Reservoir · Texas · United States · BOR RISE
Lake Meredith
Lake Meredith and Sanford Dam
28.4% full
Capacity
1,166.13 hm³
Volume stored
332 hm³
Vs month average
112% of normal
Reported
November 12, 2026
Current fill
28.4%vs 7 days ago
+0.1 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
-0.5 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Texas drought →Storage vs November average
112%of normal
28.4% now · 25.4% average (6 yrs)
U.S. Drought Monitor
D0Abnormally dry
Week of 10 November 2026
Drought figures describe the ground around the reservoir, not its storage. Sources: U.S. Drought Monitor.
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 2026 | 28.4% | 331.51 |
| 11 Nov 2026 | 28.4% | 331.41 |
| 10 Nov 2026 | 28.4% | 331.21 |
| 9 Nov 2026 | 28.4% | 330.92 |
| 8 Nov 2026 | 28.4% | 330.63 |
| 7 Nov 2026 | 28.3% | 330.14 |
| 6 Nov 2026 | 28.3% | 329.94 |
| 5 Nov 2026 | 28.3% | 329.45 |
| 4 Nov 2026 | 28.2% | 328.67 |
| 3 Nov 2026 | 28.2% | 328.28 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 28.1% | 327.99 |
| 1 Nov 2026 | 28.2% | 328.28 |
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Technical specifications
| Primary use | Multi-purpose |
| Coordinates | 35.711°N, 101.551°W |
Data source: BOR RISE — US Bureau of Reclamation — daily reservoir storage volume. Capacity is the design (normal full-pool) capacity from the US National Inventory of Dams (NID); fill % = current volume ÷ design capacity. Last reading: 2026-11-12.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 35.711°N, 101.551°W · Open in Google Maps
About Lake Meredith
As of November 12, 2026, Lake Meredith is filled to 28.4% of its total capacity, holding 331.51 hm³ of water out of a maximum 1,166 hm³. At this level the reservoir is low.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.1 pp), and it sits close to where it was a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Lake Meredith — 1825 data points between November 14, 2021 and November 12, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 19.7% (April 21, 2023) to a high of 29.4% (September 19, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around July and at its lowest around April.
It is operated by BOR primarily for multiple purposes. It is at 35.711°N, 101.551°W.