Belton Lake: 95.6% full as of 2026-11-14
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 | 2026-11-14 | 95.6 | 592.45 | 413,657 | 413,657 | 432,631 | 12,038 |
| Yesterday | 2026-11-13 | 95.7 | 592.48 | 414,018 | 414,018 | 432,631 | 12,046 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-11-12 | 95.8 | 592.51 | 414,380 | 414,380 | 432,631 | 12,054 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-11-07 | 95.8 | 592.50 | 414,259 | 414,259 | 432,631 | 12,051 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-10-14 | 97.5 | 593.12 | 421,781 | 421,781 | 432,631 | 12,214 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-08-14 | 100.0 | 594.12 | 434,126 | 432,631 | 432,631 | 12,476 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-05-14 | 100.0 | 595.17 | 447,371 | 432,631 | 432,631 | - n.a. - |
| 1 year ago | 2025-11-14 | 97.6 | 593.17 | 422,393 | 422,393 | 432,631 | 12,227 |
*
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 | 2026-11-14 17:00 | 592.44 | 594.00 | -1.56 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-11-14 16:00 | 592.44 | 594.00 | -1.56 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-11-14 15:00 | 592.45 | 594.00 | -1.55 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-11-14 11:00 | 592.44 | 594.00 | -1.56 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-11-14 05:00 | 592.46 | 594.00 | -1.54 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-11-13 17:00 | 592.47 | 594.00 | -1.53 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-11-12 17:00 | 592.49 | 594.00 | -1.51 |
*
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
