Belton Lake: 100.0% full as of 2026-08-07

Historical Data

Date Percent Full Mean Water Level
(ft) 		Reservoir Storage
(acre-ft) 		Conservation Storage
(acre-ft) 		Conservation Capacity
(acre-ft) 		Surface Area
(acres)
Most recent 2026-08-07 100.0 594.46 438,383 432,631 432,631 - n.a. -
1 day prior 2026-08-06 100.0 594.50 438,886 432,631 432,631 - n.a. -
2 days prior 2026-08-05 100.0 594.54 439,390 432,631 432,631 - n.a. -
1 week prior 2026-07-31 100.0 594.74 441,912 432,631 432,631 - n.a. -
1 month prior 2026-07-07 100.0 594.41 437,755 432,631 432,631 - n.a. -
3 months prior 2026-05-07 100.0 594.38 437,379 432,631 432,631 - n.a. -
6 months prior 2026-02-07 97.7 593.19 422,637 422,637 432,631 12,232
1 year prior 2025-08-07 100.0 595.34 449,543 432,631 432,631 - n.a. -
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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 2026-08-07 23:00 594.42 594.00 0.42 into flood pool
1 hour prior 2026-08-07 22:00 594.43 594.00 0.43 into flood pool
2 hours prior 2026-08-07 21:00 594.44 594.00 0.44 into flood pool
6 hours prior 2026-08-07 17:00 594.44 594.00 0.44 into flood pool
12 hours prior 2026-08-07 11:00 594.46 594.00 0.46 into flood pool
24 hours prior 2026-08-06 23:00 594.46 594.00 0.46 into flood pool
48 hours prior 2026-08-05 23:00 594.51 594.00 0.51 into flood pool
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Data is provisional and subject to revision.

Additional Information

Impoundment date 1954-01-01
Vertical datum NGVD29
Dead pool elevation 483.00 ft above NGVD29
Emergency spillway crest elevation 631.00 ft above NGVD29
Flood pool elevation 631.00 ft above NGVD29
Maximum design elevation 658.02 ft above NGVD29
Top of dam elevation 662.00 ft above NGVD29
Conservation pool elevation 594.00 ft above NGVD29
Data download (CSV) period of record, last one year, last 30 days

Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves

1954-01-01 (source: USGS)
1994-09-01 (source: TWDB) : GIS Data
2003-05-01 (source: TWDB) : GIS Data
2015-10-01 (source: TWDB) : GIS Data
Data Source USGS:08102000
USGS Monitoring Location USGS:08102000

Lake Location