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Lake Palestine water level today

342.95 ft above sea level (the reading for October 19, 2026). The lake is 87.6% full, 2.05 ft below full pool (345.00 ft). The level has held steady over the past week (−0.08 ft in 7 days, −0.42 ft in 30 days).

Texas Water Development Board publishes one reading per day for Lake Palestine; today's value appears once the agency posts it, usually the next morning.

Level now342.95 ft
Percent full87.6%
vs full pool (345.0)−2.05 ft
Past 24 hours−0.02 ft
Past 7 days−0.08 ft
Past 30 days−0.42 ft
vs 1 year ago−1.51 ft

Lake Palestine level over the last 12 months

342.8343.4344.1344.7345.4 Oct 25Dec 25Feb 26Apr 26Jun 26Aug 26Oct 26 full pool 345.0
Daily elevation in feet, last 12 months.

12-month low: 342.95 ft (October 19, 2026). High: 345.19 ft (January 25, 2026). Swing: 2.24 ft.

Daily Lake Palestine levels, last 30 days

DateElevation (ft)Change
Oct 19, 2026342.95−0.02 ft
Oct 18, 2026342.97−0.06 ft
Oct 17, 2026343.03−0.15 ft
Oct 16, 2026343.18+0.14 ft
Oct 15, 2026343.04+0.03 ft
Oct 14, 2026343.01−0.01 ft
Oct 13, 2026343.02−0.01 ft
Oct 12, 2026343.03−0.03 ft
Oct 11, 2026343.06−0.03 ft
Oct 10, 2026343.09−0.04 ft
Oct 9, 2026343.13−0.01 ft
Oct 8, 2026343.14−0.02 ft
Oct 7, 2026343.16−0.03 ft
Oct 6, 2026343.19−0.03 ft
Oct 5, 2026343.22−0.03 ft
Oct 4, 2026343.25±0.00 ft
Oct 3, 2026343.25+0.05 ft
Oct 2, 2026343.20+0.13 ft
Oct 1, 2026343.07+0.04 ft
Sep 30, 2026343.03−0.06 ft
Sep 29, 2026343.09−0.04 ft
Sep 28, 2026343.13−0.02 ft
Sep 27, 2026343.15−0.02 ft
Sep 26, 2026343.17−0.04 ft
Sep 25, 2026343.21−0.04 ft
Sep 24, 2026343.25−0.02 ft
Sep 23, 2026343.27−0.03 ft
Sep 22, 2026343.30−0.02 ft
Sep 21, 2026343.32−0.02 ft
Sep 20, 2026343.34−0.03 ft

Monthly average levels

MonthAverageLowHigh
Nov 2025344.61344.46344.97
Dec 2025344.94344.88345.01
Jan 2026345.01344.86345.19
Feb 2026345.08344.99345.18
Mar 2026345.00344.85345.17
Apr 2026344.99344.83345.08
May 2026344.91344.79345.09
Jun 2026344.85344.73344.95
Jul 2026344.61344.37344.72
Aug 2026343.87343.41344.36
Sep 2026343.43343.03343.73
Oct 2026 *343.10342.95343.25

* partial month or year.

Lake Palestine year by year

YearLowHighAverage
2026 *342.95 Oct 19345.19 Jan 25344.54
2025344.31 Oct 24347.31 Jun 15345.20
2024343.01 Jan 2348.89 Jun 6344.83
2023 *342.45 Oct 24343.01 Dec 28342.71

Lake Palestine on this date in past years

YearLevel on this dateToday vs then
2025344.46 ft−1.51 ft
2024343.54 ft−0.59 ft
2023342.52 ft+0.43 ft

Highest and lowest levels on record

TWDB records for Lake Palestine go back to 1999. The lowest level in that record is 338.49 ft (November 19, 2011) and the highest is 349.67 ft (March 11, 2016). Today the lake is 4.46 ft above its record low. At full conservation pool it holds 367,303 acre-feet and covers about 21,279 acres.

Is Lake Palestine full?

Lake Palestine is 87.6% full by conservation storage, measured against its top of conservation pool at 345.00 ft. It would need to rise 2.05 ft to be full.

Is Lake Palestine rising or falling?

The level has held steady over the past week (−0.08 ft in 7 days, −0.42 ft in 30 days). In the latest day it moved −0.02 ft.

How does Lake Palestine compare with last year?

Compared with the same date last year, the lake is 1.51 ft lower (96.6% full then, 87.6% now). Two years ago on this date it stood at 343.54 ft.

Data source

Texas Water Development Board (Water Data for Texas), gauge Palestine; readings since Oct 16, 2023. Official source · how we collect it.

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