Belton Lake: 96.2% full as of 2026-10-28
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 | 2026-10-28 | 96.2 | 592.67 | 416,312 | 416,312 | 432,631 | 12,096 |
| Yesterday | 2026-10-27 | 96.3 | 592.69 | 416,554 | 416,554 | 432,631 | 12,101 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-10-26 | 96.4 | 592.72 | 416,917 | 416,917 | 432,631 | 12,109 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-10-21 | 96.8 | 592.87 | 418,736 | 418,736 | 432,631 | 12,148 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-09-28 | 94.9 | 592.21 | 410,776 | 410,776 | 432,631 | 11,975 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-07-28 | 100.0 | 594.87 | 443,557 | 432,631 | 432,631 | - n.a. - |
| 6 months ago | 2026-04-28 | 100.0 | 594.15 | 434,501 | 432,631 | 432,631 | 12,484 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-10-28 | 98.9 | 593.62 | 427,921 | 427,921 | 432,631 | 12,345 |
*
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 | 2026-10-28 00:00 | 592.67 | 594.00 | -1.33 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-10-27 23:00 | 592.68 | 594.00 | -1.32 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-10-27 22:00 | 592.68 | 594.00 | -1.32 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-10-27 18:00 | 592.69 | 594.00 | -1.31 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-10-27 12:00 | 592.69 | 594.00 | -1.31 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-10-27 00:00 | 592.71 | 594.00 | -1.29 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-10-26 00:00 | 592.73 | 594.00 | -1.27 |
*
Data is provisional and subject to revision.
Additional Information
| Impoundment date | 1954-01-01 |
| Vertical datum | NGVD29 |
| Dead pool elevation | 483.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Emergency spillway crest elevation | 631.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Flood pool elevation | 631.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Maximum design elevation | 658.02 ft above NGVD29 |
| Top of dam elevation | 662.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Conservation pool elevation | 594.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Data download (CSV) | period of record, last one year, last 30 days |
Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves
1954-01-01 (source: USGS)
1994-09-01 (source: TWDB)
: GIS Data
2003-05-01 (source: TWDB)
: GIS Data
2015-10-01 (source: TWDB)
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| Data Source | USGS:08102000 |
| USGS Monitoring Location | USGS:08102000 |
Lake Location
