Caddo Lake: 90.3% full as of 2026-08-13
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 | 2026-08-13 | 90.3 | 168.32 | 123,202 | 26,998 | 29,898 | 26,290 |
| Yesterday | 2026-08-12 | 91.7 | 168.35 | 124,027 | 27,411 | 29,898 | 26,365 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-08-11 | 90.8 | 168.33 | 123,477 | 27,136 | 29,898 | 26,315 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-08-06 | 96.4 | 168.44 | 126,841 | 28,818 | 29,898 | 26,614 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-07-13 | 100.0 | 169.17 | 144,814 | 29,898 | 29,898 | 28,213 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-05-13 | 100.0 | 168.80 | 135,362 | 29,898 | 29,898 | 27,389 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-02-13 | 100.0 | 169.01 | 140,577 | 29,898 | 29,898 | 27,848 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-08-13 | 100.0 | 168.60 | 130,573 | 29,898 | 29,898 | 26,958 |
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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 | 2026-08-13 06:00 | 168.32 | 168.50 | -0.18 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-08-13 05:00 | 168.34 | 168.50 | -0.16 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-08-13 04:00 | 168.33 | 168.50 | -0.17 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-08-13 00:00 | 168.31 | 168.50 | -0.19 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-08-12 18:00 | 168.35 | 168.50 | -0.15 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-08-12 06:00 | 168.33 | 168.50 | -0.17 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-08-11 06:00 | 168.36 | 168.50 | -0.14 |
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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
