Lake Palestine: 85.8% full as of 2026-11-15
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 | 2026-11-15 | 85.8 | 342.63 | 315,049 | 315,040 | 367,303 | 20,992 |
| Yesterday | 2026-11-14 | 85.8 | 342.63 | 315,049 | 315,040 | 367,303 | 20,992 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-11-13 | 86.1 | 342.68 | 316,099 | 316,090 | 367,303 | 21,037 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-11-08 | 86.5 | 342.75 | 317,575 | 317,566 | 367,303 | 21,100 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-10-15 | 88.3 | 343.06 | 324,158 | 324,149 | 367,303 | 21,377 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-08-15 | 93.3 | 343.91 | 342,651 | 342,642 | 367,303 | 22,137 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-05-15 | 99.1 | 344.86 | 364,086 | 364,077 | 367,303 | 22,987 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-11-15 | 96.7 | 344.47 | 355,189 | 355,180 | 367,303 | 22,638 |
*
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 | 2026-11-15 13:00 | 342.51 | 345.00 | -2.49 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-11-15 12:00 | 342.68 | 345.00 | -2.32 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-11-15 11:00 | 342.69 | 345.00 | -2.31 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-11-15 07:00 | 342.60 | 345.00 | -2.40 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-11-15 01:00 | 342.62 | 345.00 | -2.38 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-11-14 13:00 | 342.63 | 345.00 | -2.37 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-11-13 13:00 | 342.67 | 345.00 | -2.33 |
*
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 |
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