Benbrook Lake: 76.7% full as of 2026-09-09
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 | 2026-09-09 | 76.7 | 688.08 | 65,671 | 65,671 | 85,648 | 3,092 |
| Yesterday | 2026-09-08 | 77.0 | 688.18 | 65,981 | 65,981 | 85,648 | 3,101 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-09-07 | 77.4 | 688.29 | 66,322 | 66,322 | 85,648 | 3,110 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-09-02 | 79.2 | 688.76 | 67,794 | 67,794 | 85,648 | 3,152 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-08-09 | 91.0 | 691.84 | 77,973 | 77,973 | 85,648 | 3,454 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-06-09 | 100.0 | 694.65 | 88,081 | 85,648 | 85,648 | - n.a. - |
| 6 months ago | 2026-03-09 | 83.6 | 689.95 | 71,611 | 71,611 | 85,648 | 3,268 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-09-09 | 91.1 | 691.85 | 78,007 | 78,007 | 85,648 | 3,455 |
*
Percent Full is based on Conservation Storage and Conservation Capacity and doesn't account for storage in flood pool.
**
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 | 2026-09-09 04:00 | 688.08 | 694.00 | -5.92 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-09-09 03:00 | 688.06 | 694.00 | -5.94 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-09-09 02:00 | 688.09 | 694.00 | -5.91 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-09-08 22:00 | 688.10 | 694.00 | -5.90 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-09-08 16:00 | 688.21 | 694.00 | -5.79 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-09-08 04:00 | 688.25 | 694.00 | -5.75 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-09-07 04:00 | 688.34 | 694.00 | -5.66 |
*
Data is provisional and subject to revision.
Additional Information
| Impoundment date | 1950-01-01 |
| Vertical datum | NGVD29 |
| Dead pool elevation | 622.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Service spillway crest elevation | 710.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Emergency spillway crest elevation | 724.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Flood pool elevation | 710.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Maximum design elevation | 741.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Top of dam elevation | 747.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Conservation pool elevation | 694.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Data download (CSV) | period of record, last one year, last 30 days |
| Data Source | USGS:08046500 |
| USGS Monitoring Location | USGS:08046500 |