Whitney Lake water level today

Lake in Bosque County, Texas

530.68ft

161.75 m · NGVD29

Measured Oct 23, 2026, 1:15 PM CDT · provisional

Above normal for the dateSteady

24 hours

▼ 0.02 ft

7 days

▼ 0.31 ft

30 days

▲ 0.05 ft

Normal for Oct 23 ?

527.36 ft

At a glance · Oct 23

Higher than usual

Whitney Lake is 3.3 ft higher than normal for Oct 23, higher than on this date in 6 of the last 10 years.

Much lower

Lower

About normal

Higher

Much higher

This week↘ Falling 0.31 ft
Lowest on record↓ 516.70 ft (2011)

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

Today compared with past years on Oct 23

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 4 of the last 10 years.

The lake has fallen 0.31 ft in 7 days and risen 0.05 ft in 30 days.

Since 2000, the lowest daily level was 516.70 ft (Dec 2011) and the highest 561.32 ft (Jun 2016).

Whitney Lake level chart

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

2026 compared with 2025

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

Date	Level	vs today
Oct 23, 2025	531.50 ft	▲ 0.82 ft
Oct 23, 2024	532.02 ft	▲ 1.34 ft
Oct 23, 2023	524.63 ft	▼ 6.05 ft
Oct 23, 2022	524.92 ft	▼ 5.76 ft
Oct 23, 2021	531.02 ft	▲ 0.34 ft
Oct 23, 2020	530.67 ft	▼ 0.01 ft
Oct 23, 2019	526.78 ft	▼ 3.90 ft
Oct 23, 2018	544.25 ft	▲ 13.57 ft
Oct 23, 2017	528.61 ft	▼ 2.07 ft
Oct 23, 2016	530.49 ft	▼ 0.19 ft

Records & details

Highest: 561.32 ft on Jun 8, 2016
Lowest: 516.70 ft on Dec 3, 2011
Records from: 2000 (26 years of daily data)
Water temperature: Not measured here

Full history: yearly highs and lows, monthly averages →

Whitney Dam - Kopperl Levee

Height: 166 ft
Completed: 1951
Purposes: Flood Risk Reduction; Fish and Wildlife Pond; Recreation; Water Supply
Owner: USACE - Fort Worth District
Normal storage: 627,100 acre-ft
Surface area: 23,560 acres

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

Boat ramps on Whitney Lake

5 ramps without a name, on the map: 1 2 3 4 5

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