Lake Palo Pinto: 72.8% full as of 2026-11-03
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 | 2026-11-03 | 72.8 | 863.53 | 19,875 | 19,489 | 26,766 | 1,975 |
| Yesterday | 2026-11-02 | 72.9 | 863.54 | 19,895 | 19,509 | 26,766 | 1,976 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-11-01 | 72.9 | 863.54 | 19,895 | 19,509 | 26,766 | 1,976 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-10-27 | 73.3 | 863.59 | 19,994 | 19,608 | 26,766 | 1,981 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-10-03 | 76.2 | 863.98 | 20,774 | 20,388 | 26,766 | 2,018 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-08-03 | - n.a. - | - n.a. - | - n.a. - | - n.a. - | - n.a. - | - n.a. - |
| 6 months ago | 2026-05-03 | 94.8 | 866.36 | 25,768 | 25,382 | 26,766 | 2,149 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-11-03 | 80.5 | 864.55 | 21,944 | 21,558 | 26,766 | 2,077 |
*
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 | 2026-11-03 22:15 | 863.53 | 867.00 | -3.47 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-11-03 21:15 | 863.53 | 867.00 | -3.47 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-11-03 20:15 | 863.51 | 867.00 | -3.49 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-11-03 16:15 | 863.53 | 867.00 | -3.47 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-11-03 10:15 | 863.54 | 867.00 | -3.46 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-11-02 22:15 | 863.54 | 867.00 | -3.46 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-11-01 22:15 | 863.54 | 867.00 | -3.46 |
*
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
