Lake Palo Pinto: 80.1% 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 80.1 864.49 21,819 21,433 26,766 2,075
1 day prior 2026-09-15 80.2 864.50 21,840 21,454 26,766 2,075
2 days prior 2026-09-14 80.3 864.52 21,881 21,495 26,766 2,076
1 week prior 2026-09-09 80.5 864.54 21,923 21,537 26,766 2,077
1 month prior 2026-08-16 86.2 865.27 23,450 23,064 26,766 2,106
3 months prior 2026-06-16 94.9 866.37 25,790 25,404 26,766 2,149
6 months prior 2026-03-16 95.0 866.38 25,811 25,425 26,766 2,150
1 year prior 2025-09-16 85.9 865.23 23,365 22,979 26,766 2,104
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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 2026-09-17 03:15 864.48 867.00 -2.52
1 hour prior 2026-09-17 02:15 864.48 867.00 -2.52
2 hours prior 2026-09-17 01:15 864.48 867.00 -2.52
6 hours prior 2026-09-16 21:15 864.48 867.00 -2.52
12 hours prior 2026-09-16 15:15 864.49 867.00 -2.51
24 hours prior 2026-09-16 03:15 864.49 867.00 -2.51
48 hours prior 2026-09-15 03:15 864.51 867.00 -2.49
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Data is provisional and subject to revision.

Additional Information

Impoundment date 1964-04-16
Vertical datum NGVD29
Dead pool elevation
Start date: 2007-06-01 		835.00 ft above NGVD29
Dead pool elevation
End date: 2007-06-01 		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
Start date: 2007-06-01 		867.00 ft above NGVD29
Conservation pool elevation
End date: 2007-06-01 		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
Data Source USGS:08090300
USGS Monitoring Location USGS:08090300

Lake Location