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Lake Belton water level

Leon River · Texas · operated by USACE (Belton Dam)

By Michael, independent developer behind zovo.one. Readings pulled live from the same USGS feed the operator reports to.

Lake Belton is 97.8% full as of Oct 11, 2026, per the Texas Water Development Board; the USGS gage reads 593.2 ft, 0.8 ft below full pool.

near full 0.8 ft below full pool

USGS TWDB % full updated Oct 11, 2026

97.8%

percent full

593.2

water level (ft msl)

0.8

ft below full pool

−0.03

24-hour change (ft)

594

full pool (ft ref.)

At 593.21 ft, Lake Belton is higher than 72% of Octobers in 27 years of daily record. Full Lake Belton almanac, $19 → what is in it

Can I launch? Yes, most ramps usable.

Lake is well within its normal pool; most boat ramps are usable. Confirm your specific ramp, which can close independently of lake level.

~30-day trend · reservoir elevation

593.3 593.2 now 592.1

Is that normal for the date?

At 593.21 ft, Lake Belton is higher than 72% of Octobers in 27 years of daily record.

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The median for this date across 27 years is 592.41 ft, so this is +0.80 ft against the lake’s own history. Placed on a quantile ladder built from 9,316 daily readings published by USGS for site 08102000, 2000-10-01 to 2026-08-06. This reservoir typically peaks in June and bottoms out in December.

How the level compares lately

Over the roughly 30-day series the gage rose 0.3 ft; the last 24 hours moved it down 0.0 ft. For readers outside the U.S., the surface is about 180.8 m above sea level.

Check any elevation yourself. Type a level in feet above sea level (a ramp cutoff, a marina mark) to see how far it sits below full pool and in meters.

Elevation, ft above sea level

About Lake Belton

Full pool

594 ft

Capacity

n/a

Dam / operator

USACE (Belton Dam)

River / basin

Leon River

State

Texas

Data feed

USGS

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Where these numbers come from

Every figure on this page is recomputed in code from a public government feed, never typed by hand. The live elevation is a USGS gage reading; feet below full pool, the operating-band gaps, the ~30-day change, and the meter conversion are all derived from that one validated reading and the published reference elevations. The reading is timestamped in the gauge above, and LakeLevelNow pulls the same feed the operator reports to.

Questions about Lake Belton

How full is Lake Belton right now?

Lake Belton is about 97.8% full as of Oct 11, 2026.

Can I launch a boat at Lake Belton?

Lake is well within its normal pool; most boat ramps are usable. Confirm your specific ramp, which can close independently of lake level. Individual ramps open and close on their own schedules and on local hazards.

Where does Lake Belton's level come from?

LakeLevelNow pulls it from the USGS public water-data feed. The reading is timestamped in the gauge above. Percent full comes from the Texas Water Development Board, which converts the same elevation into storage each day.

Who operates Lake Belton?

Lake Belton, on the Leon River, is operated by USACE (Belton Dam). Reservoir releases, flood-control drawdowns, and water-supply decisions are theirs.

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