Caddo Lake: 54.6% full as of 2026-10-13
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 | 2026-10-13 | 54.6 | 167.48 | 101,872 | 16,334 | 29,898 | 24,246 |
| Yesterday | 2026-10-12 | 55.4 | 167.50 | 102,345 | 16,570 | 29,898 | 24,293 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-10-11 | 57.0 | 167.54 | 103,297 | 17,046 | 29,898 | 24,387 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-10-06 | 59.0 | 167.59 | 104,488 | 17,642 | 29,898 | 24,505 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-09-13 | 85.2 | 168.21 | 120,151 | 25,473 | 29,898 | 26,010 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-07-13 | 100.0 | 169.17 | 144,814 | 29,898 | 29,898 | 28,213 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-04-13 | 100.0 | 169.09 | 142,673 | 29,898 | 29,898 | 28,029 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-10-13 | 100.0 | 168.68 | 132,503 | 29,898 | 29,898 | 27,132 |
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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 | 2026-10-13 17:00 | 167.48 | 168.50 | -1.02 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-10-13 16:00 | 167.51 | 168.50 | -0.99 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-10-13 15:00 | 167.51 | 168.50 | -0.99 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-10-13 11:00 | 167.49 | 168.50 | -1.01 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-10-13 05:00 | 167.48 | 168.50 | -1.02 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-10-12 17:00 | 167.45 | 168.50 | -1.05 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-10-11 17:00 | 167.54 | 168.50 | -0.96 |
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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
