North Fork Buffalo Creek Reservoir water level today
On Oct 28, 2026, North Fork Buffalo Creek Reservoir is at 1,045.55 ft, 75.4% full (2.45 ft below full pool). That is 37.2 points above normal for this date.
Source: Texas Water Development Board · storage 11,618 of 15,400 acre-ft · provisional data
North Fork Buffalo Creek Reservoir percent full history
Percent full Normal range (10th–90th percentile, 1996–2025) Average
Records and key dates
- Record high
- 100.0%May 24, 2016
- Record low
- 0.0%May 25, 2014
- 12-month high
- 97.6%Jun 9, 2026
- 12-month low
- 70.2%Oct 13, 2026
- Last time full
- Jul 13, 2025
- Change in 1 year
- −1.44 ft−14.2 pts
About North Fork Buffalo Creek Reservoir
- River basin
- Red
- Full pool (top of conservation pool)
- 1,048.00 ft
- Conservation capacity
- 15,400 acre-ft
- Surface area today
- 1,251 acres
- Dead pool elevation
- 0.00 ft
- Flood control reservoir
- No
- Data since
- Aug 15, 1998
Monthly average, last 10 years
Average percent full each month.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 83% | 83% | 81% | 86% | 86% | 93% | 89% | 81% | 74% | 73% | — | — |
| 2025 | 39% | 38% | 37% | 39% | 98% | 100% | 99% | 95% | 92% | 91% | 87% | 85% |
| 2024 | 28% | 29% | 29% | 31% | 49% | 53% | 49% | 44% | 41% | 38% | 40% | 40% |
| 2023 | 45% | 44% | 45% | 44% | 44% | 42% | 40% | 35% | 31% | 29% | 29% | 29% |
| 2022 | 79% | 78% | 77% | 73% | 68% | 65% | 59% | 53% | 51% | 47% | 45% | 45% |
| 2021 | 96% | 96% | 96% | 94% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 95% | 90% | 88% | 85% | 81% |
| 2020 | 76% | 78% | 88% | 100% | 98% | 98% | 95% | 93% | 97% | 95% | 95% | 93% |
| 2019 | 100% | 100% | 99% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 95% | 87% | 82% | 77% | 75% | 75% |
| 2018 | 73% | 72% | 73% | 70% | 75% | 78% | 89% | 83% | 81% | 97% | 100% | 100% |
| 2017 | 80% | 80% | 79% | 76% | 77% | 83% | 79% | 74% | 71% | 78% | 77% | 75% |
Frequently asked questions
Is North Fork Buffalo Creek Reservoir full?
Not quite. On Oct 28, 2026 North Fork Buffalo Creek Reservoir was 75.4% full, 2.45 feet below its full pool elevation of 1,048.00 ft. It was last full on Jul 13, 2025.
What is the normal level of North Fork Buffalo Creek Reservoir for this time of year?
Between 1996 and 2025, North Fork Buffalo Creek Reservoir averaged 38.2% full around Oct 28, and 8 in 10 years it was between 0.7% and 88.8%. Today it is +37.2 percentage points above that average.
What is the lowest North Fork Buffalo Creek Reservoir has been?
In the TWDB record, which starts in 1998, the lowest daily value was 0.0% on May 25, 2014. The highest was 100.0% on May 24, 2016.
How often is the North Fork Buffalo Creek Reservoir 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 (15,400 acre-feet for North Fork Buffalo Creek Reservoir). Water above the conservation pool is flood storage and is not counted, so a reservoir can show 100% while rising into its flood pool.