Lake Palo Pinto: 83.0% full as of 2026-09-03

Historical Data

Date Percent Full Mean Water Level
(ft) 		Reservoir Storage
(acre-ft) 		Conservation Storage
(acre-ft) 		Conservation Capacity
(acre-ft) 		Surface Area
(acres)
Most recent 2026-09-03 83.0 864.87 22,611 22,225 26,766 2,090
1 day prior 2026-09-02 84.0 864.99 22,862 22,476 26,766 2,095
2 days prior 2026-09-01 84.1 865.00 22,883 22,497 26,766 2,095
1 week prior 2026-08-27 84.4 865.05 22,987 22,601 26,766 2,097
1 month prior 2026-08-03 90.2 865.78 24,529 24,143 26,766 2,126
3 months prior 2026-06-03 94.6 866.33 25,704 25,318 26,766 2,148
6 months prior 2026-03-03 93.8 866.23 25,489 25,103 26,766 2,144
1 year prior 2025-09-03 89.1 865.64 24,232 23,846 26,766 2,120
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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 2026-09-03 23:15 864.60 867.00 -2.40
1 hour prior 2026-09-03 22:15 864.60 867.00 -2.40
2 hours prior 2026-09-03 21:15 864.59 867.00 -2.41
6 hours prior 2026-09-03 17:15 864.59 867.00 -2.41
12 hours prior 2026-09-03 11:15 864.60 867.00 -2.40
24 hours prior 2026-09-02 23:15 864.61 867.00 -2.39
48 hours prior 2026-09-01 23:15 864.65 867.00 -2.35
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Data is provisional and subject to revision.

Additional Information

Impoundment date 1964-04-16
Vertical datum NGVD29
Dead pool elevation
Start date: 2007-06-01 		835.00 ft above NGVD29
Dead pool elevation
End date: 2007-06-01 		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
Start date: 2007-06-01 		867.00 ft above NGVD29
Conservation pool elevation
End date: 2007-06-01 		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
Data Source USGS:08090300
USGS Monitoring Location USGS:08090300

Lake Location