Oklahoma · City of Lawton

Lake Lawtonka water level

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

1338 1340 1342
Elevation, feet (NGVD29)

as of August 20, 2026

1338.62 ft NGVD29

level Reading is unusually low for mid-August.

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


Lake Lawtonka through the year

The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 2016–2026. The summer drawdown — and how this year sits in it — shows up without reading a single number.

1340 1342 1344 JFMAMJJASOND
Median and normal range by day of year, 2016–2026 · 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.

1340 1342 1344 JFMAMJJASOND
  • 2026 (this year)
  • 2025 (last year)
  • 2017 (wettest on record)
  • 2023 (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 LAWT.Elev.Inst.1Hour.0.Ccp-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 Lake Lawtonka right now?

Lake Lawtonka is at 1338.62 ft (NGVD29) as of August 20, 2026 — Reading is unusually low for mid-August.

Is Lake Lawtonka full?

City of Lawton doesn't publish a conservation-pool figure for Lake Lawtonka, so this page shows the reading against the lake's own seasonal history instead.

What is full pool for Lake Lawtonka?

City of Lawton doesn't publish a single conservation-pool elevation for Lake Lawtonka. The seasonal chart shows the range the lake actually runs instead.