Lake Palo Pinto water level today
On Oct 28, 2026, Lake Palo Pinto is at 863.58 ft, 73.2% full (3.42 ft below full pool). That is 3.6 points above normal for this date.
Lowest since May 2024Near normal
Source: Texas Water Development Board · storage 19,588 of 26,766 acre-ft · provisional data
Lake Palo Pinto percent full history
Percent full Normal range (10th–90th percentile, 1996–2025) Average
Records and key dates
- Record high
- 100.0%Jun 26, 1999
- Record low
- 8.0%Feb 19, 2015
- 12-month high
- 99.9%Jun 22, 2026
- 12-month low
- 73.2%Oct 28, 2026
- Last time full
- Jul 10, 2025
- Change in 1 year
- −1.10 ft−8.4 pts
About Lake Palo Pinto
- River basin
- Brazos
- Full pool (top of conservation pool)
- 867.00 ft
- Conservation capacity
- 26,766 acre-ft
- Surface area today
- 1,980 acres
- Dead pool elevation
- 835.00 ft
- Flood control reservoir
- No
- Data since
- Feb 20, 1999
Monthly average, last 10 years
Average percent full each month.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 95% | 94% | 94% | 94% | 94% | 97% | 95% | 87% | 79% | 75% | — | — |
| 2025 | 99% | 99% | 97% | 95% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 92% | 86% | 82% | 84% | 97% |
| 2024 | 36% | 36% | 36% | 40% | 60% | 90% | 92% | 88% | 98% | 93% | 98% | 99% |
| 2023 | 56% | 56% | 54% | 51% | 51% | 52% | 45% | 38% | 32% | 30% | 38% | 37% |
| 2022 | 95% | 95% | 94% | 91% | 89% | 84% | 76% | 67% | 65% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| 2021 | 87% | 85% | 84% | 86% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 98% | 97% | 100% | 99% | 97% |
| 2020 | 74% | 74% | 87% | 99% | 95% | 92% | 91% | 83% | 94% | 94% | 91% | 88% |
| 2019 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 100% | 100% | 98% | 92% | 85% | 78% | 76% | 76% |
| 2018 | 81% | 82% | 92% | 90% | 86% | 80% | 72% | 66% | 69% | 86% | 100% | 100% |
| 2017 | 94% | 94% | 93% | 96% | 94% | 99% | 98% | 95% | 93% | 88% | 85% | 83% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Lake Palo Pinto full?
Not quite. On Oct 28, 2026 Lake Palo Pinto was 73.2% full, 3.42 feet below its full pool elevation of 867.00 ft. It was last full on Jul 10, 2025.
What is the normal level of Lake Palo Pinto for this time of year?
Between 1996 and 2025, Lake Palo Pinto averaged 69.6% full around Oct 28, and 8 in 10 years it was between 35.9% and 93.5%. Today it is +3.6 percentage points above that average.
What is the lowest Lake Palo Pinto has been?
In the TWDB record, which starts in 1999, the lowest daily value was 8.0% on Feb 19, 2015. The highest was 100.0% on Jun 26, 1999.
How often is the Lake Palo Pinto water level updated?
TWDB publishes one reading per day for each reservoir. We check for new data every 2 hours and show the date of the reading next to the level. Recent values are provisional.
What does percent full mean?
It is the water stored in the conservation pool divided by the conservation capacity (26,766 acre-feet for Lake Palo Pinto). Water above the conservation pool is flood storage and is not counted, so a reservoir can show 100% while rising into its flood pool.