Lake Palestine: 87.0% full as of 2026-10-25
Historical Data
| Date | Percent Full |
Mean Water Level (ft) |
Reservoir Storage (acre-ft) |
Conservation Storage (acre-ft) |
Conservation Capacity (acre-ft) |
Surface Area (acres) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most recent | 2026-10-25 | 87.0 | 342.84 | 319,477 | 319,468 | 367,303 | 21,180 |
| 1 day prior | 2026-10-24 | 87.0 | 342.85 | 319,689 | 319,680 | 367,303 | 21,189 |
| 2 days prior | 2026-10-23 | 87.2 | 342.88 | 320,325 | 320,316 | 367,303 | 21,216 |
| 1 week prior | 2026-10-18 | 87.7 | 342.97 | 322,238 | 322,229 | 367,303 | 21,297 |
| 1 month prior | 2026-09-25 | 89.4 | 343.25 | 328,236 | 328,227 | 367,303 | 21,547 |
| 3 months prior | 2026-07-25 | 97.2 | 344.55 | 357,003 | 356,994 | 367,303 | 22,710 |
| 6 months prior | 2026-04-25 | 100.0 | 345.00 | 367,312 | 367,303 | 367,303 | 23,112 |
| 1 year prior | 2025-10-25 | 97.4 | 344.58 | 357,684 | 357,675 | 367,303 | 22,737 |
*
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 | 2026-10-25 23:00 | 342.83 | 345.00 | -2.17 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-10-25 22:00 | 342.83 | 345.00 | -2.17 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-10-25 21:00 | 342.83 | 345.00 | -2.17 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-10-25 17:00 | 342.82 | 345.00 | -2.18 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-10-25 11:00 | 342.84 | 345.00 | -2.16 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-10-24 23:00 | 342.85 | 345.00 | -2.15 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-10-23 23:00 | 342.87 | 345.00 | -2.13 |
*
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
