Bardwell Lake: 85.2% full as of 2026-10-25
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 | 2026-10-25 | 85.2 | 418.95 | 37,439 | 37,378 | 43,856 | 3,029 |
| Yesterday | 2026-10-24 | 85.4 | 418.97 | 37,499 | 37,438 | 43,856 | 3,031 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-10-23 | 85.5 | 418.99 | 37,560 | 37,499 | 43,856 | 3,034 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-10-18 | 86.3 | 419.11 | 37,925 | 37,864 | 43,856 | 3,049 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-09-25 | 86.1 | 419.08 | 37,834 | 37,773 | 43,856 | 3,045 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-07-25 | 99.2 | 420.89 | 43,556 | 43,495 | 43,856 | 3,278 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-04-25 | 100.0 | 421.28 | 44,847 | 43,856 | 43,856 | 3,333 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-10-25 | 96.3 | 420.50 | 42,287 | 42,226 | 43,856 | 3,228 |
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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 | 2026-10-25 16:30 | 418.94 | 421.00 | -2.06 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-10-25 15:30 | 418.94 | 421.00 | -2.06 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-10-25 14:30 | 418.94 | 421.00 | -2.06 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-10-25 10:30 | 418.95 | 421.00 | -2.05 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-10-25 04:30 | 418.96 | 421.00 | -2.04 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-10-24 16:30 | 418.98 | 421.00 | -2.02 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-10-23 16:30 | 418.98 | 421.00 | -2.02 |
*
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
