Bardwell Lake: 88.5% full as of 2026-10-07
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 | 2026-10-07 | 88.5 | 419.42 | 38,876 | 38,815 | 43,856 | 3,089 |
| Yesterday | 2026-10-06 | 88.6 | 419.43 | 38,907 | 38,846 | 43,856 | 3,090 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-10-05 | 88.6 | 419.44 | 38,938 | 38,877 | 43,856 | 3,091 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-09-30 | 85.1 | 418.93 | 37,378 | 37,317 | 43,856 | 3,027 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-09-07 | 89.6 | 419.58 | 39,372 | 39,311 | 43,856 | 3,109 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-07-07 | 100.0 | 421.07 | 44,150 | 43,856 | 43,856 | 3,313 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-04-07 | 100.0 | 421.63 | 46,020 | 43,856 | 43,856 | 3,370 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-10-07 | 97.3 | 420.64 | 42,740 | 42,679 | 43,856 | 3,246 |
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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 | 2026-10-07 16:30 | 419.41 | 421.00 | -1.59 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-10-07 15:30 | 419.41 | 421.00 | -1.59 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-10-07 14:30 | 419.41 | 421.00 | -1.59 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-10-07 10:30 | 419.42 | 421.00 | -1.58 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-10-07 04:30 | 419.42 | 421.00 | -1.58 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-10-06 16:30 | 419.43 | 421.00 | -1.57 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-10-05 16:30 | 419.44 | 421.00 | -1.56 |
*
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
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| Data Source | USGS:08063700 |
| USGS Monitoring Location | USGS:08063700 |
Lake Location
