Lake Palestine: 86.6% full as of 2026-10-29
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 | 2026-10-29 | 86.6 | 342.77 | 317,997 | 317,988 | 367,303 | 21,118 |
| Yesterday | 2026-10-28 | 86.7 | 342.79 | 318,419 | 318,410 | 367,303 | 21,136 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-10-27 | 86.7 | 342.80 | 318,630 | 318,621 | 367,303 | 21,144 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-10-22 | 87.3 | 342.89 | 320,537 | 320,528 | 367,303 | 21,225 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-09-29 | 88.7 | 343.14 | 325,872 | 325,863 | 367,303 | 21,449 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-07-29 | 96.5 | 344.43 | 354,284 | 354,275 | 367,303 | 22,602 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-04-29 | 100.0 | 345.02 | 367,775 | 367,303 | 367,303 | - n.a. - |
| 1 year ago | 2025-10-29 | 98.7 | 344.79 | 362,479 | 362,470 | 367,303 | 22,924 |
*
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 | 2026-10-29 11:00 | 342.77 | 345.00 | -2.23 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-10-29 10:00 | 342.76 | 345.00 | -2.24 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-10-29 09:00 | 342.77 | 345.00 | -2.23 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-10-29 05:00 | 342.77 | 345.00 | -2.23 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-10-28 23:00 | 342.77 | 345.00 | -2.23 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-10-28 11:00 | 342.79 | 345.00 | -2.21 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-10-27 11:00 | 342.80 | 345.00 | -2.20 |
*
Data is provisional and subject to revision.
Additional Information
| Impoundment date | 1962-01-01 |
| Vertical datum | NGVD29 |
| Dead pool elevation | 298.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Service spillway crest elevation | 298.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Emergency spillway crest elevation | 345.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Maximum design elevation | 355.30 ft above NGVD29 |
| Top of dam elevation | 364.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Conservation pool elevation | 345.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Data download (CSV) | period of record, last one year, last 30 days |
Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves
2003-06-01 (source: TWDB)
: GIS Data
2012-08-01 (source: TWDB)
: GIS Data
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| Data Source | USGS:08031400 |
| USGS Monitoring Location | USGS:08031400 |
Lake Location
