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Lake Meredith water level

Of full pool
26.1%
0%100% full
Current elevation
2889.57 ft
Reading as of
Sep 30, 2026

Source: waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/USGS-07227900, accessed October 1, 2026. Updated every 6 hours.

Lake Meredith water level
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Lake Meredith is at 25.7% of full pool (2889.13 ft) as of September 29, 2026. Lake Meredith is near Sanford, Texas.

Lake Meredith level history

Last full
Not in the data
never 95% of normal storage since October 1, 1986
Highest since 1986
45% of normal storage
August 17, 1999
Lowest since 1986
0.1% of normal storage
October 1, 1988
Data covers
1986 to today
from October 1, 1986

This site counts a reservoir as full on a day its storage is at or above 95% of the dam's normal storage (National Inventory of Dams). Many reservoirs rarely reach 100%, even in wet years, because operators release water for irrigation, power or flood control before they fill, so this site treats 95% as full. Highs and lows are daily readings in the published data, not official records. Source: USGS daily data.

Storage, % of full pool, 1986 to 2002

Lake Meredith storage, percent of full pool, 1986 to 2002: 27.7% on October 5, 1986, 26.4% on February 24, 2002.

This history ends February 24, 2002, the last day the source published it: 26.4% full. The current reading above comes from a different, live series.

Weekly averages of the source's daily readings; older years may be monthly or sparser where that is all the source published. Download the charted data (JSON).

Last in this history
26.4%
February 24, 2002

Lake Meredith map

Lake Meredith is at 35.7106, -101.5513. Open in OpenStreetMap.

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The dam

Height
228 ft
Built
1965
Name
Sanford Dam
Operator
Bureau of Reclamation

Sources: nid.sec.usace.army.mil, accessed September 29, 2026

On the water

No campgrounds, boat ramps, or swim spots linked to Lake Meredith yet.

Common questions

Lake Meredith is at 25.7% of full pool (2889.13 ft) as of September 29, 2026.
Lake Meredith has not been full in the data: its storage never reached 95% of normal storage. This site counts a reservoir as full on a day its storage is at or above 95% of the dam's normal storage (National Inventory of Dams). Many reservoirs rarely reach 100%, even in wet years, because operators release water for irrigation, power or flood control before they fill, so this site treats 95% as full. Based on USGS daily data from October 1, 1986 to February 24, 2002, when that series ends.
In USGS daily data since October 1, 1986, Lake Meredith's highest storage was 45% of normal storage on August 17, 1999. Its lowest since October 1, 1986 was 0.1% of normal storage on October 1, 1988. These are the highest and lowest daily readings in the published data, not official records.
Lake Meredith is near Sanford, Texas (35.7106, -101.5513).
Bureau of Reclamation operates the dam at Lake Meredith.
Lake Meredith's dam is used for Recreation.