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Palo Duro Reservoir water level history

Daily records since 2001 · Level today: 2,826.22 ft

Highest on record
2,879.60 ft
Jun 15, 2010
Lowest on record
2,825.94 ft
Apr 16, 2023
Today
2,826.22 ft
Oct 23, 2026
Years of data
25
since 2001

In short

Across 14 complete years, 2022 had the lowest average level (2,827.12 ft) and 2011 the highest (2,853.73 ft).

On average the lake is lowest in April (2,837.70 ft) and highest in July (2,842.17 ft).

Palo Duro Reservoir level, all years

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

Each year's lowest and highest level

2,8232,8382,8532,8682,8832001200420072010201320162019202220262001: lowest 2,851.49 ft (2001-12-30), highest 2,853.99 ft (2001-09-30), average 2,852.67 ft, 93 days measured2002: lowest 2,844.86 ft (2002-12-31), highest 2,851.47 ft (2002-01-01), average 2,848.10 ft, 365 days measured2003: lowest 2,842.26 ft (2003-05-14), highest 2,848.45 ft (2003-06-15), average 2,844.40 ft, 364 days measured2004: lowest 2,840.59 ft (2004-05-06), highest 2,853.85 ft (2004-07-02), average 2,846.36 ft, 323 days measured2005: lowest 2,839.03 ft (2005-12-31), highest 2,848.55 ft (2005-01-09), average 2,844.19 ft, 335 days measured2006: lowest 2,831.95 ft (2006-12-19), highest 2,839.01 ft (2006-01-02), average 2,835.14 ft, 263 days measured2007: lowest 2,835.34 ft (2007-12-31), highest 2,843.50 ft (2007-05-26), average 2,837.99 ft, 264 days measured2008: lowest 2,830.68 ft (2008-07-07), highest 2,840.46 ft (2008-10-18), average 2,834.60 ft, 261 days measured2009: lowest 2,831.47 ft (2009-12-30), highest 2,839.53 ft (2009-04-19), average 2,835.26 ft, 272 days measured2010: lowest 2,829.96 ft (2010-04-14), highest 2,879.60 ft (2010-06-15), average 2,855.10 ft, 326 days measured2011: lowest 2,846.37 ft (2011-12-30), highest 2,862.37 ft (2011-01-01), average 2,853.73 ft, 365 days measured2012: lowest 2,837.64 ft (2012-12-29), highest 2,846.48 ft (2012-04-15), average 2,842.67 ft, 343 days measured2013: lowest 2,834.52 ft (2013-06-07), highest 2,848.55 ft (2013-08-17), average 2,840.30 ft, 359 days measured2014: lowest 2,834.15 ft (2014-12-31), highest 2,842.38 ft (2014-01-01), average 2,838.06 ft, 349 days measured2015: lowest 2,832.04 ft (2015-04-26), highest 2,844.49 ft (2015-10-26), average 2,836.50 ft, 365 days measured2016: lowest 2,834.42 ft (2016-12-31), highest 2,840.42 ft (2016-01-01), average 2,837.63 ft, 366 days measured2017: lowest 2,829.75 ft (2017-09-23), highest 2,834.44 ft (2017-10-09), average 2,832.62 ft, 323 days measured2018: lowest 2,828.15 ft (2018-12-25), highest 2,833.03 ft (2018-06-27), average 2,830.00 ft, 357 days measured2019: lowest 2,827.00 ft (2019-04-24), highest 2,859.00 ft (2019-05-29), average 2,843.20 ft, 323 days measured2020: lowest 2,834.12 ft (2020-12-31), highest 2,844.06 ft (2020-01-01), average 2,838.68 ft, 364 days measured2021: lowest 2,829.32 ft (2021-12-31), highest 2,835.61 ft (2021-07-03), average 2,832.16 ft, 337 days measured2022: lowest 2,826.05 ft (2022-12-31), highest 2,829.30 ft (2022-01-01), average 2,827.12 ft, 359 days measured2023: lowest 2,825.94 ft (2023-04-16), highest 2,852.92 ft (2023-06-24), average 2,838.83 ft, 364 days measured2024: lowest 2,832.37 ft (2024-12-27), highest 2,842.92 ft (2024-01-01), average 2,839.47 ft, 207 days measured2025: lowest 2,826.77 ft (2025-11-30), highest 2,833.33 ft (2025-06-09), average 2,830.00 ft, 33 days measured2026: lowest 2,826.20 ft (2026-10-16), highest 2,826.33 ft (2026-09-30), average 2,826.26 ft, 31 days measured
2,8232,8382,8532,8682,883200120072013201920262001: lowest 2,851.49 ft (2001-12-30), highest 2,853.99 ft (2001-09-30), average 2,852.67 ft, 93 days measured2002: lowest 2,844.86 ft (2002-12-31), highest 2,851.47 ft (2002-01-01), average 2,848.10 ft, 365 days measured2003: lowest 2,842.26 ft (2003-05-14), highest 2,848.45 ft (2003-06-15), average 2,844.40 ft, 364 days measured2004: lowest 2,840.59 ft (2004-05-06), highest 2,853.85 ft (2004-07-02), average 2,846.36 ft, 323 days measured2005: lowest 2,839.03 ft (2005-12-31), highest 2,848.55 ft (2005-01-09), average 2,844.19 ft, 335 days measured2006: lowest 2,831.95 ft (2006-12-19), highest 2,839.01 ft (2006-01-02), average 2,835.14 ft, 263 days measured2007: lowest 2,835.34 ft (2007-12-31), highest 2,843.50 ft (2007-05-26), average 2,837.99 ft, 264 days measured2008: lowest 2,830.68 ft (2008-07-07), highest 2,840.46 ft (2008-10-18), average 2,834.60 ft, 261 days measured2009: lowest 2,831.47 ft (2009-12-30), highest 2,839.53 ft (2009-04-19), average 2,835.26 ft, 272 days measured2010: lowest 2,829.96 ft (2010-04-14), highest 2,879.60 ft (2010-06-15), average 2,855.10 ft, 326 days measured2011: lowest 2,846.37 ft (2011-12-30), highest 2,862.37 ft (2011-01-01), average 2,853.73 ft, 365 days measured2012: lowest 2,837.64 ft (2012-12-29), highest 2,846.48 ft (2012-04-15), average 2,842.67 ft, 343 days measured2013: lowest 2,834.52 ft (2013-06-07), highest 2,848.55 ft (2013-08-17), average 2,840.30 ft, 359 days measured2014: lowest 2,834.15 ft (2014-12-31), highest 2,842.38 ft (2014-01-01), average 2,838.06 ft, 349 days measured2015: lowest 2,832.04 ft (2015-04-26), highest 2,844.49 ft (2015-10-26), average 2,836.50 ft, 365 days measured2016: lowest 2,834.42 ft (2016-12-31), highest 2,840.42 ft (2016-01-01), average 2,837.63 ft, 366 days measured2017: lowest 2,829.75 ft (2017-09-23), highest 2,834.44 ft (2017-10-09), average 2,832.62 ft, 323 days measured2018: lowest 2,828.15 ft (2018-12-25), highest 2,833.03 ft (2018-06-27), average 2,830.00 ft, 357 days measured2019: lowest 2,827.00 ft (2019-04-24), highest 2,859.00 ft (2019-05-29), average 2,843.20 ft, 323 days measured2020: lowest 2,834.12 ft (2020-12-31), highest 2,844.06 ft (2020-01-01), average 2,838.68 ft, 364 days measured2021: lowest 2,829.32 ft (2021-12-31), highest 2,835.61 ft (2021-07-03), average 2,832.16 ft, 337 days measured2022: lowest 2,826.05 ft (2022-12-31), highest 2,829.30 ft (2022-01-01), average 2,827.12 ft, 359 days measured2023: lowest 2,825.94 ft (2023-04-16), highest 2,852.92 ft (2023-06-24), average 2,838.83 ft, 364 days measured2024: lowest 2,832.37 ft (2024-12-27), highest 2,842.92 ft (2024-01-01), average 2,839.47 ft, 207 days measured2025: lowest 2,826.77 ft (2025-11-30), highest 2,833.33 ft (2025-06-09), average 2,830.00 ft, 33 days measured2026: lowest 2,826.20 ft (2026-10-16), highest 2,826.33 ft (2026-09-30), average 2,826.26 ft, 31 days measured
Lowest to highest that yearYear average2026 so far

