North Fork Buffalo Creek Reservoir: 79.8% full as of 2026-08-17
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 | 2026-08-17 | 79.8 | 1,046.02 | 12,288 | 12,288 | 15,400 | 1,300 |
| Yesterday | 2026-08-16 | 80.1 | 1,046.05 | 12,332 | 12,332 | 15,400 | 1,303 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-08-15 | 80.4 | 1,046.08 | 12,376 | 12,376 | 15,400 | 1,306 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-08-10 | 82.0 | 1,046.25 | 12,632 | 12,632 | 15,400 | 1,324 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-07-17 | 88.7 | 1,046.90 | 13,658 | 13,658 | 15,400 | 1,395 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-05-17 | 85.3 | 1,046.58 | 13,142 | 13,142 | 15,400 | 1,360 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-02-17 | 84.5 | 1,046.50 | 13,016 | 13,016 | 15,400 | 1,351 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-08-17 | 94.7 | 1,047.46 | 14,582 | 14,582 | 15,400 | 1,455 |
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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 | 2026-08-17 21:30 | 1,046.01 | 1,048.00 | -1.99 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-08-17 20:30 | 1,046.02 | 1,048.00 | -1.98 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-08-17 19:30 | 1,046.02 | 1,048.00 | -1.98 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-08-17 15:30 | 1,046.03 | 1,048.00 | -1.97 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-08-17 09:30 | 1,046.02 | 1,048.00 | -1.98 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-08-16 21:30 | 1,046.03 | 1,048.00 | -1.97 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-08-15 21:30 | 1,046.06 | 1,048.00 | -1.94 |
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Data is provisional and subject to revision.
Additional Information
| Impoundment date | 1964-01-01 |
| Vertical datum | NGVD29 |
| Service spillway crest elevation | 1,048.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Emergency spillway crest elevation | 1,050.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Top of dam elevation | 1,058.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Conservation pool elevation | 1,048.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Data download (CSV) | period of record, last one year, last 30 days |
Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves
1974-10-01 (source: TWDB)
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| Data Source | USGS:07312380 |
| USGS Monitoring Location | USGS:07312380 |
Lake Location
