North Fork Buffalo Creek Reservoir: 75.4% full as of 2026-11-01

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 2026-11-01 75.4 1,045.55 11,618 11,618 15,400 1,251
1 day prior 2026-10-31 75.5 1,045.56 11,631 11,631 15,400 1,252
2 days prior 2026-10-30 75.4 1,045.55 11,618 11,618 15,400 1,251
1 week prior 2026-10-25 75.7 1,045.58 11,659 11,659 15,400 1,254
1 month prior 2026-10-01 72.1 1,045.18 11,111 11,111 15,400 1,214
3 months prior 2026-08-01 85.1 1,046.56 13,111 13,111 15,400 1,358
6 months prior 2026-05-01 87.6 1,046.80 13,495 13,495 15,400 1,384
1 year prior 2025-11-01 88.5 1,046.88 13,625 13,625 15,400 1,393
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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 2026-11-01 23:30 1,045.55 1,048.00 -2.45
1 hour prior 2026-11-01 22:30 1,045.52 1,048.00 -2.48
2 hours prior 2026-11-01 21:30 1,045.55 1,048.00 -2.45
6 hours prior 2026-11-01 17:30 1,045.56 1,048.00 -2.44
12 hours prior 2026-11-01 11:30 1,045.55 1,048.00 -2.45
24 hours prior 2026-10-31 23:30 1,045.55 1,048.00 -2.45
48 hours prior 2026-10-30 23:30 1,045.56 1,048.00 -2.44
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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)
Data Source USGS:07312380
USGS Monitoring Location USGS:07312380

Lake Location