137.65 ft NAVD88
level Reading is on the high side for mid-August.
Reading comes straight from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data (USACE series Lake Bistineau.Elev.Inst.30Minutes.0.DCP-rev) and updates live when you load this page.
Lake Bistineau through the year
The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 2017–2026. The summer drawdown — and how this year sits in it — shows up without reading a single number.
This year vs the years that matter
This year's trace against last year and the driest and wettest years on record — the drought-context question every lake regular asks.
- 2026 (this year)
- 2025 (last year, wettest on record)
- 2022 (driest on record)
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 series Lake Bistineau.Elev.Inst.30Minutes.0.DCP-rev · 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
How full is Lake Bistineau right now?
Lake Bistineau is at 137.65 ft (NAVD88) as of August 20, 2026 — Reading is on the high side for mid-August.
Is Lake Bistineau full?
State of Louisiana (Bistineau Dam) doesn't publish a conservation-pool figure for Lake Bistineau, so this page shows the reading against the lake's own seasonal history instead.
What is full pool for Lake Bistineau?
State of Louisiana (Bistineau Dam) doesn't publish a single conservation-pool elevation for Lake Bistineau. The seasonal chart shows the range the lake actually runs instead.