Oklahoma · USACE Tulsa District (SWT)

Fort Gibson Lake water level

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

FULL POOL 550 552 554 556 558
Elevation, feet (project datum (NGVD29-era))

as of August 15, 2026

554.57 ft project datum (NGVD29-era)

level 0.6 ft above full pool — typical for mid-August

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


Fort Gibson Lake through the year

The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 2014–2026. The summer drawdown — and how this year sits in it — shows up without reading a single number.

full pool 550 560 570 580 JFMAMJJASOND
Median and normal range by day of year, 2014–2026 · elevation, feet (project datum (NGVD29-era))

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 550 560 570 580 JFMAMJJASOND
  • 2019 (wettest on record)
  • 2023 (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 554.00 ft project datum (NGVD29-era) · per USACE Tulsa District (SWT) full-pool reference
Gauge USACE series FGIB.Elev.Inst.1Hour.0.Ccp-Rev · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data
Datum project datum (NGVD29-era) — Top of conservation 554.0 per SWT lakepage.
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 Fort Gibson Lake right now?

Fort Gibson Lake is at 554.57 ft (project datum (NGVD29-era)) as of August 15, 2026 — 0.6 ft above full pool — typical for mid-August

Is Fort Gibson Lake full?

Yes and then some — at 554.57 ft, Fort Gibson Lake is 0.6 ft above its full pool of 554.00 ft (project datum (NGVD29-era)), using flood storage.

What is full pool for Fort Gibson Lake?

Full pool (the conservation pool) for Fort Gibson Lake is 554.00 ft project datum (NGVD29-era), per USACE Tulsa District (SWT) full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.