Belton Lake water level today 592.65 ft, steady

Questions people ask about Belton Lake

Answered from the same readings as the rest of this page. Where we have no basis for an answer, there is no entry — spot-by-spot local knowledge is not something we can claim for Belton Lake.

Is it worth fishing Belton Lake today?

7 out of 10 — biting. Worth a cast. The strongest stretch is 4:17 AM–6:17 AM. That number is worked out fresh each morning from the solunar windows, the pressure trend, the water level.

What time should you fish Belton Lake?

Today's major windows run 4:17 AM–6:17 AM and 4:48 PM–6:48 PM, with minor windows at 12:16 PM–1:16 PM and 10:23 PM–11:23 PM. Sunrise is 7:43 AM and sunset 6:42 PM. A major landing on first or last light is the stretch worth setting an alarm for.

What is the water temperature at Belton Lake?

No gauge on Belton Lake measures water temperature. US reservoir gauges report height, not temperature — so rather than estimate it, this page leaves it out and leans on the windows and the pressure trend instead.

What is the water level at Belton Lake right now?

592.65 ft above NGVD-29, read at 8:00 AM from the Belton Lake gauge run by the USACE. Over 24 hours it is down 0.00 ft.

Are water levels rising or falling at Belton Lake?

Falling. The lake is unchanged 0.00 ft in 24 hours and down 0.16 ft over the week. Over the last 8 days it has held between 592.65 and 592.85 ft. Every figure here is a difference between two gauge readings, not a forecast — what the level does next depends on rain and on what the dam releases.

Can you eat the fish you catch in Belton Lake?

That is a health question, and it is answered officially rather than by us. Texas Department of State Health Services publishes the fish consumption advisory covering these waters, where an interactive viewer shows advisories and possession bans by waterbody. Read it before you keep a meal — we give no eating advice.

Texas DSHS fish consumption advisory

Do you need a licence to fish Belton Lake?

Yes. A Texas fishing license covers this water, required from age 17. TPWD sets the rules and is the one that counts.

What a Texas license costs, and who is exempt

What size fish can you keep in Texas?

It depends on the species, and several have slot limits rather than a simple minimum. Open to harvest today: red drum (redfish), spotted seatrout (speckled trout), black drum, southern flounder. Seasons here change mid-year by agency order, so the status is re-checked every morning.

Red drum (redfish) limits · Spotted seatrout (speckled trout) limits · Black drum limits · Southern flounder limits · Check a length against the rules