Lake Palestine: 91.3% full as of 2026-08-25
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 | 2026-08-25 | 91.3 | 343.58 | 335,395 | 335,386 | 367,303 | 21,842 |
| Yesterday | 2026-08-24 | 91.5 | 343.61 | 336,050 | 336,041 | 367,303 | 21,869 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-08-23 | 91.7 | 343.64 | 336,708 | 336,699 | 367,303 | 21,896 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-08-18 | 92.6 | 343.80 | 340,221 | 340,212 | 367,303 | 22,039 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-07-25 | 97.2 | 344.55 | 357,003 | 356,994 | 367,303 | 22,710 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-05-25 | 99.2 | 344.87 | 364,316 | 364,307 | 367,303 | 22,996 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-02-25 | 99.9 | 344.99 | 367,081 | 367,072 | 367,303 | 23,103 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-08-25 | 97.8 | 344.64 | 359,051 | 359,042 | 367,303 | 22,790 |
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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 | 2026-08-25 17:00 | 343.58 | 345.00 | -1.42 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-08-25 16:00 | 343.57 | 345.00 | -1.43 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-08-25 15:00 | 343.61 | 345.00 | -1.39 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-08-25 11:00 | 343.59 | 345.00 | -1.41 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-08-25 05:00 | 343.59 | 345.00 | -1.41 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-08-24 17:00 | 343.59 | 345.00 | -1.41 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-08-23 17:00 | 343.62 | 345.00 | -1.38 |
*
Data is provisional and subject to revision.
Additional Information
| Impoundment date | 1962-01-01 |
| Vertical datum | NGVD29 |
| Dead pool elevation | 298.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Service spillway crest elevation | 298.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Emergency spillway crest elevation | 345.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Maximum design elevation | 355.30 ft above NGVD29 |
| Top of dam elevation | 364.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Conservation pool elevation | 345.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Data download (CSV) | period of record, last one year, last 30 days |
Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves
2003-06-01 (source: TWDB)
: GIS Data
2012-08-01 (source: TWDB)
: GIS Data
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| Data Source | USGS:08031400 |
| USGS Monitoring Location | USGS:08031400 |
Lake Location
