Caddo Lake Water Level Today - 168.04 ft, 77.6% Full

Cypress Creek · Texas - updated daily from official gauges

Western Reservoir Conditions·Daily·No. 47·Tuesday, September 8, 2026·Latest reading September 8, 2026

• Caddo Lake is 77.6% full - high on this site's capacity scale - as of September 8, 2026. Surface elevation 168.04 feet, storage 23,186 acre-feet (capacity basis 29,898 acre-feet), per Texas Water Development Board data.
• That elevation is its lowest September reading since 2018, and 17.13 feet above its record low of 150.91 ft (October 22, 2012), in a daily record going back to June 17, 2012 (TWDB's period of record for this reservoir).
• Storage is 88% of the September 8 average across 14 years of record.
• Caddo Lake is rising: elevation changed +0.02 ft over the past week, -0.35 ft over the past month, and -0.69 ft over the past year, per Texas Water Development Board data.

Caddo Lake has held roughly steady over the past twelve months (-0.69 ft in surface elevation).

Caddo Lake vs its record low

In the daily record used by this site (going back to June 17, 2012 (TWDB's period of record for this reservoir)), Caddo Lake's lowest surface elevation was 150.91 feet on October 22, 2012. As of September 8, 2026, Caddo Lake is at 168.04 feet - 17.13 feet above that record. The record high in the same series was 180.03 ft on March 15, 2016.

Caddo Lake storage in context

Caddo Lake water level, past 12 months

77.6% full at the latest reading - across the past 12 months it ranged from 75.8% (September 2, 2026) to 100.0% (August 2, 2026). Percent full is storage against the 29,898-acre-foot capacity basis, not a share of the elevation plotted above.

Caddo Lake elevation, full record

77.6% full at the latest reading - across the storage record since June 17, 2012 it ranged from 36.0% (October 13, 2015) to 100.0% (August 2, 2026). Percent full is storage against the 29,898-acre-foot capacity basis, not a share of the elevation plotted above. Every percentage here is measured against today's capacity basis; a reservoir's surveyed capacity changes as sediment accumulates behind the dam, so early-record percentages are indicative rather than exact.

Last 14 daily readings

Frequently asked questions

What is the water level of Caddo Lake today?

As of September 8, 2026, Caddo Lake's surface elevation is 168.04 feet, with 23,186 acre-feet in storage - 77.6% of the 29,898 acre-foot capacity basis. Source: Water Data for Texas (TWDB) daily data.

How full is Caddo Lake?

Caddo Lake is 77.6% full as of September 8, 2026. Its storage is 88% of the September 8 average across its record since 2012. Source: Water Data for Texas (TWDB) daily data.

When was Caddo Lake last full?

Caddo Lake was last at or above 95% of its 29,898 acre-foot capacity basis on August 6, 2026. As of September 8, 2026 it is 77.6% full. Source: Water Data for Texas (TWDB) daily data.

Is Caddo Lake rising or falling?

Caddo Lake is rising: its elevation changed +0.02 feet over the week ending September 8, 2026, -0.35 ft over the past month, and -0.69 feet over the past year. Source: Water Data for Texas (TWDB) daily data.

What was Caddo Lake's lowest water level on record?

Caddo Lake's lowest surface elevation in the daily record since June 17, 2012 was 150.91 feet on October 22, 2012, per the daily record used by this site. As of September 8, 2026 the reservoir is 17.13 feet above that record low.

About this gauge

Caddo Lake is a Texas water-supply reservoir in the Cypress Creek basin. Water Data for Texas publishes a conservation pool elevation of 168.5 ft and a conservation capacity of 29,898 acre-feet, with daily water level and storage recorded since 2012-06-17.

Operator

Texas Water Development Board (Water Data for Texas)

Station

caddo

Measurements

Daily water level and conservation storage

River

Cypress Creek

State

Texas

Full pool reference

168.5 ft

Capacity basis

29,898 acre-feet (Water Data for Texas (TWDB) conservation capacity)

Period of record

June 17, 2012 (TWDB's period of record for this reservoir)

Status

Provisional - subject to revision by the reporting agency

Update cadence

Daily

TWDB reports conservation storage against a conservation capacity that is restated as new volumetric surveys are completed, so a percent-full figure here can change without the water level changing. TWDB's methodology page is linked in the notes below.

Download the daily CSV (date, elevation ft, storage AF) or see all data downloads.

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