Caddo Lake water level today
On Oct 28, 2026, Caddo Lake is at 167.23 ft, 44.8% full (1.27 ft below full pool). That is 48.5 points below normal for this date.
Lowest since October 2015Very low
Source: Texas Water Development Board · storage 13,398 of 29,898 acre-ft · provisional data
Caddo Lake percent full history
Percent full Normal range (10th–90th percentile, 1996–2025) Average
Records and key dates
- Record high
- 100.0%Jun 18, 2012
- Record low
- 36.0%Oct 13, 2015
- 12-month high
- 100.0%Oct 29, 2025
- 12-month low
- 44.8%Oct 27, 2026
- Last time full
- Sep 19, 2026
- Change in 1 year
- −1.42 ft−55.2 pts
About Caddo Lake
- River basin
- Cypress
- Full pool (top of conservation pool)
- 168.50 ft
- Conservation capacity
- 29,898 acre-ft
- Surface area today
- 23,652 acres
- Dead pool elevation
- 166.00 ft
- Flood control reservoir
- No
- Data since
- Jun 17, 2012
Monthly average, last 10 years
Average percent full each month.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 88% | 75% | 52% | — | — |
| 2025 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2024 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 98% | 88% | 99% | 100% |
| 2023 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 95% | 99% | 100% | 100% |
| 2022 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 92% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2021 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2020 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2019 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | — | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2018 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 94% | 88% | 81% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2017 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 99% | 88% | 90% | 97% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Caddo Lake full?
Not quite. On Oct 28, 2026 Caddo Lake was 44.8% full, 1.27 feet below its full pool elevation of 168.50 ft. It was last full on Sep 19, 2026.
What is the normal level of Caddo Lake for this time of year?
Between 1996 and 2025, Caddo Lake averaged 93.3% full around Oct 28, and 8 in 10 years it was between 83.8% and 100.0%. Today it is −48.5 percentage points below that average.
What is the lowest Caddo Lake has been?
In the TWDB record, which starts in 2012, the lowest daily value was 36.0% on Oct 13, 2015. The highest was 100.0% on Jun 18, 2012.
How often is the Caddo Lake water level updated?
TWDB publishes one reading per day for each reservoir. We check for new data every 2 hours and show the date of the reading next to the level. Recent values are provisional.
What does percent full mean?
It is the water stored in the conservation pool divided by the conservation capacity (29,898 acre-feet for Caddo Lake). Water above the conservation pool is flood storage and is not counted, so a reservoir can show 100% while rising into its flood pool.