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Cypress Bayou Lake water level today

Lower than usual for this time of year

171.06ft

feet above sea level ·

vs normal for Oct 10−8.0 ft
24 hours−5,779.46 ft
7 days−5,779.4 ft
30 days−5,779.5 ft
vs a year ago−5,779.7 ft

Is Cypress Bayou Lake low right now?

Cypress Bayou Lake was at 171.06 ft on October 10, 2026. That is 7.97 ft below the typical level for October 10 — lower than in 9 of 10 past years. Over the past week the lake has been falling about 130.24 ft a day.

Last 12 monthsDaily level Normal range (10–90% of past years)
-6301,1993,0284,8576,687NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Cypress Bayou Lake on Oct 10 in past years

20255,950.8−5,779.8
2024178.7−7.6
2023178.4−7.3
2022179.0−8.0
2021178.8−7.8
2020179.6−8.6

Level on the same date each year, and how today compares.

Daily levels, last two weeks

DateLevel (ft)Change
Oct 105,038.79−911.73
Oct 95,950.52−0.01
Oct 85,950.53±0.00
Oct 75,950.53+0.09
Oct 65,950.44+0.11
Oct 55,950.33−0.04
Oct 45,950.37−0.10
Oct 35,950.47+0.09
Oct 25,950.38−0.01
Oct 15,950.39+0.08
Sep 305,950.31±0.00
Sep 295,950.31−0.02
Sep 285,950.33−0.01
Sep 275,950.34−0.01

Daily means of the operator's readings (midnight to midnight, local time).

About Cypress Bayou Lake

10-year range
-4,824.9 ft (July 4, 2025) to 6,182.0 ft (June 16, 2026)
Operated by
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Data
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — MVK district, Cypress Byu Lake
Datum
NAVD88

Lakes near Cypress Bayou Lake

Questions

Is Cypress Bayou Lake low right now?

Cypress Bayou Lake was at 171.06 ft on October 10, 2026. That is 7.97 ft below the typical level for October 10 — lower than in 9 of 10 past years. Over the past week the lake has been falling about 130.24 ft a day.

How often is the Cypress Bayou Lake level updated?

The operator reports every 15 minutes to an hour. This page refreshes several times a day; the time of the latest reading is shown next to the level.

Where does this data come from?

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (MVK district, Cypress Byu Lake). Readings are provisional and can be revised.