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Lake Buchanan today
Lake Buchanan right now: the lake is 95.8% full, there's a light breeze from the northwest at 9 km/h6 mph and it's 20 °C69 °F and clear sky.
Updated 12:17 local time, Wednesday 11 November
Lake Buchanan water level today
Lake Buchanan is well above normal for 11 November: 310.40 m1018.38 ft against a median of 308.69 m1012.75 ft for this date, measured over 84 years (1937–2026). On this date the level has ranged from 300.60 m986.21 ft to 310.94 m1020.13 ft.
Lake Buchanan is 95.8% full, at 310.40 m1018.38 ft above sea level, against a full level of 310.9 m1020.0 ft. That's 1,024.5 million m³830,601 acre-feet of water out of 1,069.0 million m³866,694 acre-feet.
| How full | 95.8% |
| Water level | 310.40 m1018.38 ft |
| Level when full | 310.9 m1020.0 ft |
| Below full by | 0.49 m1.62 ft |
| Water stored | 1,024.5 million m³830,601 acre-feet |
| Median for 11 November | 308.69 m1012.75 ft |
| Difference from normal | Up 1.72 m5.63 ft |
| Range on this date | 300.60 m986.21 ft to 310.94 m1020.13 ft |
| Reading from | 6 hours ago |
Source: Texas Water Development Board. Provisional data, subject to revision. What these terms mean.
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 paddleboardGood – calm water
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today11 Nov Foggy | Foggy | 22 °C72 °F / 14 °C57 °F | 128 NW | 1912 | 0% |
| Tomorrow12 Nov Clear sky | Clear sky | 22 °C72 °F / 12 °C53 °F | 117 NNW | 1912 | 0% |
| Friday13 Nov Overcast | Overcast | 24 °C76 °F / 11 °C52 °F | 117 SSE | 2415 | 0% |
| Saturday14 Nov Showers | Showers | 16 °C61 °F / 12 °C54 °F | 2918 ESE | 4528 | 19% |
Wind in km/hmph. Rain shows the highest hourly chance of rain that day.