North Fork Buffalo Creek Reservoir: 86.0% full as of 2026-07-28
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 | 2026-07-28 | 86.0 | 1,046.64 | 13,238 | 13,238 | 15,400 | 1,366 |
| Yesterday | 2026-07-27 | 86.1 | 1,046.65 | 13,254 | 13,254 | 15,400 | 1,368 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-07-26 | 86.5 | 1,046.69 | 13,317 | 13,317 | 15,400 | 1,372 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-07-21 | 88.1 | 1,046.84 | 13,560 | 13,560 | 15,400 | 1,388 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-06-28 | - n.a. - | - n.a. - | - n.a. - | - n.a. - | - n.a. - | - n.a. - |
| 3 months ago | 2026-04-28 | 88.4 | 1,046.87 | 13,609 | 13,609 | 15,400 | 1,392 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-01-28 | 82.7 | 1,046.32 | 12,738 | 12,738 | 15,400 | 1,332 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-07-28 | 96.5 | 1,047.63 | 14,859 | 14,859 | 15,400 | 1,471 |
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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 | 2026-07-28 14:30 | 1,046.67 | 1,048.00 | -1.33 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-07-28 13:30 | 1,046.66 | 1,048.00 | -1.34 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-07-28 12:30 | 1,046.63 | 1,048.00 | -1.37 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-07-28 08:30 | 1,046.64 | 1,048.00 | -1.36 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-07-28 02:30 | 1,046.63 | 1,048.00 | -1.37 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-07-27 14:30 | 1,046.64 | 1,048.00 | -1.36 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-07-26 14:30 | 1,046.67 | 1,048.00 | -1.33 |
*
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
