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Palo Duro Reservoir water level today

Lake in Hansford County, Texas

2,826.22ft
861.43 m · NGVD29
Measured · provisional
Much below normal for the dateSteady
24 hours
0.00 ft
7 days
▲ 0.01 ft
30 days
▼ 0.08 ft
Normal for Oct 23 ?
2,839.59 ft

At a glance · Oct 23

Much lower than usual

Palo Duro Reservoir is 13.4 ft lower than normal for Oct 23, lower than on this date in all of the last 9 years.

  • This week→ Steady
  • Lowest on record↓ 2,825.94 ft (2023)

Compared with this gauge's own records for the same date. A statistical guide, not advice.

Normal for Oct 23Record lowToday2,826.22 ft

Today compared with past years on Oct 23

Lowest to highest on this date: 2,826.28–2,866.07 ftUsual range (10th–90th percentile): 2,829.71–2,847.94 ftNormal (25th–75th percentile): 2,833.38–2,845.53 ftToday: 2,826.22 ftToday 2,826.22 ftMedian 2,839.59Lowest 2,826.28Highest 2,866.0725th75th
Lowest to highest on this date: 2,826.28–2,866.07 ftUsual range (10th–90th percentile): 2,829.71–2,847.94 ftNormal (25th–75th percentile): 2,833.38–2,845.53 ftToday: 2,826.22 ftToday 2,826.22 ftMedian 2,839.59Highest 2,866.0725th75th

Where today's reading sits among this gauge's own records for the same date (±3 days). A statistical guide, not advice.

What this means

It is lower than on Oct 23 in every one of the last 9 years on record.

The lake has fallen 0.08 ft in 30 days.

Since 2001, the lowest daily level was 2,825.94 ft (Apr 2023) and the highest 2,879.60 ft (Jun 2010).

Palo Duro Reservoir level chart

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Measured Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)

2026 compared with 2025

2,8242,8322,8402,8482,857JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec202520262025-01-20: 2,831.81 ft2025-02-18: 2,831.08 ft2025-04-25: 2,829.22 ft2025-06-03: 2,828.24 ft2025-08-26: 2,830.17 ft2025-10-26: 2,828.00 ft2026-09-23: 2,826.30 ft2026-09-28: 2,826.32 ft2026-10-03: 2,826.21 ft2026-10-08: 2,826.26 ft2026-10-13: 2,826.30 ft2026-10-18: 2,826.21 ft
2,8242,8322,8402,8482,857JanAprJulOct202520262025-01-20: 2,831.81 ft2025-02-18: 2,831.08 ft2025-04-25: 2,829.22 ft2025-06-03: 2,828.24 ft2025-08-26: 2,830.17 ft2025-10-26: 2,828.00 ft2026-09-23: 2,826.30 ft2026-09-28: 2,826.32 ft2026-10-03: 2,826.21 ft2026-10-08: 2,826.26 ft2026-10-13: 2,826.30 ft2026-10-18: 2,826.21 ft
20262025Normal (middle 50% of past years)Usual range (10th–90th percentile)Median

Each year drawn on the same January–December axis, over this gauge's normal range for each date. Hover or tap a point for its value.

Same date in past years

DateLevelvs today
Oct 25, 20252,828.01 ft▲ 1.79 ft
Oct 23, 20232,845.42 ft▲ 19.20 ft
Oct 23, 20222,826.31 ft▲ 0.09 ft
Oct 23, 20212,830.98 ft▲ 4.76 ft
Oct 23, 20202,835.32 ft▲ 9.10 ft
Oct 23, 20192,846.51 ft▲ 20.29 ft
Oct 23, 20182,829.16 ft▲ 2.94 ft
Oct 23, 20172,833.49 ft▲ 7.27 ft
Oct 23, 20162,835.89 ft▲ 9.67 ft

Records & details

Highest
2,879.60 ft on Jun 15, 2010
Lowest
2,825.94 ft on Apr 16, 2023
Records from
2001 (25 years of daily data)
Water temperature
Not measured here

Full history: yearly highs and lows, monthly averages →

Palo Duro Dam

Height
128 ft
Completed
1991
Purposes
Water Supply; Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond; Recreation
Owner
PALO DURO RIVER AUTHORITY OF TEXAS
Normal storage
60,900 acre-ft
Surface area
2,410 acres

National Inventory of Dams (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). All dam facts →

Weather & wind

Today78°F · Partly Sunny
Wind S 15 to 25 mph
Tonight56°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind S 15 to 20 mph
Saturday73°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind S 10 to 15 mph
Saturday Night53°F · Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Wind SSE 10 to 15 mph
Sunday66°F · Rain Showers
Wind SSE 15 to 20 mph
Sunday Night50°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind SSE 15 to 20 mph

NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 5 h ago.

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