Palo Duro Reservoir near Spearman water level

What this means

Palo Duro Reservoir near Spearman is far below normal for mid-October, with the lake level at 2,826.20 ft.

The median for mid-October is 2,831.09 ft, based on 7 years of readings, so the lake level is 4.89 ft below typical. It is 65.80 ft below the flood stage of 2,892.00 ft.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 2,826.20 ft and 2,826.33 ft.

Many reservoirs are drawn down through summer and fall; most of the refill comes later, with winter rain or spring snowmelt.

Compared with 7 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

2,831.09 ft4.89 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

2,826.28 ft – 2,845.62 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (7 years of records)

Lowest and highest in 30 days

2,826.20 ft – 2,826.33 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

2,826.20 ft – 2,828.01 ft