Lake Palo Pinto: 79.0% full as of 2026-10-14
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 | 2026-10-14 | 79.0 | 864.35 | 21,529 | 21,143 | 26,766 | 2,069 |
| Yesterday | 2026-10-13 | 79.1 | 864.36 | 21,550 | 21,164 | 26,766 | 2,069 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-10-12 | 79.1 | 864.36 | 21,550 | 21,164 | 26,766 | 2,069 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-10-07 | 79.5 | 864.41 | 21,653 | 21,267 | 26,766 | 2,072 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-09-14 | 80.3 | 864.52 | 21,881 | 21,495 | 26,766 | 2,076 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-07-14 | 93.0 | 866.13 | 25,275 | 24,889 | 26,766 | 2,140 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-04-14 | 94.2 | 866.28 | 25,597 | 25,211 | 26,766 | 2,146 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-10-14 | 81.4 | 864.66 | 22,173 | 21,787 | 26,766 | 2,082 |
*
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 | 2026-10-14 19:15 | 864.35 | 867.00 | -2.65 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-10-14 18:15 | 864.35 | 867.00 | -2.65 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-10-14 17:15 | 864.35 | 867.00 | -2.65 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-10-14 13:15 | 864.35 | 867.00 | -2.65 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-10-14 07:15 | 864.35 | 867.00 | -2.65 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-10-13 19:15 | 864.35 | 867.00 | -2.65 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-10-12 19:15 | 864.36 | 867.00 | -2.64 |
*
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
