Bardwell Lake: 98.2% full as of 2026-07-30
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 | 2026-07-30 | 98.2 | 420.76 | 43,131 | 43,070 | 43,856 | 3,261 |
| Yesterday | 2026-07-29 | 98.4 | 420.78 | 43,196 | 43,135 | 43,856 | 3,264 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-07-28 | 98.6 | 420.81 | 43,294 | 43,233 | 43,856 | 3,268 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-07-23 | 99.8 | 420.97 | 43,819 | 43,758 | 43,856 | 3,288 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-06-30 | 100.0 | 421.22 | 44,647 | 43,856 | 43,856 | 3,327 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-04-30 | 100.0 | 421.40 | 45,248 | 43,856 | 43,856 | 3,344 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-01-30 | 100.0 | 421.59 | 45,885 | 43,856 | 43,856 | 3,365 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-07-30 | 100.0 | 421.20 | 44,581 | 43,856 | 43,856 | 3,325 |
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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 | 2026-07-30 15:30 | 420.75 | 421.00 | -0.25 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-07-30 14:30 | 420.75 | 421.00 | -0.25 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-07-30 13:30 | 420.75 | 421.00 | -0.25 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-07-30 09:30 | 420.75 | 421.00 | -0.25 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-07-30 03:30 | 420.76 | 421.00 | -0.24 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-07-29 15:30 | 420.77 | 421.00 | -0.23 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-07-28 15:30 | 420.79 | 421.00 | -0.21 |
*
Data is provisional and subject to revision.
Additional Information
| Impoundment date | 1965-01-01 |
| Vertical datum | NGVD29 |
| Dead pool elevation | 391.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Service spillway crest elevation | 439.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Emergency spillway crest elevation | 439.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Flood pool elevation | 439.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Maximum design elevation | 455.90 ft above NGVD29 |
| Top of dam elevation | 460.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Conservation pool elevation | 421.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Data download (CSV) | period of record, last one year, last 30 days |
Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves
1999-02-01 (source: TWDB)
: GIS Data
2020-07-01 (source: TWDB)
: GIS Data
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| Data Source | USGS:08063700 |
| USGS Monitoring Location | USGS:08063700 |
Lake Location
