Caddo Lake: 49.9% full as of 2026-10-05
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 | 2026-10-05 | 49.9 | 167.36 | 99,039 | 14,917 | 29,898 | 23,961 |
| Yesterday | 2026-10-04 | 53.4 | 167.45 | 101,162 | 15,978 | 29,898 | 24,174 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-10-03 | 54.6 | 167.48 | 101,872 | 16,334 | 29,898 | 24,246 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-09-28 | 55.8 | 167.51 | 102,583 | 16,689 | 29,898 | 24,317 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-09-05 | 76.2 | 168.01 | 114,794 | 22,794 | 29,898 | 25,510 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-07-05 | 100.0 | 169.01 | 140,577 | 29,898 | 29,898 | 27,848 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-04-05 | 100.0 | 168.93 | 138,546 | 29,898 | 29,898 | 27,670 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-10-05 | 100.0 | 168.78 | 134,887 | 29,898 | 29,898 | 27,346 |
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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 | 2026-10-05 12:00 | 167.45 | 168.50 | -1.05 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-10-05 11:00 | 167.44 | 168.50 | -1.06 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-10-05 10:00 | 167.43 | 168.50 | -1.07 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-10-05 06:00 | 167.45 | 168.50 | -1.05 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-10-05 00:00 | 167.21 | 168.50 | -1.29 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-10-04 12:00 | 167.44 | 168.50 | -1.06 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-10-03 12:00 | 167.45 | 168.50 | -1.05 |
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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
