Palo Duro Reservoir Water Level Today
Texas · Below full pool
- Elevation
- 2,826.31 ft
- From full pool
- −65.69 ft
- Percent of pool
- 0.4%
- 24-hour change
- no change
- 7-day change
- −0.02 ft
- Reading
- Sep 21, 2026 · TWDB
Last year at Palo Duro Reservoir
Palo Duro Reservoir is 65.69 ft below full pool, at 2,826.31 ft, holding steady over the last 24 hours. That puts the lake at 0.4 percent of its conservation pool.
Over the last 7 days the level held steady, and over 30 days it rose 0.09 ft. In the 287 days of readings on this page the high was 2,830.60 ft on Aug 17, 2025 and the low was 2,826.21 ft on May 7, 2026, a range of 4.39 ft.
The reading is the Texas Water Development Board gauge, taken Sep 21, 2026. This page is rebuilt once a day from the agency feed; it is not a live gauge, so during a fast rise or a scheduled release check the TWDB page for hourly values.
Palo Duro Reservoir pool elevations
| Current elevation | 2,826.31 ft |
|---|---|
| Full pool (top of conservation) | 2,892.00 ft |
| Bottom of conservation pool | 0.00 ft |
| Conservation capacity | 61,066 acre-ft |
| 30-day change | +0.09 ft |
| 1-year high | 2,830.60 ft (Aug 17, 2025) |
| 1-year low | 2,826.21 ft (May 7, 2026) |
| Operating agency | Texas Water Development Board |
Source: Texas Water Development Board. Read what full pool and flood pool mean.
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Palo Duro Reservoir level questions
What is the water level of Palo Duro Reservoir today?
Palo Duro Reservoir is at 2,826.31 ft as of Sep 21, 2026, −65.69 ft relative to full pool (2,892.00 ft). The 24-hour change is no change.
What is full pool at Palo Duro Reservoir?
Full pool, the top of the conservation pool, is 2,892.00 ft. The bottom of the conservation pool is 0.00 ft.
Is Palo Duro Reservoir rising or falling?
Over the last 24 hours the level is no change; over 7 days it held steady, and over 30 days it rose 0.09 ft.
Where does this Palo Duro Reservoir level come from?
From the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) public data feed for Palo Duro Reservoir. Lake Levels Today republishes the agency's daily value without adjustment and links to the source below.