Lake Palo Pinto: 79.5% full as of 2026-09-24
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 | 2026-09-24 | 79.5 | 864.42 | 21,674 | 21,288 | 26,766 | 2,072 |
| Yesterday | 2026-09-23 | 79.5 | 864.42 | 21,674 | 21,288 | 26,766 | 2,072 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-09-22 | 79.5 | 864.42 | 21,674 | 21,288 | 26,766 | 2,072 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-09-17 | 80.0 | 864.48 | 21,798 | 21,412 | 26,766 | 2,074 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-08-24 | 83.9 | 864.98 | 22,841 | 22,455 | 26,766 | 2,094 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-06-24 | 98.1 | 866.77 | 26,653 | 26,267 | 26,766 | 2,165 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-03-24 | 94.2 | 866.28 | 25,597 | 25,211 | 26,766 | 2,146 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-09-24 | 84.8 | 865.10 | 23,092 | 22,706 | 26,766 | 2,099 |
*
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 | 2026-09-24 16:15 | 864.42 | 867.00 | -2.58 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-09-24 15:15 | 864.41 | 867.00 | -2.59 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-09-24 14:15 | 864.42 | 867.00 | -2.58 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-09-24 10:15 | 864.42 | 867.00 | -2.58 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-09-24 04:15 | 864.42 | 867.00 | -2.58 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-09-23 16:15 | 864.42 | 867.00 | -2.58 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-09-22 16:15 | 864.43 | 867.00 | -2.57 |
*
Data is provisional and subject to revision.
Additional Information
| Impoundment date | 1964-04-16 |
| Vertical datum | NGVD29 |
|
Dead pool elevation |
835.00 ft above NGVD29 |
|
Dead pool elevation |
835.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Emergency spillway crest elevation | 867.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Top of dam elevation | 898.00 ft above NGVD29 |
|
Conservation pool elevation |
867.00 ft above NGVD29 |
|
Conservation pool elevation |
867.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Data download (CSV) | period of record, last one year, last 30 days |
Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves
2007-06-01 (source: TWDB)
: GIS Data
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| Data Source | USGS:08090300 |
| USGS Monitoring Location | USGS:08090300 |
Lake Location
