Lake Palo Pinto

As of October 13, 2026, Lake Palo Pinto is filled to 79.1% of its total capacity, holding roughly 26 hm³ of water out of a maximum 33 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.4 pts), and it is 2.5 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for Lake Palo Pinto — 1458 data points between October 15, 2022 and October 13, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 27.8% (October 22, 2023) to a high of 100.0% (September 4, 2024). On average the reservoir is fullest around June and at its lowest around October.

It is operated by TWDB primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Texas basin at 32.648°N, 98.269°W.