Belton Lake: 98.4% full as of 2026-08-29
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 | 2026-08-29 | 98.4 | 593.45 | 425,826 | 425,826 | 432,631 | 12,300 |
| Yesterday | 2026-08-28 | 98.5 | 593.48 | 426,195 | 426,195 | 432,631 | 12,308 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-08-27 | 98.7 | 593.53 | 426,811 | 426,811 | 432,631 | 12,321 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-08-22 | 99.3 | 593.77 | 429,776 | 429,776 | 432,631 | 12,384 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-07-29 | 100.0 | 594.83 | 443,051 | 432,631 | 432,631 | - n.a. - |
| 3 months ago | 2026-05-29 | 100.0 | 595.81 | 455,585 | 432,631 | 432,631 | - n.a. - |
| 6 months ago | 2026-02-28 | 97.5 | 593.12 | 421,781 | 421,781 | 432,631 | 12,214 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-08-29 | 100.0 | 594.08 | 433,628 | 432,631 | 432,631 | 12,466 |
*
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 | 2026-08-29 00:00 | 593.45 | 594.00 | -0.55 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-08-28 23:00 | 593.47 | 594.00 | -0.53 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-08-28 22:00 | 593.45 | 594.00 | -0.55 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-08-28 18:00 | 593.47 | 594.00 | -0.53 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-08-28 12:00 | 593.48 | 594.00 | -0.52 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-08-28 00:00 | 593.50 | 594.00 | -0.50 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-08-27 00:00 | 593.55 | 594.00 | -0.45 |
*
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
