Sabine River level at Lake Fork
Texas · Fishing & wading
Measured at USGS 08017900 — Sabine Rv at FM 17 nr Golden, TX
Reading taken · as of 48 min ago
No seasonal normal for this gauge
USGS has not published enough daily statistics for this site to compare this reading against a seasonal normal, so this page shows the reading and its recent trend rather than a percent-of-normal figure.
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Flow history at Lake Fork
Daily values from USGS 08017900, updated every 15 to 60 minutes. Provisional.
About Sabine River at Lake Fork
In Texas, below Lake Fork Reservoir. 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 Lake Fork Reservoir. A full pool usually means more water on its way down.
Sabine River at Lake Fork — common questions
3 questions
How do releases from Lake Fork Reservoir 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 Sabine River at Lake Fork high or low for this time of year?
USGS has not published enough daily statistics for this site to compute a seasonal median, so this page shows the reading and its trend instead.
How often does this reading update?
USGS transmits from gauge 08017900 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.