Lake Palo Pinto: 87.8% full as of 2026-08-14
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 | 2026-08-14 | 87.8 | 865.48 | 23,893 | 23,507 | 26,766 | 2,114 |
| Yesterday | 2026-08-13 | 87.3 | 865.41 | 23,745 | 23,359 | 26,766 | 2,111 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-08-12 | 87.2 | 865.40 | 23,724 | 23,338 | 26,766 | 2,111 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-08-07 | 89.2 | 865.65 | 24,253 | 23,867 | 26,766 | 2,121 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-07-14 | 93.1 | 866.14 | 25,297 | 24,911 | 26,766 | 2,140 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-05-14 | 93.9 | 866.24 | 25,511 | 25,125 | 26,766 | 2,144 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-02-14 | 94.2 | 866.28 | 25,597 | 25,211 | 26,766 | 2,146 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-08-14 | 92.0 | 866.01 | 25,019 | 24,633 | 26,766 | 2,135 |
*
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 | 2026-08-14 21:15 | 865.27 | 867.00 | -1.73 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-08-14 20:15 | 865.25 | 867.00 | -1.75 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-08-14 19:15 | 865.31 | 867.00 | -1.69 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-08-14 15:15 | 865.28 | 867.00 | -1.72 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-08-14 09:15 | 865.59 | 867.00 | -1.41 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-08-13 21:15 | 865.32 | 867.00 | -1.68 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-08-12 21:15 | 865.27 | 867.00 | -1.73 |
*
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
