598.10 ft project datum (NGVD29-era)
level 4.4 ft below full pool — typical for mid-August
Reading comes straight from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data (USACE series BROK.Elev.Inst.1Hour.0.Ccp-Rev) and updates live when you load this page.
Broken Bow 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.
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.
- 2015 (wettest on record)
- 2017 (driest on record)
- 2025 (last year)
- 2026 (this year)
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 | 602.50 ft project datum (NGVD29-era) · per USACE Tulsa District (SWT) full-pool reference |
|---|---|
| Gauge | USACE series BROK.Elev.Inst.1Hour.0.Ccp-Rev · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data |
| Datum | project datum (NGVD29-era) — Seasonal conservation pool: SWT lakepage lists 602.5 (summer; project flagged seasonal — winter target 599.5). |
| Last verified | August 15, 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 Broken Bow Lake right now?
Broken Bow Lake is at 598.10 ft (project datum (NGVD29-era)) as of August 15, 2026 — 4.4 ft below full pool — typical for mid-August
Is Broken Bow Lake full?
Not quite — at 598.10 ft, Broken Bow Lake is 4.4 ft below its full pool of 602.50 ft (project datum (NGVD29-era)).
What is full pool for Broken Bow Lake?
Full pool (the conservation pool) for Broken Bow Lake is 602.50 ft project datum (NGVD29-era), per USACE Tulsa District (SWT) full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.