North Fork Buffalo Creek Reservoir: 74.9% full as of 2026-09-07
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 | 2026-09-07 | 74.9 | 1,045.49 | 11,534 | 11,534 | 15,400 | 1,245 |
| Yesterday | 2026-09-06 | 75.1 | 1,045.51 | 11,562 | 11,562 | 15,400 | 1,247 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-09-05 | 75.4 | 1,045.54 | 11,604 | 11,604 | 15,400 | 1,250 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-08-31 | 76.4 | 1,045.66 | 11,770 | 11,770 | 15,400 | 1,263 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-08-07 | 82.7 | 1,046.32 | 12,738 | 12,738 | 15,400 | 1,332 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-06-07 | 95.8 | 1,047.56 | 14,746 | 14,746 | 15,400 | 1,464 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-03-07 | 81.7 | 1,046.22 | 12,586 | 12,586 | 15,400 | 1,321 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-09-07 | 91.5 | 1,047.16 | 14,084 | 14,084 | 15,400 | 1,423 |
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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 | 2026-09-07 03:30 | 1,045.49 | 1,048.00 | -2.51 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-09-07 02:30 | 1,045.49 | 1,048.00 | -2.51 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-09-07 01:30 | 1,045.50 | 1,048.00 | -2.50 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-09-06 21:30 | 1,045.51 | 1,048.00 | -2.49 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-09-06 15:30 | 1,045.50 | 1,048.00 | -2.50 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-09-06 03:30 | 1,045.51 | 1,048.00 | -2.49 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-09-05 03:30 | 1,045.54 | 1,048.00 | -2.46 |
*
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
