Caddo Lake: 84.7% full as of 2026-09-13
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) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 2026-09-13 | 84.7 | 168.20 | 119,873 | 25,334 | 29,898 | 25,985 |
| Yesterday | 2026-09-12 | 81.1 | 168.12 | 117,693 | 24,244 | 29,898 | 25,783 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-09-11 | 79.3 | 168.08 | 116,625 | 23,710 | 29,898 | 25,683 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-09-06 | 78.9 | 168.07 | 116,363 | 23,579 | 29,898 | 25,658 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-08-13 | 90.8 | 168.33 | 123,477 | 27,136 | 29,898 | 26,315 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-06-13 | 100.0 | 168.80 | 135,362 | 29,898 | 29,898 | 27,389 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-03-13 | 100.0 | 169.09 | 142,673 | 29,898 | 29,898 | 28,029 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-09-13 | 100.0 | 168.82 | 135,847 | 29,898 | 29,898 | 27,432 |
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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 | 2026-09-13 18:00 | 168.24 | 168.50 | -0.26 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-09-13 17:00 | 168.23 | 168.50 | -0.27 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-09-13 16:00 | 168.21 | 168.50 | -0.29 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-09-13 12:00 | 168.24 | 168.50 | -0.26 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-09-13 06:00 | 168.18 | 168.50 | -0.32 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-09-12 18:00 | 168.12 | 168.50 | -0.38 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-09-11 18:00 | 168.08 | 168.50 | -0.42 |
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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
