Lampasas River level at Belton
Texas · Fishing & wading
Measured at USGS 08104100 — Lampasas Rv nr Belton, TX
Reading taken · as of 8 min ago
Below normal — good wading, low and clear
At 8.0 CFS, this gauge is running 80% of normal for mid-September — below the 10 CFS median USGS has recorded for this date across 50 years of record (1967–2026).
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Flow history at Belton
Daily values from USGS 08104100, updated every 15 to 60 minutes. Provisional.
About Lampasas River at Belton
In Texas, below Stillhouse Hollow Lake. Releases can change the flow by hundreds of CFS in an hour with no rain in the basin — check it the morning you go, not the night before.
Reservoir feeding this stretch
Flow here is set by releases from Stillhouse Hollow Lake. A full pool usually means more water on its way down.
Lampasas River at Belton — common questions
3 questions
How do releases from Stillhouse Hollow Lake affect this stretch?
Directly and fast. When the dam generates, flow here can climb by an order of magnitude within the hour, with no rain anywhere in the basin. That sudden release is the real hazard on a tailwater. The pool level is on lakelvl.com, linked below.
Is Lampasas River at Belton high or low for this time of year?
The USGS median flow for mid-September here is 10 CFS, from 50 years of record (1967–2026). Today is 80% of it. The comparison is what makes the raw number mean anything: the same reading is a drought on one river and a flood on another.
How often does this reading update?
USGS transmits from gauge 08104100 every 15 to 60 minutes. This page refreshes from USGS when you open it, and the reading is provisional until USGS reviews it. The timestamp is in the gauge's local time.