343.92 ft NGVD29
level 1.1 ft below full pool — typical for mid-August
Reading comes straight from U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System (USGS gauge 08031400) and updates live when you load this page.
Lake Palestine through the year
The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 1999–2026. The summer drawdown — and how this year sits in it — shows up without reading a single number.
This year vs the years that matter
This year's trace against last year and the driest and wettest years on record — the drought-context question every lake regular asks.
- 2015 (wettest on record)
- 2011 (driest on record)
- 2025 (last year)
- 2026 (this year)
Full pool, datum, and the gauge
"Full pool" here means the conservation pool — the level the lake is designed to hold for water supply and recreation, not the flood-control space above it. The full explainer covers flood pool and dead pool too.
| Full pool | 345.00 ft NGVD29 · per Upper Neches River Municipal Water Authority full-pool reference |
|---|---|
| Conservation capacity | 367,303 acre-feet · per Upper Neches River Municipal Water Authority capacity reference |
| Gauge | USGS gauge 08031400 · U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System |
| Datum | NGVD29 — USGS param 62614 ft NGVD29 |
| Last verified | August 15, 2026 |
LakeDates reports lake level, not ramp status. Whether a given ramp or marina is usable at this level varies ramp by ramp — call the marina before you tow.
Quick answers
How full is Lake Palestine right now?
Lake Palestine is at 343.92 ft (NGVD29) as of August 14, 2026 — 1.1 ft below full pool — typical for mid-August
Is Lake Palestine full?
Not quite — at 343.92 ft, Lake Palestine is 1.1 ft below its full pool of 345.00 ft (NGVD29).
What is full pool for Lake Palestine?
Full pool (the conservation pool) for Lake Palestine is 345.00 ft NGVD29, per Upper Neches River Municipal Water Authority full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.