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Lake Buchanan today
Lake Buchanan right now: the lake is 96.7% full, there's a gentle breeze from the south at 12 km/h8 mph and it's 26 °C79 °F and clear sky.
Updated 08:17 local time, Saturday 12 September
Lake Buchanan water level today
Lake Buchanan is well above normal for 12 September: 310.51 m1018.73 ft against a median of 308.67 m1012.69 ft for this date, measured over 84 years (1937–2026). On this date the level has ranged from 299.83 m983.70 ft to 310.83 m1019.78 ft.
Lake Buchanan is 96.7% full, at 310.51 m1018.73 ft above sea level, against a full level of 310.9 m1020.0 ft. That's 1,034.1 million m³838,356 acre-feet of water out of 1,069.0 million m³866,694 acre-feet.
| How full | 96.7% |
| Water level | 310.51 m1018.73 ft |
| Level when full | 310.9 m1020.0 ft |
| Below full by | 0.39 m1.27 ft |
| Water stored | 1,034.1 million m³838,356 acre-feet |
| Median for 12 September | 308.67 m1012.69 ft |
| Difference from normal | Up 1.84 m6.04 ft |
| Range on this date | 299.83 m983.70 ft to 310.83 m1019.78 ft |
| Reading from | 1 hour ago |
Source: Texas Water Development Board. Provisional data, subject to revision.
Good for today?
Rules of thumb from the current wind and water temperature. Conditions differ across the lake, so check on the spot.
- SwimmingNo water temperature yet
- Kayak and paddleboardBreezy – for experienced paddlers
- SailingGood sailing breeze
- Windsurf and kiteNot enough wind
Wind, next 24 hours
KilometresMiles per hour, gusts below. Arrows point the way the wind blows.
Four-day forecast
| Day | Weather | High / low | Wind | Gusts | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today12 Sep Partly cloudy | Partly cloudy | 38 °C101 °F / 24 °C76 °F | 1711 SSE | 3623 | 2% |
| Tomorrow13 Sep Partly cloudy | Partly cloudy | 36 °C98 °F / 24 °C75 °F | 2013 S | 4528 | 1% |
| Monday14 Sep Light drizzle | Light drizzle | 38 °C100 °F / 25 °C77 °F | 3019 S | 4729 | 2% |
| Tuesday15 Sep Overcast | Overcast | 38 °C100 °F / 25 °C76 °F | 3119 SSE | 4729 | 0% |
Wind in km/hmph. Rain shows the highest hourly chance of rain that day.