Lake Palestine: 90.8% full as of 2026-08-28
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 | 2026-08-28 | 90.8 | 343.50 | 333,650 | 333,641 | 367,303 | 21,771 |
| 1 day prior | 2026-08-27 | 91.1 | 343.54 | 334,523 | 334,514 | 367,303 | 21,806 |
| 2 days prior | 2026-08-26 | 91.1 | 343.54 | 334,523 | 334,514 | 367,303 | 21,806 |
| 1 week prior | 2026-08-21 | 92.1 | 343.71 | 338,242 | 338,233 | 367,303 | 21,958 |
| 1 month prior | 2026-07-28 | 96.6 | 344.46 | 354,963 | 354,954 | 367,303 | 22,629 |
| 3 months prior | 2026-05-28 | 99.1 | 344.86 | 364,086 | 364,077 | 367,303 | 22,987 |
| 6 months prior | 2026-02-28 | 100.0 | 345.02 | 367,775 | 367,303 | 367,303 | - n.a. - |
| 1 year prior | 2025-08-28 | 97.2 | 344.55 | 357,003 | 356,994 | 367,303 | 22,710 |
*
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 | 2026-08-28 23:00 | 343.47 | 345.00 | -1.53 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-08-28 22:00 | 343.47 | 345.00 | -1.53 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-08-28 21:00 | 343.49 | 345.00 | -1.51 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-08-28 17:00 | 343.50 | 345.00 | -1.50 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-08-28 11:00 | 343.51 | 345.00 | -1.49 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-08-27 23:00 | 343.52 | 345.00 | -1.48 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-08-26 23:00 | 343.59 | 345.00 | -1.41 |
*
Data is provisional and subject to revision.
Additional Information
| Impoundment date | 1962-01-01 |
| Vertical datum | NGVD29 |
| Dead pool elevation | 298.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Service spillway crest elevation | 298.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Emergency spillway crest elevation | 345.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Maximum design elevation | 355.30 ft above NGVD29 |
| Top of dam elevation | 364.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Conservation pool elevation | 345.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Data download (CSV) | period of record, last one year, last 30 days |
Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves
2003-06-01 (source: TWDB)
: GIS Data
2012-08-01 (source: TWDB)
: GIS Data
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| Data Source | USGS:08031400 |
| USGS Monitoring Location | USGS:08031400 |
Lake Location
