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Kirby Lake water level today

Lake in Taylor County, Texas

1,781.19ft
542.91 m · NAVD88
Measured · provisional
Normal for the dateSteadyNOAA: No flooding
24 hours
0.00 ft
7 days
▼ 0.07 ft
30 days
▼ 0.54 ft
Normal for Oct 23 ?
1,782.41 ft

At a glance · Oct 23

About normal

Kirby Lake is 1.2 ft lower than normal for Oct 23, lower than on this date in 6 of the last 10 years, but still within its normal range.

  • This week→ Steady
  • Lowest on record↓ 1,778.03 ft (2024)

Compared with this gauge's own records for the same date. A statistical guide, not advice.

Normal for Oct 23Record lowToday1,781.19 ft

Today compared with past years on Oct 23

Lowest to highest on this date: 1,778.69–1,787.06 ftUsual range (10th–90th percentile): 1,779.26–1,784.90 ftNormal (25th–75th percentile): 1,780.06–1,783.19 ftToday: 1,781.19 ftToday 1,781.19 ftMedian 1,782.41Lowest 1,778.69Highest 1,787.0625th75th
Lowest to highest on this date: 1,778.69–1,787.06 ftUsual range (10th–90th percentile): 1,779.26–1,784.90 ftNormal (25th–75th percentile): 1,780.06–1,783.19 ftToday: 1,781.19 ftToday 1,781.19 ftMedian 1,782.41Lowest 1,778.69Highest 1,787.0625th75th

Where today's reading sits among this gauge's own records for the same date (±3 days). A statistical guide, not advice.

What this means

It is lower than on Oct 23 in 6 of the last 10 years.

The lake has fallen 0.07 ft in 7 days and fallen 0.54 ft in 30 days.

Since 2011, the lowest daily level was 1,778.03 ft (Sep 2024) and the highest 1,787.20 ft (May 2019).

Kirby Lake level chart

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Measured Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)

2026 compared with 2025

1,7781,7801,7831,7851,787JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec202520262025-09-14: 1,781.69 ft2025-09-19: 1,781.57 ft2025-09-24: 1,781.45 ft2025-09-29: 1,781.38 ft2025-10-04: 1,781.30 ft2025-10-09: 1,781.19 ft2025-10-14: 1,781.08 ft2025-10-19: 1,781.00 ft2025-10-24: 1,780.96 ft2025-10-29: 1,780.98 ft2025-11-03: 1,780.95 ft2025-11-08: 1,780.89 ft2025-11-13: 1,780.80 ft2025-11-18: 1,780.78 ft2025-11-23: 1,780.85 ft2025-11-28: 1,780.95 ft2025-12-03: 1,780.91 ft2025-12-08: 1,780.90 ft2025-12-13: 1,780.87 ft2025-12-18: 1,780.86 ft2025-12-23: 1,780.86 ft2025-12-28: 1,780.94 ft2026-01-02: 1,780.91 ft2026-01-07: 1,780.89 ft2026-01-12: 1,780.88 ft2026-01-17: 1,780.82 ft2026-01-22: 1,780.82 ft2026-01-30: 1,780.79 ft2026-02-04: 1,780.76 ft2026-02-09: 1,780.73 ft2026-02-14: 1,780.79 ft2026-02-19: 1,780.76 ft2026-02-24: 1,780.74 ft2026-03-01: 1,780.70 ft2026-03-06: 1,780.72 ft2026-03-11: 1,781.17 ft2026-03-16: 1,781.05 ft2026-03-21: 1,781.03 ft2026-03-26: 1,780.98 ft2026-03-31: 1,780.91 ft2026-04-05: 1,780.98 ft2026-04-10: 1,780.92 ft2026-04-15: 1,782.29 ft2026-04-20: 1,782.26 ft2026-04-25: 1,782.25 ft2026-04-30: 1,782.17 ft2026-05-05: 1,782.12 ft2026-05-10: 1,782.03 ft2026-05-15: 1,781.93 ft2026-05-20: 1,781.81 ft2026-05-25: 1,781.85 ft2026-05-30: 1,781.81 ft2026-06-04: 1,781.67 ft2026-06-09: 1,784.61 ft2026-06-14: 1,784.48 ft2026-06-19: 1,784.38 ft2026-06-24: 1,784.30 ft2026-06-29: 1,784.08 ft2026-07-04: 1,783.85 ft2026-07-09: 1,783.80 ft2026-07-14: 1,783.70 ft2026-07-19: 1,783.71 ft2026-07-24: 1,783.62 ft2026-07-29: 1,783.45 ft2026-08-03: 1,783.30 ft2026-08-08: 1,783.13 ft2026-08-13: 1,782.97 ft2026-08-18: 1,782.78 ft2026-08-23: 1,782.61 ft2026-08-28: 1,782.46 ft2026-09-02: 1,782.30 ft2026-09-07: 1,782.16 ft2026-09-12: 1,782.06 ft2026-09-17: 1,781.87 ft2026-09-22: 1,781.75 ft2026-09-27: 1,781.59 ft2026-10-02: 1,781.53 ft2026-10-07: 1,781.47 ft2026-10-12: 1,781.36 ft2026-10-17: 1,781.26 ft
1,7781,7801,7831,7851,787JanAprJulOct202520262025-09-14: 1,781.69 ft2025-09-19: 1,781.57 ft2025-09-24: 1,781.45 ft2025-09-29: 1,781.38 ft2025-10-04: 1,781.30 ft2025-10-09: 1,781.19 ft2025-10-14: 1,781.08 ft2025-10-19: 1,781.00 ft2025-10-24: 1,780.96 ft2025-10-29: 1,780.98 ft2025-11-03: 1,780.95 ft2025-11-08: 1,780.89 ft2025-11-13: 1,780.80 ft2025-11-18: 1,780.78 ft2025-11-23: 1,780.85 ft2025-11-28: 1,780.95 ft2025-12-03: 1,780.91 ft2025-12-08: 1,780.90 ft2025-12-13: 1,780.87 ft2025-12-18: 1,780.86 ft2025-12-23: 1,780.86 ft2025-12-28: 1,780.94 ft2026-01-02: 1,780.91 ft2026-01-07: 1,780.89 ft2026-01-12: 1,780.88 ft2026-01-17: 1,780.82 ft2026-01-22: 1,780.82 ft2026-01-30: 1,780.79 ft2026-02-04: 1,780.76 ft2026-02-09: 1,780.73 ft2026-02-14: 1,780.79 ft2026-02-19: 1,780.76 ft2026-02-24: 1,780.74 ft2026-03-01: 1,780.70 ft2026-03-06: 1,780.72 ft2026-03-11: 1,781.17 ft2026-03-16: 1,781.05 ft2026-03-21: 1,781.03 ft2026-03-26: 1,780.98 ft2026-03-31: 1,780.91 ft2026-04-05: 1,780.98 ft2026-04-10: 1,780.92 ft2026-04-15: 1,782.29 ft2026-04-20: 1,782.26 ft2026-04-25: 1,782.25 ft2026-04-30: 1,782.17 ft2026-05-05: 1,782.12 ft2026-05-10: 1,782.03 ft2026-05-15: 1,781.93 ft2026-05-20: 1,781.81 ft2026-05-25: 1,781.85 ft2026-05-30: 1,781.81 ft2026-06-04: 1,781.67 ft2026-06-09: 1,784.61 ft2026-06-14: 1,784.48 ft2026-06-19: 1,784.38 ft2026-06-24: 1,784.30 ft2026-06-29: 1,784.08 ft2026-07-04: 1,783.85 ft2026-07-09: 1,783.80 ft2026-07-14: 1,783.70 ft2026-07-19: 1,783.71 ft2026-07-24: 1,783.62 ft2026-07-29: 1,783.45 ft2026-08-03: 1,783.30 ft2026-08-08: 1,783.13 ft2026-08-13: 1,782.97 ft2026-08-18: 1,782.78 ft2026-08-23: 1,782.61 ft2026-08-28: 1,782.46 ft2026-09-02: 1,782.30 ft2026-09-07: 1,782.16 ft2026-09-12: 1,782.06 ft2026-09-17: 1,781.87 ft2026-09-22: 1,781.75 ft2026-09-27: 1,781.59 ft2026-10-02: 1,781.53 ft2026-10-07: 1,781.47 ft2026-10-12: 1,781.36 ft2026-10-17: 1,781.26 ft
20262025Normal (middle 50% of past years)Usual range (10th–90th percentile)Median

