Lake Palestine: 88.0% full as of 2026-10-13
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 | 2026-10-13 | 88.0 | 343.02 | 323,304 | 323,295 | 367,303 | 21,341 |
| Yesterday | 2026-10-12 | 88.1 | 343.03 | 323,517 | 323,508 | 367,303 | 21,350 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-10-11 | 88.3 | 343.06 | 324,158 | 324,149 | 367,303 | 21,377 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-10-06 | 89.0 | 343.19 | 326,944 | 326,935 | 367,303 | 21,493 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-09-13 | 91.0 | 343.53 | 334,304 | 334,295 | 367,303 | 21,797 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-07-13 | 97.7 | 344.63 | 358,823 | 358,814 | 367,303 | 22,781 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-04-13 | 100.0 | 345.00 | 367,312 | 367,303 | 367,303 | 23,112 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-10-13 | 97.1 | 344.53 | 356,549 | 356,540 | 367,303 | 22,692 |
*
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 | 2026-10-13 17:00 | 343.02 | 345.00 | -1.98 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-10-13 16:00 | 343.01 | 345.00 | -1.99 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-10-13 15:00 | 343.01 | 345.00 | -1.99 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-10-13 11:00 | 343.02 | 345.00 | -1.98 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-10-13 05:00 | 343.03 | 345.00 | -1.97 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-10-12 17:00 | 343.03 | 345.00 | -1.97 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-10-11 17:00 | 343.04 | 345.00 | -1.96 |
*
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
