Caddo Lake: 45.2% full as of 2026-11-13
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) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most recent | 2026-11-13 | 45.2 | 167.24 | 96,232 | 13,514 | 29,898 | 23,676 |
| 1 day prior | 2026-11-12 | 44.0 | 167.21 | 95,535 | 13,165 | 29,898 | 23,605 |
| 2 days prior | 2026-11-11 | 44.4 | 167.22 | 95,767 | 13,281 | 29,898 | 23,629 |
| 1 week prior | 2026-11-06 | 47.5 | 167.30 | 97,628 | 14,212 | 29,898 | 23,819 |
| 1 month prior | 2026-10-13 | 54.6 | 167.48 | 101,872 | 16,334 | 29,898 | 24,246 |
| 3 months prior | 2026-08-13 | 90.8 | 168.33 | 123,477 | 27,136 | 29,898 | 26,315 |
| 6 months prior | 2026-05-13 | 100.0 | 168.80 | 135,362 | 29,898 | 29,898 | 27,389 |
| 1 year prior | 2025-11-13 | 100.0 | 168.57 | 130,101 | 29,898 | 29,898 | 26,911 |
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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 | 2026-11-13 17:00 | 167.24 | 168.50 | -1.26 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-11-13 16:00 | 167.26 | 168.50 | -1.24 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-11-13 15:00 | 167.27 | 168.50 | -1.23 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-11-13 11:00 | 167.20 | 168.50 | -1.30 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-11-13 05:00 | 167.28 | 168.50 | -1.22 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-11-12 17:00 | 167.34 | 168.50 | -1.16 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-11-11 17:00 | 167.30 | 168.50 | -1.20 |
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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
