Lake Palo Pinto: 91.3% full as of 2026-08-02
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 | 2026-08-02 | 91.3 | 865.92 | 24,827 | 24,441 | 26,766 | 2,131 |
| Yesterday | 2026-08-01 | 91.2 | 865.91 | 24,805 | 24,419 | 26,766 | 2,131 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-07-31 | 90.2 | 865.78 | 24,529 | 24,143 | 26,766 | 2,126 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-07-26 | 92.3 | 866.04 | 25,083 | 24,697 | 26,766 | 2,136 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-07-02 | 96.2 | 866.53 | 26,134 | 25,748 | 26,766 | 2,156 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-05-02 | 95.0 | 866.38 | 25,811 | 25,425 | 26,766 | 2,150 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-02-02 | 94.0 | 866.26 | 25,554 | 25,168 | 26,766 | 2,145 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-08-02 | 95.0 | 866.38 | 25,811 | 25,425 | 26,766 | 2,150 |
*
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 | 2026-08-02 16:15 | 865.71 | 867.00 | -1.29 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-08-02 15:15 | 865.77 | 867.00 | -1.23 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-08-02 14:15 | 865.79 | 867.00 | -1.21 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-08-02 10:15 | 865.96 | 867.00 | -1.04 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-08-02 04:15 | 865.89 | 867.00 | -1.11 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-08-01 16:15 | 865.83 | 867.00 | -1.17 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-07-31 16:15 | 865.50 | 867.00 | -1.50 |
*
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
