Caddo Lake: 94.0% full as of 2026-08-09
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 | 2026-08-09 | 94.0 | 168.40 | 125,402 | 28,098 | 29,898 | 26,490 |
| Yesterday | 2026-08-08 | 94.0 | 168.40 | 125,402 | 28,098 | 29,898 | 26,490 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-08-07 | 94.6 | 168.41 | 125,762 | 28,278 | 29,898 | 26,521 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-08-02 | 100.0 | 168.54 | 129,629 | 29,898 | 29,898 | 26,863 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-07-09 | 100.0 | 169.12 | 143,472 | 29,898 | 29,898 | 28,098 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-05-09 | 100.0 | 168.89 | 137,545 | 29,898 | 29,898 | 27,582 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-02-09 | 100.0 | 169.05 | 141,625 | 29,898 | 29,898 | 27,938 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-08-09 | 100.0 | 168.62 | 131,056 | 29,898 | 29,898 | 27,002 |
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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 | 2026-08-09 15:00 | 168.39 | 168.50 | -0.11 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-08-09 14:00 | 168.40 | 168.50 | -0.10 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-08-09 13:00 | 168.39 | 168.50 | -0.11 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-08-09 09:00 | 168.42 | 168.50 | -0.08 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-08-09 03:00 | 168.41 | 168.50 | -0.09 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-08-08 15:00 | 168.38 | 168.50 | -0.12 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-08-07 15:00 | 168.41 | 168.50 | -0.09 |
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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
