Lake Palestine Water Level Today

Lake Palestine is 87.1% full at 342.9 ft as of Oct 24, according to the Texas Water Development Board.

87.1%

Full, by conservation storage

342.9 ft

Elevation above sea level

2.1 ft

Below full pool of 345.0 ft

Today, 342.9 ftFull pool, 345.0 ftNormal, 343.8 ft

Since the day before

−0.02 ft

Last 7 days

−0.14 ft

Last 30 days

−0.41 ft

Compared with normal

0.9 ft below

Updated Oct 24 (daily average). Source: Texas Water Development Board. Normal is the median level for Oct 24 from 2006 to 2026. Elevations are in feet above NGVD29.

Lake Palestine level history

30 days1 year10 years

Last 30 daysFull pool, 345.0 ft

Last 30 daysFull pool

This yearSame dates last yearFull pool, 345.0 ft

This yearSame dates last yearFull pool

One reading a weekFull pool, 345.0 ft

One reading a weekFull pool

Elevation in feet, one reading per day (one a week over 10 years). Source: Texas Water Development Board.

Common questions

Is Lake Palestine full?

No. It is 87.1% full by conservation storage, 2.1 ft below its full pool elevation of 345.0 ft.

What is the lowest Lake Palestine has been since 1999?

338.5 ft, in November 2011, in daily records back to May 1999.

What is the highest Lake Palestine has been since 1999?

349.7 ft, in March 2016, in daily records back to May 1999.

How does today compare with a normal year?

It is 0.9 ft below the median level for Oct 24 across the stored record.

Is Lake Palestine rising or falling?

Falling: it is down 0.14 ft over the last 7 days.

Records

Record high	349.7 ft	Mar 2016
Record low	338.5 ft	Nov 2011
This year's high	345.2 ft	Jan 2026
This year's low	342.8 ft	Oct 2026

Daily levels since May 1999. Source: Texas Water Development Board.

Lake facts

Operator	Upper Neches River Municipal Water Authority
Dam	Blackburn Crossing Dam
Full pool	345.0 ft
Conservation capacity	367,303 acre-ft
Surface area	23,112 acres

Full pool and capacity: Texas Water Development Board. Dam facts: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Inventory of Dams.

Other lakes near Lake Palestine

All Texas lakes

Lake	Percent full	Level	Change, 7 days	Updated
Cedar Creek Reservoir	72.4%	316.1 ft	−0.21 ft	Oct 24
Lake Cherokee	76.4%	277.0 ft	−0.15 ft	Oct 24
Lake Limestone	82.4%	360.0 ft	−0.15 ft	Oct 24
Navarro Mills Lake	79.4%	422.2 ft	−0.11 ft	Oct 24
Lake Ray Hubbard	83.6%	431.9 ft	−0.18 ft	Oct 24
Cooper (Chapman) Lake	64.6%	434.4 ft	−0.22 ft	Oct 24

Cedar Creek Reservoir72.4% full Lake Cherokee76.4% full Lake Limestone82.4% full Navarro Mills Lake79.4% full Lake Ray Hubbard83.6% full Cooper (Chapman) Lake64.6% full

All Texas lakes

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