Water level
Lake Tyler water level
Lake Tyler is at 373.64 ft (1.7 ft below the 375.4 ft full pool), about 89% 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 08034000.
| Date | Elevation (ft) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | 373.67 | -0.04 |
| 2026-09-07 | 373.71 | -0.02 |
| 2026-09-06 | 373.73 | -0.01 |
| 2026-09-05 | 373.74 | +0.00 |
| 2026-09-04 | 373.74 | -0.02 |
| 2026-09-03 | 373.76 | -0.01 |
| 2026-09-02 | 373.77 | -0.04 |
| 2026-09-01 | 373.81 |
What this level means
Station 08034000, Lk Tyler nr Whitehouse, TX, publishes the water surface elevation used here. Conservation capacity is 72,073 acre-feet. Full pool is 375.4 ft. That put the reservoir at 89% of its conservation capacity. Over the record shown on the level page the gauge has moved between 373.67 ft and 375.26 ft (low on 2026-09-08, high on 2025-08-05). The last value stored here, 373.64 ft, is from 2026-09-09. When the pool drops, shoreline beaches grow and shallow ramps can run out of concrete.
How this reading is taken
USGS gauge 08034000 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 Tyler is 375.4 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 Tyler?
The latest reading is 373.64 ft, 1.7 ft below the 375.4 ft full pool, from USGS gauge 08034000.
How full is Lake Tyler?
It was last reported at 89% of conservation capacity, holding 64,236 of 72,073 acre-feet.
What is full pool at Lake Tyler?
Full pool is 375.4 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.