Possum Kingdom Lake

Visiting Possum Kingdom Lake

The center of the lake is at 32.8667, -98.4333. It lies at roughly 998 feet of elevation. Releases go downstream into the Brazos River. The deepest point on record is about 100 feet.

Most Texas day-use areas open for the summer season and close outside it. No public sensor reports water temperature at Possum Kingdom Lake, so the panel shows air temperature and wind. Check the operating agency for advisories before any water contact, especially for blue-green algae in late summer.

Readings come from station 08088500 (Possum Kingdom Lk nr Graford, TX). The last value stored here, 994.99 ft, is from 2026-09-09. Over the record shown on the level page the gauge has moved between 995.03 ft and 998.91 ft (low on 2026-09-08, high on 2025-08-05). Full pool is 999.0 ft. That put the reservoir at 87% of its conservation capacity. Conservation capacity is 538,139 acre-feet. The top of the dam sits at 1,024.0 ft. Water level decides what is usable on the shoreline, from beach width to ramp access.

Around Possum Kingdom Lake this guide maps 1 named swimming spot. These come from USGS GNIS. Sandy Beach are on the list. Unless the operating agency says otherwise, treat these as unsupervised swimming.

The closest lakes in this guide are Lake Palo Pinto (Texas, 18 mi), Lake Graham (Texas, 22 mi) and Lake Mineral Wells (Texas, 24 mi). In all, 118 lakes in Texas are covered here.