168.28 ft NGVD29
level 0.2 ft below full pool — on the low side for mid-August
Reading from Texas Water Development Board — Water Data for Texas (Water Data for Texas — caddo); it refreshes with each site update rather than live.
Caddo Lake through the year
The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 2012–2026. 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.
- 2016 (wettest on record)
- 2013 (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 | 168.50 ft NGVD29 · per Texas Water Development Board (monitoring); bi-state natural lake with USACE-built dam full-pool reference |
|---|---|
| Gauge | Water Data for Texas — caddo · Texas Water Development Board — Water Data for Texas |
| Datum | NGVD29 — TWDB CSV states conservation pool 168.5 ft NGVD29 in the same file as the daily elevations - one source, one datum. |
| 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 Caddo Lake right now?
Caddo Lake is at 168.28 ft (NGVD29) as of August 15, 2026 — 0.2 ft below full pool — on the low side for mid-August
Is Caddo Lake full?
Not quite — at 168.28 ft, Caddo Lake is 0.2 ft below its full pool of 168.50 ft (NGVD29).
What is full pool for Caddo Lake?
Full pool (the conservation pool) for Caddo Lake is 168.50 ft NGVD29, per Texas Water Development Board (monitoring); bi-state natural lake with USACE-built dam full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.