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Cypress Bayou Reservoir water level

Today's reading against full pool and Cypress Bayou Reservoir's own seasonal history.

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Elevation, feet (NAVD88)

as of October 1, 2026

170.14 ft NAVD88

level Current reading shown; this gauge's public record is too short for seasonal comparisons.

Reading comes straight from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data (USACE lake gauge) and updates live when you load this page.

This year vs the years that matter

This year's trace against the finished years this gauge has published. Its public daily record begins in 2020, so the driest and wettest years are not named yet: that takes 8 finished years, and the lake regulars will remember wetter and drier years than any line here.

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  • 2026 (this year)
  • 2025 (last year)
  • 2021

Full pool, datum, and the gauge

"Full pool" here means the conservation pool — the level the lake is designed to hold for water supply and recreation, not the flood-control space above it. The full explainer covers flood pool and dead pool too.

Full pool not published by the operator
Gauge USACE lake gauge · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data
Datum NAVD88
Last verified August 20, 2026

LakeDates reports lake level, not ramp status. Whether a given ramp or marina is usable at this level varies ramp by ramp — call the marina before you tow.

Quick answers

What is the lake level for Cypress Bayou Reservoir today?

Cypress Bayou Reservoir is at 170.14 ft (NAVD88) as of October 1, 2026 — Current reading shown; this gauge's public record is too short for seasonal comparisons.

Is Cypress Bayou Reservoir full?

City of Bossier City doesn't publish a conservation-pool figure for Cypress Bayou Reservoir, so this page shows the latest reading straight from the gauge.

What is full pool for Cypress Bayou Reservoir?

City of Bossier City doesn't publish a single conservation-pool elevation for Cypress Bayou Reservoir. The reading above comes straight from the operator's gauge.