Palo Duro Reservoir: 0.4% 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)
Most recent 2026-08-25 0.4 2,826.31 230 230 61,066 - n.a. -
1 day prior 2026-08-24 0.4 2,826.29 229 229 61,066 - n.a. -
2 days prior 2026-08-23 0.4 2,826.22 224 224 61,066 - n.a. -
1 week prior 2026-08-18 0.4 2,826.22 224 224 61,066 - n.a. -
1 month prior 2026-07-25 0.4 2,826.22 224 224 61,066 - n.a. -
3 months prior 2026-05-25 0.4 2,826.22 224 224 61,066 - n.a. -
6 months prior 2026-02-25 - n.a. - - n.a. - - n.a. - - n.a. - - n.a. - - n.a. -
1 year prior 2025-08-25 0.8 2,830.19 499 499 61,066 - n.a. -
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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 23:45 2,826.32 2,892.00 -65.68 below flood pool
1 hour prior 2026-08-25 22:45 2,826.32 2,892.00 -65.68 below flood pool
2 hours prior 2026-08-25 21:45 2,826.32 2,892.00 -65.68 below flood pool
6 hours prior 2026-08-25 17:45 2,826.29 2,892.00 -65.71 below flood pool
12 hours prior 2026-08-25 11:45 2,826.31 2,892.00 -65.69 below flood pool
24 hours prior 2026-08-24 23:45 2,826.32 2,892.00 -65.68 below flood pool
48 hours prior 2026-08-23 23:45 2,826.22 2,892.00 -65.78 below flood pool
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Data is provisional and subject to revision.

Additional Information

Impoundment date 1991-01-01
Vertical datum NGVD29
Service spillway crest elevation 2,892.00 ft above NGVD29
Emergency spillway crest elevation 2,915.00 ft above NGVD29
Flood pool elevation 2,909.00 ft above NGVD29
Top of dam elevation 2,943.50 ft above NGVD29
Conservation pool elevation 2,892.00 ft above NGVD29
Data download (CSV) period of record, last one year, last 30 days

Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves

1991-01-01 (source: USGS)
Data Source USGS:07233550
USGS Monitoring Location USGS:07233550

Lake Location