Stillhouse Hollow Lake

A closer look at Stillhouse Hollow Lake

Stillhouse Hollow Lake sits at 31.0189, -97.5868. It lies at roughly 622 feet of elevation. The Lampasas River carries the outflow. It reaches roughly 107 feet at its deepest.

Around Stillhouse Hollow Lake this guide maps 7 public recreation areas. Recreation areas nearby include Rivers Bend Park, Union Grove Park and Dana Peak Park. Unless the operating agency says otherwise, treat these as unsupervised swimming.

If Stillhouse Hollow Lake is busy, the nearest alternatives here are Belton Lake (Texas, 9 mi), Lake Georgetown (Texas, 25 mi) and Granger Lake (Texas, 26 mi). Texas has 118 lakes on this site in total.

Freshwater advisories are issued locally, so check the state health department before you swim. Season dates vary by park; the operating agency publishes them each spring. Water temperature is not measured at this lake by any public agency we read.

The level comes from gauge 08104050, Stillhouse Hollow Lk nr Belton, TX, and carries the time it was taken. Conservation capacity is 229,796 acre-feet. The agency sets full pool at 622.0 ft. The top of the dam sits at 698.0 ft. The Corps of Engineers puts the top of the flood pool at 666.0 ft. Over the record shown on the level page the gauge has moved between 619.33 ft and 626.32 ft (low on 2026-04-01, high on 2026-05-30). That put the reservoir at 98% of its conservation capacity. The last value stored here, 621.31 ft, is from 2026-09-09. Water level decides what is usable on the shoreline, from beach width to ramp access.