North Fork Buffalo Creek Reservoir: 75.4% 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)
Most recent 2026-10-28 75.4 1,045.55 11,618 11,618 15,400 1,251
1 day prior 2026-10-27 75.5 1,045.56 11,631 11,631 15,400 1,252
2 days prior 2026-10-26 75.6 1,045.57 11,645 11,645 15,400 1,253
1 week prior 2026-10-21 76.2 1,045.63 11,729 11,729 15,400 1,259
1 month prior 2026-09-28 71.9 1,045.15 11,071 11,071 15,400 1,211
3 months prior 2026-07-28 86.4 1,046.68 13,301 13,301 15,400 1,371
6 months prior 2026-04-28 88.4 1,046.87 13,609 13,609 15,400 1,392
1 year prior 2025-10-28 89.6 1,046.99 13,805 13,805 15,400 1,404
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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 2026-10-28 23:30 1,045.54 1,048.00 -2.46
1 hour prior 2026-10-28 22:30 1,045.54 1,048.00 -2.46
2 hours prior 2026-10-28 21:30 1,045.54 1,048.00 -2.46
6 hours prior 2026-10-28 17:30 1,045.54 1,048.00 -2.46
12 hours prior 2026-10-28 11:30 1,045.55 1,048.00 -2.45
24 hours prior 2026-10-27 23:30 1,045.55 1,048.00 -2.45
48 hours prior 2026-10-26 23:30 1,045.56 1,048.00 -2.44
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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)
Data Source USGS:07312380
USGS Monitoring Location USGS:07312380

Lake Location