One bar per year from the lowest to the highest daily level, with the year's average. Years with no bar have no daily record in the agency archive.

Lowest years

Years ranked by their lowest daily level.

  • 20232,825.94 ft on Apr 16
  • 20222,826.05 ft on Dec 31
  • 20182,828.15 ft on Dec 25
  • 20212,829.32 ft on Dec 31
  • 20152,832.04 ft on Apr 26

Yearly highs and lows

YearAverageLowLow dateHighHigh date
2026 (31 days)2,826.262,826.20Oct 162,826.33Sep 30
2025 (33 days)2,830.002,826.77Nov 302,833.33Jun 9
2024 (207 days)2,839.472,832.37Dec 272,842.92Jan 1
20232,838.832,825.94Apr 162,852.92Jun 24
20222,827.122,826.05Dec 312,829.30Jan 1
20212,832.162,829.32Dec 312,835.61Jul 3
20202,838.682,834.12Dec 312,844.06Jan 1
2019 (323 days)2,843.202,827.00Apr 242,859.00May 29
20182,830.002,828.15Dec 252,833.03Jun 27
2017 (323 days)2,832.622,829.75Sep 232,834.44Oct 9
20162,837.632,834.42Dec 312,840.42Jan 1
20152,836.502,832.04Apr 262,844.49Oct 26
20142,838.062,834.15Dec 312,842.38Jan 1
20132,840.302,834.52Jun 72,848.55Aug 17
20122,842.672,837.64Dec 292,846.48Apr 15
20112,853.732,846.37Dec 302,862.37Jan 1
2010 (326 days)2,855.102,829.96Apr 142,879.60Jun 15
2009 (272 days)2,835.262,831.47Dec 302,839.53Apr 19
2008 (261 days)2,834.602,830.68Jul 72,840.46Oct 18
2007 (264 days)2,837.992,835.34Dec 312,843.50May 26
2006 (263 days)2,835.142,831.95Dec 192,839.01Jan 2
20052,844.192,839.03Dec 312,848.55Jan 9
2004 (323 days)2,846.362,840.59May 62,853.85Jul 2
20032,844.402,842.26May 142,848.45Jun 15
20022,848.102,844.86Dec 312,851.47Jan 1
2001 (93 days)2,852.672,851.49Dec 302,853.99Sep 30

Levels in feet. Partial years show the number of days with data.

Monthly averages

MonthAverageLowestHighest
January2,839.522,826.022,862.37
February2,838.572,826.002,860.96
March2,838.012,825.982,859.78
April2,837.702,825.942,858.49
May2,837.982,825.942,859.00
June2,841.592,826.772,879.60
July2,842.172,826.642,876.31
August2,841.572,826.522,872.47
September2,840.902,826.292,869.71
October2,840.192,826.202,867.43
November2,840.022,826.142,865.35
December2,839.892,826.052,863.88

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