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Aquilla Lake water level: Aquilla Aquilla Lake 3.0 ft low

Aquilla Lake is 3.0 ft below full pool, lower than usual for early November. The gauge read 534.48 ft at 6:00 AM CST, November 4, 2026.

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Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, SWF district. Agency page.

How Aquilla stands today

532 533 534 535 536 537 538 539 540 541 Full pool 537.50 ft A year ago 536.15 ft Normal today 536.09 ft Today 534.48 ft Feet above sea level (NGVD29)
USACE Aquilla Dam and Lake
USACE Aquilla Dam and Lake. Photograph by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not specified or unknown, Public domain.

The past year, day by day

The shaded band is where Aquilla usually sits on each date: the middle 80% of years from 1996 to 2025. The blue line is the past 12 months; the sand line is the 12 months before. Hover or use the arrow keys to read any day.

  • Past 12 months
  • The 12 months before
  • Normal range (middle 80% of years)
  • Median
  • Full pool
535 540 DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov Full pool 537.50 Today Year ago
535 540 DecFebAprJunAugOct Full pool 537.50 Today Year ago

Monthly average since 2006

5305355405452006200920122015201820212024
53053554054520062011201620212026
Readings for the last 30 days
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
November 4, 2026534.47536.09
November 3, 2026534.49536.03
November 2, 2026534.46536.01
November 1, 2026534.48535.98
October 31, 2026534.51535.96
October 30, 2026534.52535.94
October 29, 2026534.52535.96
October 28, 2026534.54535.99
October 27, 2026534.59536.02
October 26, 2026534.61536.03
October 25, 2026534.62536.01
October 24, 2026534.64535.99
October 23, 2026534.67535.97
October 22, 2026534.71535.96
October 21, 2026534.74535.83
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
October 20, 2026534.77535.79
October 19, 2026534.80535.81
October 18, 2026534.84535.83
October 17, 2026534.87535.85
October 16, 2026534.94535.85
October 15, 2026534.96535.86
October 14, 2026534.97535.82
October 13, 2026534.99535.73
October 12, 2026534.99535.65
October 11, 2026535.00535.58
October 10, 2026535.05535.59
October 9, 2026535.09535.62
October 8, 2026535.11535.64
October 7, 2026535.11535.67
October 6, 2026535.11535.69

Is the water above your dock?

Enter the elevation of your dock, ramp end or a mark on your shoreline, in feet above sea level (NGVD29, the datum the Army Corps of Engineers uses for this gauge). You will see how far the water is above or below it today, and how often it dipped below it in each month since 2016.

Today the lake is at 534.48 ft.

Typical Aquilla Lake level by month since 2016
MonthLow year (10th %)MedianHigh year (90th %)Days above your mark
January 534.53 536.21 538.66 —
February 534.64 537.55 539.31 —
March 535.36 537.65 538.90 —
April 535.10 537.72 539.77 —
May 535.42 537.88 544.84 —
June 535.48 538.05 543.05 —
July 534.55 537.59 538.74 —
August 533.61 536.86 537.70 —
September 533.36 536.09 537.36 —
October 533.22 535.97 537.20 —
November 533.58 535.64 537.35 —
December 533.20 536.13 537.32 —

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Texas lakes ranked by how full they are
Lake Level (ft) Vs full pool For the date
Cedar Creek Reservoir 315.78 72.1% full Much lower than usual
Lake Bob Sandlin 334.55 86.7% full Much lower than usual
Sam Rayburn Reservoir 152.77 60.6% full Much lower than usual
Twin Buttes Reservoir 1,894.13 4.5% full Much lower than usual
Lake Ray Hubbard 431.70 72.6% full Much lower than usual
Pat Mayse Lake 448.64 88.4% full Much lower than usual
Lake O' the Pines 227.13 1.4 ft below Lower than usual
Jim Chapman Lake 434.08 68.1% full Lower than usual
Navarro Mills Lake 422.16 78.6% full Lower than usual
Lake Bridgeport 826.55 70.5% full About normal
Eagle Mountain Lake 642.87 73.3% full About normal
Lake Limestone 359.85 81.0% full About normal
Richland-Chambers Reservoir 312.25 89.9% full About normal
Lake Worth 591.79 70.5% full About normal

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Aquilla questions

What is full pool at Aquilla Lake?

Full pool at Aquilla Lake is 537.50 ft above sea level today. The agency's own term for it is “top of conservation.”

Is Aquilla Lake full right now?

No. It is 3.0 ft below full pool and holds 79.9% of its conservation storage.

Is Aquilla Lake lower than normal for early November?

Yes. The median level on Nov 4 across 1996–2025 is 536.09 ft, and today's 534.48 ft is −1.61 ft from it. In 8 of 10 years the level on this date fell between 532.83 and 540.32 ft.

How does Aquilla Lake compare with last year?

A year ago, on November 4, 2025, it stood at 536.15 ft. It is 1.67 ft lower now.

What are the highest and lowest levels since 1995?

In the daily record we hold, which starts in 1995, the highest daily level was 550.48 ft on October 21, 2018 and the lowest was 528.82 ft on December 29, 2006.

How often is this page updated?

We pull new readings from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers several times a day. This page was last rebuilt on Wed, 04 Nov 2026 13:52:28 UTC. Readings are provisional and can be revised by the agency.