) to 494.06 ft (Jun 22, 2026), a swing of 6.63 ft.
How often is this page updated?
This page is updated every morning with the daily reading published by the Texas Water Development Board. The last reading is from Nov 7, 2026.

Where this data comes from

Daily reservoir data from the Texas Water Development Board (Lake Lavon on waterdatafortexas.org). Updated every morning. Weather from the National Weather Service. Dam details from the National Inventory of Dams.

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