Reservoir · Texas · United States · TWDB
North Fork Buffalo Creek Reservoir
70.2% full
Capacity
19 hm³
Volume stored
13 hm³
Vs month average
130% of normal
Coordinates
33.987°N, 98.752°W
Last updated
2026-10-13
Current fill
70.2%vs 7 days ago
-1.2%losing
vs 1 year ago
-20.3%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
130%of normal
70.2% full on 2026-10-13, against an average of 53.9% for October across 5 years of readings (+16.3 points).
Data source: Texas Water Development Board (Water Data for Texas) — daily reservoir storage volume. Design capacity is unavailable for this site, so fill % is estimated against the 5-year maximum storage and may overstate fullness. Last reading: 2026-10-13.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
About North Fork Buffalo Creek Reservoir
As of October 13, 2026, North Fork Buffalo Creek Reservoir is filled to 70.2% of its total capacity, holding roughly 13 hm³ of water out of a maximum 19 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 (-1.2 pts), and it is 20.3 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for North Fork Buffalo Creek Reservoir — 1451 data points between October 15, 2022 and October 13, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 27.6% (January 20, 2024) to a high of 100.0% (May 7, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around June and at its lowest around March.
It is operated by TWDB primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Texas basin at 33.987°N, 98.752°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 70.2%
- Water stored
- 13 hm³
- Total capacity
- 19 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 1.2 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 20.3 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Texas
- Operator
- TWDB
- Coordinates
- 33.987°N, 98.752°W
- Last updated
- October 13, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 2026 | 70.2% | 13 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 70.3% | 13 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | 70.5% | 13 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | 70.8% | 13 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 70.9% | 13 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 71.1% | 14 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | 71.3% | 14 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 71.4% | 14 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 71.5% | 14 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | 71.6% | 14 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | 71.8% | 14 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | 72.0% | 14 |