Lake Palestine
Source: Texas Water Development Board (Water Data for Texas)
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Level history
Field notes
Lake Palestine's latest daily level (Oct 25, 2026) is 342.84 ft, which is 87.0% of its conservation capacity.
That is 2.16 ft below the conservation (full) pool elevation of 345.00 ft.
Over the past 7 days the lake has been falling (−0.13 ft), and it is −0.41 ft over 30 days.
Compared with a year ago (344.58 ft), the lake is 1.74 ft lower.
For this time of year, the median in TWDB's records (1999–2025, 27 years with data) is 91.8% full, so Palestine is currently below normal by 4.8 percentage points.
In TWDB's dataset (since 1999), the highest level recorded is 349.67 ft (Mar 11, 2016) and the lowest is 338.49 ft (Nov 19, 2011). Older records may be monthly rather than daily.
Lake facts
| Full pool (conservation) | 345.00 ft |
|---|---|
| Dead pool | 298.00 ft |
| Conservation storage | 319,468 ac-ft |
| Conservation capacity | 367,303 ac-ft |
| Total storage (latest) | 319,477 ac-ft |
| Surface area | 21,180 acres |
| Record high (TWDB data) | 349.67 ft · Mar 11, 2016 |
| Record low (TWDB data) | 338.49 ft · Nov 19, 2011 |
| Typical % full now | 91.8% (median 1999–2025) |
| Gauge location | 32.0535, -95.4369 |
| Groups | Neches River Basin East Texas (Region I) Water Planning Area |
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Common questions
Is Lake Palestine full right now?
No – as of Oct 25, 2026 it is 87.0% full according to TWDB.
What is full pool for Lake Palestine?
The conservation pool elevation used by TWDB is 345.00 ft. The lake is currently 2.16 ft below it.
Is Lake Palestine rising or falling?
Over the last 7 days it changed −0.13 ft and over 30 days −0.41 ft.
How often is this page updated?
The page is rebuilt automatically every day from TWDB's published data. Values can be revised later by the source agency.
Where does the data come from?
Water Data for Texas, run by the Texas Water Development Board, which compiles gauge readings from USGS, USACE, river authorities and others. Forecasts come from the National Weather Service.
Values are TWDB daily estimates; elevations in feet above the vertical datum stated by TWDB. TWDB disclaimer: reservoir data are best estimates generated by the Texas Water Development Board from data collected by various providers; TWDB makes no warranties as to their fitness for any purpose. See data sources.