North Fork Buffalo Creek Reservoir: 81.6% full as of 2026-08-11
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 | 2026-08-11 | 81.6 | 1,046.21 | 12,571 | 12,571 | 15,400 | 1,320 |
| Yesterday | 2026-08-10 | 82.0 | 1,046.25 | 12,632 | 12,632 | 15,400 | 1,324 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-08-09 | 82.2 | 1,046.27 | 12,662 | 12,662 | 15,400 | 1,327 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-08-04 | 83.6 | 1,046.41 | 12,876 | 12,876 | 15,400 | 1,342 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-07-11 | 89.5 | 1,046.98 | 13,788 | 13,788 | 15,400 | 1,403 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-05-11 | 87.1 | 1,046.75 | 13,414 | 13,414 | 15,400 | 1,378 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-02-11 | 82.4 | 1,046.29 | 12,692 | 12,692 | 15,400 | 1,329 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-08-11 | 94.8 | 1,047.47 | 14,598 | 14,598 | 15,400 | 1,456 |
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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 | 2026-08-11 18:30 | 1,046.21 | 1,048.00 | -1.79 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-08-11 17:30 | 1,046.23 | 1,048.00 | -1.77 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-08-11 16:30 | 1,046.19 | 1,048.00 | -1.81 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-08-11 12:30 | 1,046.20 | 1,048.00 | -1.80 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-08-11 06:30 | 1,046.21 | 1,048.00 | -1.79 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-08-10 18:30 | 1,046.23 | 1,048.00 | -1.77 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-08-09 18:30 | 1,046.26 | 1,048.00 | -1.74 |
*
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
