Lake Palo Pinto: 87.9% full as of 2026-08-11
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 | 2026-08-11 | 87.9 | 865.49 | 23,914 | 23,528 | 26,766 | 2,114 |
| Yesterday | 2026-08-10 | 88.3 | 865.54 | 24,020 | 23,634 | 26,766 | 2,116 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-08-09 | 88.4 | 865.55 | 24,041 | 23,655 | 26,766 | 2,117 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-08-04 | 90.4 | 865.81 | 24,593 | 24,207 | 26,766 | 2,127 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-07-11 | 93.9 | 866.25 | 25,532 | 25,146 | 26,766 | 2,145 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-05-11 | 94.4 | 866.30 | 25,640 | 25,254 | 26,766 | 2,147 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-02-11 | 93.5 | 866.20 | 25,425 | 25,039 | 26,766 | 2,143 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-08-11 | 92.7 | 866.10 | 25,211 | 24,825 | 26,766 | 2,139 |
*
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 | 2026-08-11 18:15 | 865.14 | 867.00 | -1.86 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-08-11 17:15 | 865.16 | 867.00 | -1.84 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-08-11 16:15 | 865.21 | 867.00 | -1.79 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-08-11 12:15 | 865.41 | 867.00 | -1.59 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-08-11 06:15 | 865.58 | 867.00 | -1.42 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-08-10 18:15 | 865.32 | 867.00 | -1.68 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-08-09 18:15 | 865.31 | 867.00 | -1.69 |
*
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
