Caddo Lake: 44.8% full as of 2026-10-28
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 | 2026-10-28 | 44.8 | 167.23 | 96,000 | 13,398 | 29,898 | 23,652 |
| 1 day prior | 2026-10-27 | 44.8 | 167.23 | 96,000 | 13,398 | 29,898 | 23,652 |
| 2 days prior | 2026-10-26 | 45.6 | 167.25 | 96,465 | 13,630 | 29,898 | 23,700 |
| 1 week prior | 2026-10-21 | 49.1 | 167.34 | 98,568 | 14,682 | 29,898 | 23,914 |
| 1 month prior | 2026-09-28 | 55.8 | 167.51 | 102,583 | 16,689 | 29,898 | 24,317 |
| 3 months prior | 2026-07-28 | 100.0 | 168.68 | 132,503 | 29,898 | 29,898 | 27,132 |
| 6 months prior | 2026-04-28 | 100.0 | 168.94 | 138,799 | 29,898 | 29,898 | 27,692 |
| 1 year prior | 2025-10-28 | 100.0 | 168.65 | 131,780 | 29,898 | 29,898 | 27,067 |
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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 | 2026-10-29 03:00 | 167.22 | 168.50 | -1.28 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-10-29 02:00 | 167.23 | 168.50 | -1.27 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-10-29 01:00 | 167.23 | 168.50 | -1.27 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-10-28 21:00 | 167.23 | 168.50 | -1.27 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-10-28 15:00 | 167.22 | 168.50 | -1.28 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-10-28 03:00 | 167.24 | 168.50 | -1.26 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-10-27 03:00 | 167.25 | 168.50 | -1.25 |
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Data is provisional and subject to revision.
Additional Information
| Impoundment date | 1971-01-01 |
| Vertical datum | 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
