North Fork Buffalo Creek Reservoir: 73.6% full as of 2026-09-13
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 | 2026-09-13 | 73.6 | 1,045.35 | 11,342 | 11,342 | 15,400 | 1,231 |
| Yesterday | 2026-09-12 | 73.8 | 1,045.37 | 11,370 | 11,370 | 15,400 | 1,233 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-09-11 | 74.2 | 1,045.41 | 11,425 | 11,425 | 15,400 | 1,237 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-09-06 | 75.1 | 1,045.51 | 11,562 | 11,562 | 15,400 | 1,247 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-08-13 | 80.9 | 1,046.13 | 12,451 | 12,451 | 15,400 | 1,311 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-06-13 | 96.7 | 1,047.65 | 14,891 | 14,891 | 15,400 | 1,473 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-03-13 | 81.4 | 1,046.19 | 12,541 | 12,541 | 15,400 | 1,318 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-09-13 | 90.3 | 1,047.05 | 13,903 | 13,903 | 15,400 | 1,410 |
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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 | 2026-09-13 16:30 | 1,045.35 | 1,048.00 | -2.65 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-09-13 15:30 | 1,045.34 | 1,048.00 | -2.66 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-09-13 14:30 | 1,045.34 | 1,048.00 | -2.66 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-09-13 10:30 | 1,045.35 | 1,048.00 | -2.65 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-09-13 04:30 | 1,045.36 | 1,048.00 | -2.64 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-09-12 16:30 | 1,045.37 | 1,048.00 | -2.63 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-09-11 16:30 | 1,045.41 | 1,048.00 | -2.59 |
*
Data is provisional and subject to revision.
Additional Information
| Impoundment date | 1964-01-01 |
| Vertical datum | NGVD29 |
| Service spillway crest elevation | 1,048.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Emergency spillway crest elevation | 1,050.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Top of dam elevation | 1,058.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Conservation pool elevation | 1,048.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Data download (CSV) | period of record, last one year, last 30 days |
Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves
1974-10-01 (source: TWDB)
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| Data Source | USGS:07312380 |
| USGS Monitoring Location | USGS:07312380 |
Lake Location
