Belton Lake: 97.9% full as of 2026-10-08
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 | 2026-10-08 | 97.9 | 593.28 | 423,739 | 423,739 | 432,631 | 12,256 |
| Yesterday | 2026-10-07 | 98.0 | 593.29 | 423,862 | 423,862 | 432,631 | 12,258 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-10-06 | 98.0 | 593.31 | 424,107 | 424,107 | 432,631 | 12,264 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-10-01 | 94.8 | 592.17 | 410,297 | 410,297 | 432,631 | 11,964 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-09-08 | 97.2 | 593.01 | 420,439 | 420,439 | 432,631 | 12,185 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-07-08 | 100.0 | 594.38 | 437,379 | 432,631 | 432,631 | - n.a. - |
| 6 months ago | 2026-04-08 | 96.6 | 592.81 | 418,008 | 418,008 | 432,631 | 12,132 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-10-08 | 99.4 | 593.78 | 429,900 | 429,900 | 432,631 | 12,387 |
*
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 | 2026-10-08 16:00 | 593.26 | 594.00 | -0.74 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-10-08 15:00 | 593.26 | 594.00 | -0.74 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-10-08 14:00 | 593.27 | 594.00 | -0.73 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-10-08 10:00 | 593.28 | 594.00 | -0.72 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-10-08 04:00 | 593.28 | 594.00 | -0.72 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-10-07 16:00 | 593.28 | 594.00 | -0.72 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-10-06 16:00 | 593.30 | 594.00 | -0.70 |
*
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)
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| Data Source | USGS:08102000 |
| USGS Monitoring Location | USGS:08102000 |
Lake Location
