Lake Palestine Water Level Today - 342.89 ft, 87.3% Full

Neches River · Texas - updated daily from official gauges

Western Reservoir Conditions·Daily·No. 92·Friday, October 23, 2026·Latest reading October 23, 2026

• Lake Palestine is 87.3% full - high on this site's capacity scale - as of October 23, 2026. Surface elevation 342.89 feet, storage 320,528 acre-feet (capacity basis 367,303 acre-feet), per Texas Water Development Board data.
• That elevation is its lowest October reading since 2023, and 4.40 feet above its record low of 338.49 ft (November 19, 2011), in a daily record going back to May 13, 1999 (TWDB's period of record for this reservoir).
• Storage is 96% of the October 23 average across 28 years of record.
• Lake Palestine is falling: elevation changed -0.29 ft over the past week, -0.42 ft over the past month, and -1.45 ft over the past year, per Texas Water Development Board data.

Lake Palestine has fallen 1.45 feet in twelve months, and now sits 4.40 feet above its record low.

Lake Palestine vs its record low

In the daily record used by this site (going back to May 13, 1999 (TWDB's period of record for this reservoir)), Lake Palestine's lowest surface elevation was 338.49 feet on November 19, 2011, when storage was 242,853 acre-feet. As of October 23, 2026, Lake Palestine is at 342.89 feet - 4.40 feet above that record. The record high in the same series was 349.67 ft on March 11, 2016.

Lake Palestine storage in context

Lake Palestine water level, past 12 months

87.3% full at the latest reading - across the past 12 months it ranged from 87.3% (October 22, 2026) to 100.0% (May 7, 2026). Percent full is storage against the 367,303-acre-foot capacity basis, not a share of the elevation plotted above.

Lake Palestine elevation, full record

87.3% full at the latest reading - across the storage record since February 2, 1962 it ranged from 3.1% (November 28, 1970) to 101.6% (June 22, 2012). Percent full is storage against the 367,303-acre-foot capacity basis, not a share of the elevation plotted above. Every percentage here is measured against today's capacity basis; a reservoir's surveyed capacity changes as sediment accumulates behind the dam, so early-record percentages are indicative rather than exact.

Last 14 daily readings

Frequently asked questions

What is the water level of Lake Palestine today?

As of October 23, 2026, Lake Palestine's surface elevation is 342.89 feet, with 320,528 acre-feet in storage - 87.3% of the 367,303 acre-foot capacity basis. Source: Water Data for Texas (TWDB) daily data.

How full is Lake Palestine?

Lake Palestine is 87.3% full as of October 23, 2026. Its storage is 96% of the October 23 average across its record since 1999. Source: Water Data for Texas (TWDB) daily data.

When was Lake Palestine last full?

Lake Palestine was last at or above 95% of its 367,303 acre-foot capacity basis on August 5, 2026. As of October 23, 2026 it is 87.3% full. Source: Water Data for Texas (TWDB) daily data.

Is Lake Palestine rising or falling?

Lake Palestine is falling: its elevation changed -0.29 feet over the week ending October 23, 2026, -0.42 ft over the past month, and -1.45 feet over the past year. Source: Water Data for Texas (TWDB) daily data.

What was Lake Palestine's lowest water level on record?

Lake Palestine's lowest surface elevation in the daily record since May 13, 1999 was 338.49 feet on November 19, 2011, per the daily record used by this site. As of October 23, 2026 the reservoir is 4.40 feet above that record low.

About this gauge

Lake Palestine is a Texas water-supply reservoir in the Neches River basin. Water Data for Texas publishes a conservation pool elevation of 345.0 ft and a conservation capacity of 367,303 acre-feet, with daily water level and storage recorded since 1962-02-02.

Operator

Texas Water Development Board (Water Data for Texas)

Station

palestine

Measurements

Daily water level and conservation storage

River

Neches River

State

Texas

Full pool reference

345.0 ft

Capacity basis

367,303 acre-feet (Water Data for Texas (TWDB) conservation capacity)

Period of record

May 13, 1999 (TWDB's period of record for this reservoir)

Status

Provisional - subject to revision by the reporting agency

Update cadence

Daily

TWDB reports conservation storage against a conservation capacity that is restated as new volumetric surveys are completed, so a percent-full figure here can change without the water level changing. TWDB's methodology page is linked in the notes below.

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