Water level
Lake Livingston water level
Lake Livingston is at 129.76 ft (1.2 ft below the 131.0 ft full pool), about 94% full as of Sep 9, 2026. Live readings, trend, history and what the level means for swimming and boat ramps.
Recent readings
Daily values from USGS gauge 08066190.
What this level means
The level comes from gauge 08066190, Livingston Res nr Goodrich, TX, and carries the time it was taken. The last value stored here, 129.76 ft, is from 2026-09-09. Conservation capacity is 1,603,504 acre-feet. That put the reservoir at 94% of its conservation capacity. Full pool is 131.0 ft. Water level decides what is usable on the shoreline, from beach width to ramp access.
How this reading is taken
USGS gauge 08066190 measures the water surface and publishes the value continuously. This page stores the latest reading at build time and refreshes the record daily, so the figure above is a real measurement rather than a model or an estimate.
Full pool for Lake Livingston is 131.0 ft, so the gap between the reading and that number is what the reservoir is missing.
Elevations are given in feet above the gauge datum used by the operating agency. Two lakes are only comparable with each other through how full they are, not through their raw elevation, because each dam sits at a different height.
Water level questions
What is the current water level at Lake Livingston?
The latest reading is 129.76 ft, 1.2 ft below the 131.0 ft full pool, from USGS gauge 08066190.
How full is Lake Livingston?
It was last reported at 94% of conservation capacity, holding 1,509,577 of 1,603,504 acre-feet.
What is full pool at Lake Livingston?
Full pool is 131.0 ft. Water above that level is flood storage and is released as conditions allow.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these public sources.