Texas · USACE Fort Worth District

O.C. Fisher Lake water level

Today's reading against full pool and O.C. Fisher Lake's own seasonal history.

FULL POOL 1860 1880 1900
Elevation, feet (above mean sea level)

as of August 20, 2026

1873.37 ft above mean sea level

12% full share of conservation capacity, as reported with the gauge reading

level 34.6 ft below full pool — on the high side for mid-August

Reading from Texas Water Development Board — Water Data for Texas (Water Data for Texas — o-c-fisher); it refreshes with each site update rather than live.


O.C. Fisher Lake through the year

The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 2000–2026. The summer drawdown — and how this year sits in it — shows up without reading a single number.

full pool 1860 1880 1900 JFMAMJJASOND
Median and normal range by day of year, 2000–2026 · elevation, feet (above mean sea level)

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 1860 1880 1900 JFMAMJJASOND
  • 2026 (this year)
  • 2025 (last year)
  • 2016 (wettest on record)
  • 2013 (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 1908.00 ft above mean sea level · per Water Data for Texas — O.C. Fisher Lake
Conservation capacity 115,742 acre-feet · per Water Data for Texas — O.C. Fisher Lake
Gauge Water Data for Texas — o-c-fisher · Texas Water Development Board — Water Data for Texas
Datum ft above mean sea level
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 O.C. Fisher Lake right now?

O.C. Fisher Lake is at 1873.37 ft (above mean sea level) as of August 20, 2026 — 34.6 ft below full pool — on the high side for mid-August The lake is holding 12% of its conservation capacity.

What percent full is O.C. Fisher Lake?

As of August 20, 2026, O.C. Fisher Lake is holding 12% of its conservation capacity, per Water Data for Texas — O.C. Fisher Lake.

Is O.C. Fisher Lake full?

Not quite — at 1873.37 ft, O.C. Fisher Lake is 34.6 ft below its full pool of 1908.00 ft (above mean sea level). The lake is holding 12% of its conservation capacity.

What is full pool for O.C. Fisher Lake?

Full pool (the conservation pool) for O.C. Fisher Lake is 1908.00 ft above mean sea level, per Water Data for Texas — O.C. Fisher Lake. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.