Bardwell Lake water level: Bardwell 
2.2 ft low
Bardwell Lake is 2.2 ft below full pool, about normal for early November. The gauge read 418.79 ft at 8:00 AM CST, November 4, 2026.
How Bardwell stands today
- 418.79 Feet above sea level8:00 AM CST, November 4, 2026, NGVD29 datum.
- −2.21 Feet from full poolFull pool today is 421.00 ft.
- 85.4 Percent of conservation storageWater held above top of inactive, as a share of the pool's capacity.
- −1.27 Feet from normal for Nov 4Median of 1996–2025 is 420.06 ft. Today ranks in the 30th percentile.
- −1.75 Feet from a year ago420.54 ft on November 4, 2025.
- −0.65 Feet over 30 days−0.08 ft over the past 7 days.
The past year, day by day
The shaded band is where Bardwell 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
Monthly average since 2006
Readings for the last 30 days
| Date | Level (ft) | Normal (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| November 4, 2026 | 418.79 | 420.06 |
| November 3, 2026 | 418.80 | 420.06 |
| November 2, 2026 | 418.79 | 420.06 |
| November 1, 2026 | 418.81 | 420.07 |
| October 31, 2026 | 418.83 | 420.08 |
| October 30, 2026 | 418.84 | 420.09 |
| October 29, 2026 | 418.85 | 420.10 |
| October 28, 2026 | 418.87 | 420.11 |
| October 27, 2026 | 418.89 | 420.11 |
| October 26, 2026 | 418.93 | 419.87 |
| October 25, 2026 | 418.95 | 419.80 |
| October 24, 2026 | 418.98 | 419.80 |
| October 23, 2026 | 419.00 | 419.79 |
| October 22, 2026 | 419.02 | 419.75 |
| October 21, 2026 | 419.04 | 419.48 |
| Date | Level (ft) | Normal (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| October 20, 2026 | 419.06 | 419.44 |
| October 19, 2026 | 419.08 | 419.41 |
| October 18, 2026 | 419.11 | 419.39 |
| October 17, 2026 | 419.15 | 419.41 |
| October 16, 2026 | 419.23 | 419.43 |
| October 15, 2026 | 419.24 | 419.46 |
| October 14, 2026 | 419.26 | 419.49 |
| October 13, 2026 | 419.28 | 419.53 |
| October 12, 2026 | 419.29 | 419.56 |
| October 11, 2026 | 419.32 | 419.56 |
| October 10, 2026 | 419.35 | 419.59 |
| October 9, 2026 | 419.38 | 419.59 |
| October 8, 2026 | 419.40 | 419.52 |
| October 7, 2026 | 419.42 | 419.47 |
| October 6, 2026 | 419.44 | 419.46 |
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.
| Month | Low year (10th %) | Median | High year (90th %) | Days above your mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 418.82 | 421.20 | 429.02 | — |
| February | 419.11 | 421.28 | 422.51 | — |
| March | 420.99 | 421.43 | 423.33 | — |
| April | 421.08 | 421.39 | 424.11 | — |
| May | 421.00 | 421.82 | 433.55 | — |
| June | 420.63 | 422.20 | 433.16 | — |
| July | 419.80 | 421.15 | 423.46 | — |
| August | 419.33 | 420.62 | 421.30 | — |
| September | 419.28 | 420.30 | 421.10 | — |
| October | 418.85 | 420.06 | 421.00 | — |
| November | 418.92 | 420.45 | 423.05 | — |
| December | 418.91 | 420.68 | 421.81 | — |
Other Texas lakes, lowest first
| Lake | Level (ft) | Vs full pool |
|---|---|---|
 Cedar Creek Reservoir | 315.78 | 72.1% full |
| Lake Bob Sandlin | 334.55 | 86.7% full |
| Sam Rayburn Reservoir | 152.77 | 60.6% full |
 Twin Buttes Reservoir | 1,894.13 | 4.5% full |
| Lake Ray Hubbard | 431.71 | 72.6% full |
| Pat Mayse Lake | 448.64 | 88.4% full |
 Lake O' the Pines | 227.11 | 1.4 ft below |
 Jim Chapman Lake | 434.09 | 68.1% full |
| Navarro Mills Lake | 422.16 | 78.6% full |
 Aquilla Lake | 534.47 | 79.9% full |
| Lake Bridgeport | 826.54 | 70.5% full |
 Eagle Mountain Lake | 642.87 | 73.3% full |
| Lake Limestone | 359.84 | 81.0% full |
| Richland-Chambers Reservoir | 312.25 | 89.9% full |
Bardwell questions
What is full pool at Bardwell Lake?
Full pool at Bardwell Lake is 421.00 ft above sea level today. The agency's own term for it is “top of conservation.”
Is Bardwell Lake full right now?
No. It is 2.2 ft below full pool and holds 85.4% of its conservation storage.
Is Bardwell Lake lower than normal for early November?
No, it is close to normal. The median level on Nov 4 across 1996–2025 is 420.06 ft, and today's 418.79 ft is −1.27 ft from it. In 8 of 10 years the level on this date fell between 418.21 and 422.82 ft.
How does Bardwell Lake compare with last year?
A year ago, on November 4, 2025, it stood at 420.54 ft. It is 1.75 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 440.64 ft on June 18, 2015 and the lowest was 415.68 ft on December 1, 2011.
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 15:13:17 UTC. Readings are provisional and can be revised by the agency.