Caddo Lake: 79.7% full as of 2026-08-28
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 | 2026-08-28 | 79.7 | 168.09 | 116,886 | 23,840 | 29,898 | 25,707 |
| 1 day prior | 2026-08-27 | 78.9 | 168.07 | 116,363 | 23,579 | 29,898 | 25,658 |
| 2 days prior | 2026-08-26 | 79.3 | 168.08 | 116,625 | 23,710 | 29,898 | 25,683 |
| 1 week prior | 2026-08-21 | 82.5 | 168.15 | 118,511 | 24,653 | 29,898 | 25,858 |
| 1 month prior | 2026-07-28 | 100.0 | 168.68 | 132,503 | 29,898 | 29,898 | 27,132 |
| 3 months prior | 2026-05-28 | 100.0 | 168.82 | 135,847 | 29,898 | 29,898 | 27,432 |
| 6 months prior | 2026-02-28 | 100.0 | 168.99 | 140,062 | 29,898 | 29,898 | 27,803 |
| 1 year prior | 2025-08-28 | 91.2 | 168.34 | 123,752 | 27,274 | 29,898 | 26,340 |
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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 | 2026-08-28 23:00 | 168.05 | 168.50 | -0.45 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-08-28 22:00 | 168.08 | 168.50 | -0.42 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-08-28 21:00 | 168.07 | 168.50 | -0.43 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-08-28 17:00 | 168.08 | 168.50 | -0.42 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-08-28 11:00 | 168.09 | 168.50 | -0.41 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-08-27 23:00 | 168.09 | 168.50 | -0.41 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-08-26 23:00 | 168.10 | 168.50 | -0.40 |
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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
