Louisiana · Natural lake; USACE Vicksburg District gauge

Larto Lake water level

Today's reading against full pool and Larto Lake's own seasonal history.

34 36 38
Elevation, feet (NGVD29)

as of August 20, 2026

36.72 ft NGVD29

level Reading is typical for mid-August.

Reading comes straight from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data (USACE series Larto Lake.Elev.Inst.1Hour.0.DCP-rev) and updates live when you load this page.


Larto Lake through the year

The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 2013–2026. The summer drawdown — and how this year sits in it — shows up without reading a single number.

35 40 45 JFMAMJJASOND
Median and normal range by day of year, 2013–2026 · elevation, feet (NGVD29)

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.

0 20 40 JFMAMJJASOND
  • 2026 (this year)
  • 2025 (last year, wettest on record)
  • 2013 (driest on record)
  • 2023

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 Larto Lake.Elev.Inst.1Hour.0.DCP-rev · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data
Datum NGVD29
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 Larto Lake right now?

Larto Lake is at 36.72 ft (NGVD29) as of August 20, 2026 — Reading is typical for mid-August.

Is Larto Lake full?

Natural lake; USACE Vicksburg District gauge doesn't publish a conservation-pool figure for Larto Lake, so this page shows the reading against the lake's own seasonal history instead.

What is full pool for Larto Lake?

Natural lake; USACE Vicksburg District gauge doesn't publish a single conservation-pool elevation for Larto Lake. The seasonal chart shows the range the lake actually runs instead.