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Arkabutla Lake water level

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

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FULL POOL 205 210 215 220
Elevation, feet (NGVD29)

as of September 24, 2026

211.30 ft NGVD29

level 8.7 ft below full pool — typical for late September

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.

Is Arkabutla Lake full?

Not quite — 8.7 ft below full pool as of September 24, 2026

How full is Arkabutla Lake? Not as a percentage: no storage figure comes through with this gauge reading, and a share of capacity worked out from the elevation alone would be a guess — how much water a reservoir holds at a given level is a curve only the operator's own capacity table knows. Feet from full pool is what the operator publishes, and it is the figure above.

Arkabutla Lake through the year

The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 2015–2026. The summer drawdown — and how this year sits in it — shows up without reading a single number.

full pool 210 220 230 240 JFMAMJJASOND
Median and normal range by day of year, 2015–2026 · 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.

full pool 200 210 220 230 240 JFMAMJJASOND
  • 2026 (this year)
  • 2025 (last year)
  • 2019 (wettest on record)
  • 2024 (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 220.00 ft NGVD29 · per USACE Vicksburg District (MVK) full-pool reference
Gauge USACE lake gauge · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data
Datum NGVD29 — 220.0 ft = summer top of the CWMS guide curve (seasonal 210-220); winter Top of Conservation 209.3. Pool has been held well below normal since May 2023 for dam-safety work on the outlet conduit (MVK news releases).
Last verified August 15, 2026

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Quick answers

What is the lake level for Arkabutla Lake today?

Arkabutla Lake is at 211.30 ft (NGVD29) as of September 24, 2026 — 8.7 ft below full pool — typical for late September.

Is Arkabutla Lake full?

Not quite — at 211.30 ft on September 24, 2026, Arkabutla Lake is 8.7 ft below its full pool of 220.00 ft (NGVD29).

How full is Arkabutla Lake?

Not as a percentage: no storage figure comes through with this gauge reading, and a share of capacity worked out from the elevation alone would be a guess — how much water a reservoir holds at a given level is a curve only the operator's own capacity table knows. Feet from full pool is what the operator publishes, and it is the figure above.

What is full pool for Arkabutla Lake?

Full pool (the conservation pool) for Arkabutla Lake is 220.00 ft NGVD29, per USACE Vicksburg District (MVK) full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.