Caddo Lake: 97.0% full as of 2026-08-06
Caddo Lake straddles the border of Texas and Louisiana, Texas has rights to 50% of Lake Caddo's total conservation capacity. Percent full, conservation storage and conservation capacity are based on the Texas share.
Historical Data
| Date | Percent Full |
Mean Water Level (ft) |
Reservoir Storage (acre-ft) |
Conservation Storage (acre-ft) |
Conservation Capacity (acre-ft) |
Surface Area (acres) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most recent | 2026-08-06 | 97.0 | 168.45 | 127,201 | 28,998 | 29,898 | 26,645 |
| 1 day prior | 2026-08-05 | 97.0 | 168.45 | 127,201 | 28,998 | 29,898 | 26,645 |
| 2 days prior | 2026-08-04 | 98.2 | 168.47 | 127,921 | 29,358 | 29,898 | 26,707 |
| 1 week prior | 2026-07-30 | 100.0 | 168.62 | 131,056 | 29,898 | 29,898 | 27,002 |
| 1 month prior | 2026-07-06 | 100.0 | 168.98 | 139,810 | 29,898 | 29,898 | 27,781 |
| 3 months prior | 2026-05-06 | 100.0 | 168.92 | 138,293 | 29,898 | 29,898 | 27,648 |
| 6 months prior | 2026-02-06 | 100.0 | 169.07 | 142,149 | 29,898 | 29,898 | 27,984 |
| 1 year prior | 2025-08-06 | 100.0 | 168.67 | 132,262 | 29,898 | 29,898 | 27,111 |
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Percent Full is based on Conservation Storage and Conservation Capacity and doesn't account for storage in flood pool.
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Values above, including today's are averaged conditions. For near real-time instantaneous water level, see table below or the interactive map viewer.
Most Recent Instantaneous Water Level
| Date/time |
Water Level (ft) |
Conservation Pool Elevation (ft) |
Height Above Conservation Pool (ft) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most recent | 2026-08-06 23:00 | 168.39 | 168.50 | -0.11 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-08-06 22:00 | 168.42 | 168.50 | -0.08 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-08-06 21:00 | 168.42 | 168.50 | -0.08 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-08-06 17:00 | 168.45 | 168.50 | -0.05 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-08-06 11:00 | 168.50 | 168.50 | 0.00 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-08-05 23:00 | 168.43 | 168.50 | -0.07 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-08-04 23:00 | 168.45 | 168.50 | -0.05 |
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Data is provisional and subject to revision.
Additional Information
| Impoundment date | 1971-01-01 |
| Vertical datum | NGVD29 |
| Dead pool elevation | 166.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Service spillway crest elevation | 168.50 ft above NGVD29 |
| Emergency spillway crest elevation | 170.50 ft above NGVD29 |
| Top of dam elevation | 176.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Conservation pool elevation | 168.50 ft above NGVD29 |
| Data download (CSV) | period of record, last one year, last 30 days |
Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves
1974-10-01 (source: TWDB)
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| Data Source | USACE:Caddo Lake |
Lake Location
