# Lake Belton current conditions

Lake Belton (officially Belton Lake) is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir on the Leon River in Bell County, Texas.

- Water level: 592.94 ft above mean sea level (1.06 ft below the 594 ft conservation pool)
- Level reading time: Oct 19, 2:00 AM CDT (2026-10-19T02:00:00.000-05:00)
- Dam outflow: 51 cfs
- Leon River below the dam (USGS 08102500): 9 cfs
- Storage: 419,595 acre-feet (97.0% of the 432,631 acre-ft conservation capacity, Texas Water Development Board method)
- Air temperature: 55 °F
- Sky: Mostly Cloudy
- Wind: 4 mph from 130°
- Estimated waves: < 1 ft
- Forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. East northeast wind around 0 mph.
- Lake Day rating: Good Day - Calm wind, mostly cloudy and chilly.
- By activity: fishing Great, skiing Dark, cruising Good, kayaking Fair
- Boat ramps (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers parks): 11 Corps-managed boat ramps open; Owl Creek park closed until March 1, 2027. Other public and private ramps on the lake are not in this report.
- Note: Some shallow ramps may be affected

Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (lake level, outflow, ramp status), USGS (Leon River flow below the dam), NOAA/NWS (weather).
Details: https://www.lakebelton.com/ | Map and boat ramps: https://www.lakebelton.com/map/ | History: https://www.lakebelton.com/level/historic/
Belton Dam releases, how the outlet works and spillway work, and cited dam facts: https://www.lakebelton.com/dam/