Lake Palo Pinto Dam
Dam in Palo Pinto County, Texas · Palo Pinto Creek · forms Lake Palo Pinto
Height
96 ft
29 m (NID height)
Length
1,255 ft
383 m
Completed
1964
Lake Palo Pinto today
863.71 ft
7 days ▼ 0.09 ft
Normal storage
44,100 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 1:15 PM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Water Supply
- Dam type
- Earth
- Owner
- CITY OF MINERAL WELLS;PALO PINTO COUNTY MWD 1 (Local Government)
- Maximum storage
- 186,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 2,661 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 96 ft
- Drainage area
- 471 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 550 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Fort Worth District
- NID ID
- TX03845
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID TX03845 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.