Bardwell Lake: 96.5% full as of 2026-08-06

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 2026-08-06 96.5 420.53 42,384 42,323 43,856 3,232
1 day prior 2026-08-05 96.7 420.56 42,481 42,420 43,856 3,236
2 days prior 2026-08-04 96.9 420.59 42,578 42,517 43,856 3,239
1 week prior 2026-07-30 98.1 420.75 43,098 43,037 43,856 3,260
1 month prior 2026-07-06 100.0 421.10 44,249 43,856 43,856 3,316
3 months prior 2026-05-06 100.0 421.18 44,514 43,856 43,856 3,323
6 months prior 2026-02-06 100.0 421.21 44,614 43,856 43,856 3,326
1 year prior 2025-08-06 100.0 421.19 44,547 43,856 43,856 3,324
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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 2026-08-06 23:30 420.51 421.00 -0.49 below flood pool
1 hour prior 2026-08-06 22:30 420.52 421.00 -0.48 below flood pool
2 hours prior 2026-08-06 21:30 420.52 421.00 -0.48 below flood pool
6 hours prior 2026-08-06 17:30 420.52 421.00 -0.48 below flood pool
12 hours prior 2026-08-06 11:30 420.53 421.00 -0.47 below flood pool
24 hours prior 2026-08-05 23:30 420.55 421.00 -0.45 below flood pool
48 hours prior 2026-08-04 23:30 420.57 421.00 -0.43 below flood pool
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Data is provisional and subject to revision.

Additional Information

Impoundment date 1965-01-01
Vertical datum NGVD29
Dead pool elevation 391.00 ft above NGVD29
Service spillway crest elevation 439.00 ft above NGVD29
Emergency spillway crest elevation 439.00 ft above NGVD29
Flood pool elevation 439.00 ft above NGVD29
Maximum design elevation 455.90 ft above NGVD29
Top of dam elevation 460.00 ft above NGVD29
Conservation pool elevation 421.00 ft above NGVD29
Data download (CSV) period of record, last one year, last 30 days

Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves

1999-02-01 (source: TWDB) : GIS Data
2020-07-01 (source: TWDB) : GIS Data
Data Source USGS:08063700
USGS Monitoring Location USGS:08063700

Lake Location