Lake Palo Pinto: 80.4% 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 | 80.4 | 864.53 | 21,902 | 21,516 | 26,766 | 2,076 |
| Yesterday | 2026-09-12 | 80.5 | 864.54 | 21,923 | 21,537 | 26,766 | 2,077 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-09-11 | 80.5 | 864.55 | 21,944 | 21,558 | 26,766 | 2,077 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-09-06 | 80.7 | 864.57 | 21,985 | 21,599 | 26,766 | 2,078 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-08-13 | 87.3 | 865.41 | 23,745 | 23,359 | 26,766 | 2,111 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-06-13 | 95.2 | 866.41 | 25,876 | 25,490 | 26,766 | 2,151 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-03-13 | 95.5 | 866.44 | 25,940 | 25,554 | 26,766 | 2,152 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-09-13 | 86.6 | 865.33 | 23,576 | 23,190 | 26,766 | 2,108 |
*
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 | 2026-09-13 18:15 | 864.53 | 867.00 | -2.47 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-09-13 17:15 | 864.53 | 867.00 | -2.47 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-09-13 16:15 | 864.53 | 867.00 | -2.47 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-09-13 12:15 | 864.53 | 867.00 | -2.47 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-09-13 06:15 | 864.53 | 867.00 | -2.47 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-09-12 18:15 | 864.53 | 867.00 | -2.47 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-09-11 18:15 | 864.55 | 867.00 | -2.45 |
*
Data is provisional and subject to revision.
Additional Information
| Impoundment date | 1964-04-16 |
| Vertical datum | NGVD29 |
|
Dead pool elevation |
835.00 ft above NGVD29 |
|
Dead pool elevation |
835.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Emergency spillway crest elevation | 867.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Top of dam elevation | 898.00 ft above NGVD29 |
|
Conservation pool elevation |
867.00 ft above NGVD29 |
|
Conservation pool elevation |
867.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Data download (CSV) | period of record, last one year, last 30 days |
Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves
2007-06-01 (source: TWDB)
: GIS Data
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| Data Source | USGS:08090300 |
| USGS Monitoring Location | USGS:08090300 |
Lake Location
