Bardwell Lake: 94.5% full as of 2026-08-15
Historical Data
| Date | Percent Full |
Mean Water Level (ft) |
Reservoir Storage (acre-ft) |
Conservation Storage (acre-ft) |
Conservation Capacity (acre-ft) |
Surface Area (acres) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 2026-08-15 | 94.5 | 420.26 | 41,516 | 41,455 | 43,856 | 3,197 |
| Yesterday | 2026-08-14 | 94.7 | 420.28 | 41,580 | 41,519 | 43,856 | 3,199 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-08-13 | 95.0 | 420.32 | 41,708 | 41,647 | 43,856 | 3,205 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-08-08 | 96.0 | 420.46 | 42,158 | 42,097 | 43,856 | 3,223 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-07-15 | 100.0 | 421.05 | 44,083 | 43,856 | 43,856 | 3,311 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-05-15 | 100.0 | 421.00 | 43,917 | 43,856 | 43,856 | 3,292 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-02-15 | 100.0 | 421.47 | 45,482 | 43,856 | 43,856 | 3,351 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-08-15 | 100.0 | 421.36 | 45,114 | 43,856 | 43,856 | 3,340 |
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Percent Full is based on Conservation Storage and Conservation Capacity and doesn't account for storage in flood pool.
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Values above, including today's are averaged conditions. For near real-time instantaneous water level, see table below or the interactive map viewer.
Most Recent Instantaneous Water Level
| Date/time |
Water Level (ft) |
Conservation Pool Elevation (ft) |
Height Above Conservation Pool (ft) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most recent | 2026-08-15 18:30 | 420.25 | 421.00 | -0.75 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-08-15 17:30 | 420.24 | 421.00 | -0.76 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-08-15 16:30 | 420.24 | 421.00 | -0.76 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-08-15 12:30 | 420.26 | 421.00 | -0.74 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-08-15 06:30 | 420.27 | 421.00 | -0.73 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-08-14 18:30 | 420.26 | 421.00 | -0.74 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-08-13 18:30 | 420.31 | 421.00 | -0.69 |
*
Data is provisional and subject to revision.
Additional Information
| Impoundment date | 1965-01-01 |
| Vertical datum | NGVD29 |
| Dead pool elevation | 391.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Service spillway crest elevation | 439.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Emergency spillway crest elevation | 439.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Flood pool elevation | 439.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Maximum design elevation | 455.90 ft above NGVD29 |
| Top of dam elevation | 460.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Conservation pool elevation | 421.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Data download (CSV) | period of record, last one year, last 30 days |
Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves
1999-02-01 (source: TWDB)
: GIS Data
2020-07-01 (source: TWDB)
: GIS Data
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| Data Source | USGS:08063700 |
| USGS Monitoring Location | USGS:08063700 |
Lake Location