Each year drawn on the same January–December axis, over this gauge's normal range for each date. Hover or tap a point for its value.

Same date in past years

DateLevelvs today
Oct 23, 20251,780.92 ft▼ 0.27 ft
Oct 23, 20241,780.37 ft▼ 0.82 ft
Oct 23, 20231,779.66 ft▼ 1.53 ft
Oct 23, 20221,778.71 ft▼ 2.48 ft
Oct 23, 20211,782.68 ft▲ 1.49 ft
Oct 23, 20201,781.77 ft▲ 0.58 ft
Oct 23, 20191,782.41 ft▲ 1.22 ft
Oct 23, 20181,786.39 ft▲ 5.20 ft
Oct 23, 20171,783.14 ft▲ 1.95 ft
Oct 23, 20161,785.69 ft▲ 4.50 ft

Records & details

Highest
1,787.20 ft on May 8, 2019
Lowest
1,778.03 ft on Sep 1, 2024
Records from
2011 (15 years of daily data)
Water temperature
Not measured here

Full history: yearly highs and lows, monthly averages →

Lake Kirby Dam

Height
50 ft
Completed
1928
Purposes
Irrigation; Water Supply
Owner
CITY OF ABILENE
Normal storage
7,620 acre-ft
Surface area
780 acres

National Inventory of Dams (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). All dam facts →

Boat ramps on Kirby Lake

1 ramps without a name, on the map: 1

1 ramp listed. Links open the ramp's location on OpenStreetMap. Check the managing agency for closures, especially at low water. All Texas boat ramps →

Weather & wind

Overnight61°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind SSE 5 mph
Friday84°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind S 5 to 15 mph
Friday Night61°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind SSE 10 to 15 mph
Saturday82°F · Partly Sunny
Wind SSE 10 to 15 mph
Saturday Night64°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind SE 10 to 15 mph
Sunday80°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind SSE 10 to 15 mph

NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 9 h ago.

Flood information

NOAA: No flooding

Flood status comes from the NOAA National Weather Service. We do not issue warnings. Flood stages explained. For official forecasts and warnings, see the NOAA gauge page.

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