North Fork Buffalo Creek Reservoir: 72.9% full as of 2026-09-16
Historical Data
| Date | Percent Full |
Mean Water Level (ft) |
Reservoir Storage (acre-ft) |
Conservation Storage (acre-ft) |
Conservation Capacity (acre-ft) |
Surface Area (acres) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most recent | 2026-09-16 | 72.9 | 1,045.27 | 11,233 | 11,233 | 15,400 | 1,223 |
| 1 day prior | 2026-09-15 | 73.0 | 1,045.28 | 11,247 | 11,247 | 15,400 | 1,224 |
| 2 days prior | 2026-09-14 | 73.3 | 1,045.31 | 11,288 | 11,288 | 15,400 | 1,227 |
| 1 week prior | 2026-09-09 | 74.4 | 1,045.43 | 11,452 | 11,452 | 15,400 | 1,239 |
| 1 month prior | 2026-08-16 | 80.0 | 1,046.04 | 12,317 | 12,317 | 15,400 | 1,302 |
| 3 months prior | 2026-06-16 | 96.0 | 1,047.58 | 14,778 | 14,778 | 15,400 | 1,466 |
| 6 months prior | 2026-03-16 | 80.9 | 1,046.13 | 12,451 | 12,451 | 15,400 | 1,311 |
| 1 year prior | 2025-09-16 | 89.6 | 1,046.99 | 13,805 | 13,805 | 15,400 | 1,404 |
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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 | 2026-09-16 23:30 | 1,045.24 | 1,048.00 | -2.76 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-09-16 22:30 | 1,045.25 | 1,048.00 | -2.75 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-09-16 21:30 | 1,045.25 | 1,048.00 | -2.75 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-09-16 17:30 | 1,045.31 | 1,048.00 | -2.69 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-09-16 11:30 | 1,045.31 | 1,048.00 | -2.69 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-09-15 23:30 | 1,045.26 | 1,048.00 | -2.74 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-09-14 23:30 | 1,045.29 | 1,048.00 | -2.71 |
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Data is provisional and subject to revision.
Additional Information
| Impoundment date | 1964-01-01 |
| Vertical datum | NGVD29 |
| Service spillway crest elevation | 1,048.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Emergency spillway crest elevation | 1,050.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Top of dam elevation | 1,058.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Conservation pool elevation | 1,048.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Data download (CSV) | period of record, last one year, last 30 days |
Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves
1974-10-01 (source: TWDB)
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| Data Source | USGS:07312380 |
| USGS Monitoring Location | USGS:07312380 |
Lake Location
