Lake Palo Pinto: 87.1% full as of 2026-08-15
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 | 2026-08-15 | 87.1 | 865.39 | 23,703 | 23,317 | 26,766 | 2,110 |
| Yesterday | 2026-08-14 | 87.4 | 865.43 | 23,787 | 23,401 | 26,766 | 2,112 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-08-13 | 87.3 | 865.41 | 23,745 | 23,359 | 26,766 | 2,111 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-08-08 | 88.6 | 865.58 | 24,104 | 23,718 | 26,766 | 2,118 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-07-15 | 93.2 | 866.16 | 25,339 | 24,953 | 26,766 | 2,141 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-05-15 | 94.1 | 866.27 | 25,575 | 25,189 | 26,766 | 2,145 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-02-15 | 94.8 | 866.36 | 25,768 | 25,382 | 26,766 | 2,149 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-08-15 | 91.8 | 865.98 | 24,955 | 24,569 | 26,766 | 2,134 |
*
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 | 2026-08-15 19:15 | 865.06 | 867.00 | -1.94 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-08-15 18:15 | 865.07 | 867.00 | -1.93 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-08-15 17:15 | 865.09 | 867.00 | -1.91 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-08-15 13:15 | 865.25 | 867.00 | -1.75 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-08-15 07:15 | 865.53 | 867.00 | -1.47 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-08-14 19:15 | 865.31 | 867.00 | -1.69 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-08-13 19:15 | 865.28 | 867.00 | -1.72 |
*
Data is provisional and subject to revision.
Additional Information
| Impoundment date | 1964-04-16 |
| Vertical datum | NGVD29 |
|
Dead pool elevation |
835.00 ft above NGVD29 |
|
Dead pool elevation |
835.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Emergency spillway crest elevation | 867.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Top of dam elevation | 898.00 ft above NGVD29 |
|
Conservation pool elevation |
867.00 ft above NGVD29 |
|
Conservation pool elevation |
867.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Data download (CSV) | period of record, last one year, last 30 days |
Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves
2007-06-01 (source: TWDB)
: GIS Data
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| Data Source | USGS:08090300 |
| USGS Monitoring Location | USGS:08090300 |
Lake Location
