Reservoirs dropping on the border, brimming in East Texas
While most reservoirs in East Texas are 100% full or higher after torrential spring rains, the ongoing drought in West Texas has pushed the two major reservoirs along the Rio Grande to near historic lows.
Capacity
Average water levels this year
compared to the norm
500,000
acre-feet
1 million
acre-feet
-50 percentage
points
Near
normal
+50 percentage
points
Amarillo
Bois d'Arc Lake
Lubbock
Elephant
Butte Lake
Dallas
Odessa
El Paso
Alpine
Houston
San Antonio
Toledo Bend
Reservoir
Amistad
Reservoir
Laredo
Lake Travis
Falcon
Reservoir
Average water levels this year compared to
the norm
-50 percentage
points
Near
normal
+50 percentage
points
Amarillo
Bois d'Arc Lake
Elephant
Butte Lake
Dallas
El Paso
Houston
San Antonio
Amistad
Reservoir
Laredo
Toledo Bend
Reservoir
Capacity
1 million
Falcon
Reservoir
500,000
acre-feet