Belton Lake: 96.5% full as of 2026-10-24
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 | 2026-10-24 | 96.5 | 592.78 | 417,644 | 417,644 | 432,631 | 12,124 |
| Yesterday | 2026-10-23 | 96.6 | 592.81 | 418,008 | 418,008 | 432,631 | 12,132 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-10-22 | 96.7 | 592.84 | 418,372 | 418,372 | 432,631 | 12,140 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-10-17 | 97.2 | 593.00 | 420,318 | 420,318 | 432,631 | 12,182 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-09-24 | 95.4 | 592.37 | 412,695 | 412,695 | 432,631 | 12,017 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-07-24 | 100.0 | 595.02 | 445,461 | 432,631 | 432,631 | - n.a. - |
| 6 months ago | 2026-04-24 | 100.0 | 594.10 | 433,877 | 432,631 | 432,631 | 12,471 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-10-24 | 97.9 | 593.28 | 423,739 | 423,739 | 432,631 | 12,256 |
*
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 | 2026-10-24 20:00 | 592.77 | 594.00 | -1.23 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-10-24 19:00 | 592.77 | 594.00 | -1.23 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-10-24 18:00 | 592.76 | 594.00 | -1.24 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-10-24 14:00 | 592.78 | 594.00 | -1.22 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-10-24 08:00 | 592.79 | 594.00 | -1.21 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-10-23 20:00 | 592.79 | 594.00 | -1.21 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-10-22 20:00 | 592.82 | 594.00 | -1.18 |
*
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
