Lake Cherokee water level today
On Oct 28, 2026, Lake Cherokee is at 276.96 ft, 75.9% full (3.04 ft below full pool).
Lowest on record (since 2017)Near normal
Source: Texas Water Development Board · storage 30,419 of 40,094 acre-ft · provisional data
Lake Cherokee percent full history
Percent full Normal range (10th–90th percentile, 1996–2025) Average
Lake Cherokee from space
The same area near the lowest and the highest level since 2016, on clear days. Compare the shoreline and the coves.
Imagery: NASA GIBS, Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS). Landsat 8/9 courtesy of NASA/USGS; contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026. Black specks are cloud and shadow masks.
Records and key dates
- Record high
- 100.0%Feb 14, 2017
- Record low
- 75.9%Oct 27, 2026
- 12-month high
- 100.0%Nov 21, 2025
- 12-month low
- 75.9%Oct 27, 2026
- Last time full
- Jul 21, 2026
- Change in 1 year
- −2.81 ft−22.9 pts
About Lake Cherokee
- River basin
- Sabine
- Full pool (top of conservation pool)
- 280.00 ft
- Conservation capacity
- 40,094 acre-ft
- Surface area today
- 2,988 acres
- Dead pool elevation
- 260.00 ft
- Flood control reservoir
- No
- Data since
- Feb 14, 2017
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% | 99% | 92% | 83% | 78% | — | — |
| 2025 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 98% | 99% | 98% | 99% | 100% |
| 2024 | 86% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 96% | 92% | 98% | 100% |
| 2023 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 98% | 89% | 81% | 78% | 78% | 79% |
| 2022 | 99% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 91% | 85% | 88% | 83% | 86% | 94% |
| 2021 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 98% | 93% | 90% | 95% |
| 2020 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 97% | 100% |
| 2019 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 97% | 92% | 90% | 96% | 99% |
| 2018 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 96% | 89% | 83% | 80% | 87% | 100% | 100% |
| 2017 | — | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 93% | 92% | 95% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Lake Cherokee full?
Not quite. On Oct 28, 2026 Lake Cherokee was 75.9% full, 3.04 feet below its full pool elevation of 280.00 ft. It was last full on Jul 21, 2026.
What is the lowest Lake Cherokee has been?
In the TWDB record, which starts in 2017, the lowest daily value was 75.9% on Oct 27, 2026. The highest was 100.0% on Feb 14, 2017.
How often is the Lake Cherokee 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 (40,094 acre-feet for Lake Cherokee). Water above the conservation pool is flood storage and is not counted, so a reservoir can show 100% while rising into its flood pool.