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Somerville Lake water level: Somerville Somerville Lake 1.9 ft low

Somerville Lake is 1.9 ft below full pool, about normal for early November. The gauge read 236.09 ft at 8:00 AM CST, November 4, 2026.

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

How Somerville stands today

232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 Full pool 238.00 ft Normal today 237.46 ft Today 236.09 ft A year ago 235.77 ft Feet above sea level (NGVD29)
Somerville Lake
Somerville Lake. Photograph by Eric Polk, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The past year, day by day

The shaded band is where Somerville 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
235 240 245 DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov Full pool 238.00 Today Year ago
235 240 245 DecFebAprJunAugOct Full pool 238.00 Today Year ago

Monthly average since 2006

2302402502006200920122015201820212024
23024025020062011201620212026
Readings for the last 30 days
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
November 4, 2026236.09237.46
November 3, 2026236.09237.46
November 2, 2026236.08237.47
November 1, 2026236.09237.48
October 31, 2026236.09237.48
October 30, 2026236.09237.49
October 29, 2026236.10237.49
October 28, 2026236.10237.49
October 27, 2026236.12237.49
October 26, 2026236.15237.49
October 25, 2026236.20237.49
October 24, 2026236.24237.50
October 23, 2026236.29237.50
October 22, 2026236.34237.51
October 21, 2026236.39237.52
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
October 20, 2026236.43237.47
October 19, 2026236.47237.30
October 18, 2026236.50237.31
October 17, 2026236.53237.33
October 16, 2026236.59237.34
October 15, 2026236.62237.21
October 14, 2026236.63237.01
October 13, 2026236.64237.00
October 12, 2026236.64236.95
October 11, 2026236.67236.85
October 10, 2026236.69236.82
October 9, 2026236.70236.83
October 8, 2026236.72236.84
October 7, 2026236.74236.86
October 6, 2026236.75236.87

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 236.09 ft.

Typical Somerville Lake level by month since 2016
MonthLow year (10th %)MedianHigh year (90th %)Days above your mark
January 233.65 237.77 243.50 —
February 235.05 238.08 239.86 —
March 235.48 238.10 239.27 —
April 235.45 238.22 239.76 —
May 237.80 238.31 247.76 —
June 237.52 238.84 251.61 —
July 236.49 238.51 248.44 —
August 235.22 237.80 244.07 —
September 233.41 237.40 245.12 —
October 232.49 236.63 239.76 —
November 232.10 236.09 239.05 —
December 232.35 236.79 238.91 —

Other Texas lakes, lowest first

Somerville Lake
Somerville Lake
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 431.71 72.6% full Much lower than usual
Pat Mayse Lake 448.64 88.4% full Much lower than usual
Lake O' the Pines 227.11 1.4 ft below Lower than usual
Jim Chapman Lake 434.09 68.1% full Lower than usual
Navarro Mills Lake 422.16 78.6% full Lower than usual
Aquilla Lake 534.47 79.9% full Lower than usual
Lake Bridgeport 826.54 70.5% full About normal
Eagle Mountain Lake 642.87 73.3% full About normal
Lake Limestone 359.84 81.0% full About normal
Richland-Chambers Reservoir 312.25 89.9% full About normal

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Somerville questions

What is full pool at Somerville Lake?

Full pool at Somerville Lake is 238.00 ft above sea level today. The agency's own term for it is “top of conservation.”

Is Somerville Lake full right now?

No. It is 1.9 ft below full pool and holds 86.2% of its conservation storage.

Is Somerville Lake lower than normal for early November?

No, it is close to normal. The median level on Nov 4 across 1996–2025 is 237.46 ft, and today's 236.09 ft is −1.37 ft from it. In 8 of 10 years the level on this date fell between 233.39 and 240.22 ft.

How does Somerville Lake compare with last year?

A year ago, on November 4, 2025, it stood at 235.77 ft. It is 0.32 ft higher 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 259.80 ft on May 29, 2016 and the lowest was 227.59 ft on December 14, 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.