North Fork Buffalo Creek Reservoir: 71.2% full as of 2026-10-04
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 | 2026-10-04 | 71.2 | 1,045.07 | 10,963 | 10,963 | 15,400 | 1,203 |
| Yesterday | 2026-10-03 | 71.4 | 1,045.09 | 10,990 | 10,990 | 15,400 | 1,205 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-10-02 | 71.5 | 1,045.11 | 11,016 | 11,016 | 15,400 | 1,207 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-09-27 | 71.4 | 1,045.09 | 10,990 | 10,990 | 15,400 | 1,205 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-09-04 | 75.6 | 1,045.57 | 11,645 | 11,645 | 15,400 | 1,253 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-07-04 | 91.5 | 1,047.16 | 14,084 | 14,084 | 15,400 | 1,423 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-04-04 | 81.4 | 1,046.19 | 12,541 | 12,541 | 15,400 | 1,318 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-10-04 | 93.2 | 1,047.32 | 14,348 | 14,348 | 15,400 | 1,439 |
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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 | 2026-10-04 15:30 | 1,045.07 | 1,048.00 | -2.93 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-10-04 14:30 | 1,045.06 | 1,048.00 | -2.94 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-10-04 13:30 | 1,045.08 | 1,048.00 | -2.92 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-10-04 09:30 | 1,045.07 | 1,048.00 | -2.93 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-10-04 03:30 | 1,045.08 | 1,048.00 | -2.92 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-10-03 15:30 | 1,045.09 | 1,048.00 | -2.91 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-10-02 15:30 | 1,045.13 | 1,048.00 | -2.87 |
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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
