Lake Palestine: 92.4% full as of 2026-08-19
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 | 2026-08-19 | 92.4 | 343.77 | 339,561 | 339,552 | 367,303 | 22,012 |
| Yesterday | 2026-08-18 | 92.6 | 343.80 | 340,221 | 340,212 | 367,303 | 22,039 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-08-17 | 92.9 | 343.84 | 341,105 | 341,096 | 367,303 | 22,075 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-08-12 | 93.8 | 344.00 | 344,647 | 344,638 | 367,303 | 22,218 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-07-19 | 98.1 | 344.69 | 360,191 | 360,182 | 367,303 | 22,835 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-05-19 | 98.9 | 344.82 | 363,167 | 363,158 | 367,303 | 22,951 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-02-19 | 100.0 | 345.14 | 370,558 | 367,303 | 367,303 | - n.a. - |
| 1 year ago | 2025-08-19 | 98.1 | 344.70 | 360,419 | 360,410 | 367,303 | 22,844 |
*
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 | 2026-08-19 19:00 | 343.75 | 345.00 | -1.25 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-08-19 18:00 | 343.74 | 345.00 | -1.26 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-08-19 17:00 | 343.75 | 345.00 | -1.25 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-08-19 13:00 | 343.76 | 345.00 | -1.24 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-08-19 07:00 | 343.76 | 345.00 | -1.24 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-08-18 19:00 | 343.77 | 345.00 | -1.23 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-08-17 19:00 | 343.83 | 345.00 | -1.17 |
*
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
