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Lake Cherokee water level today

Lake in Rusk County, Texas

277.03ft
84.44 m · NAVD88
Measured · provisional
Much below normal for the dateSteadyNOAA: No flooding
24 hours
▼ 0.03 ft
7 days
▼ 0.21 ft
30 days
▼ 0.62 ft
Normal for Oct 23 ?
278.97 ft

At a glance · Oct 23

Much lower than usual

Lake Cherokee is 1.9 ft lower than normal for Oct 23, lower than on this date in all of the last 9 years.

  • This week↘ Falling 0.21 ft
  • Lowest on record↓ 277.09 ft (2026)

Compared with this gauge's own records for the same date. A statistical guide, not advice.

Normal for Oct 23Record lowToday277.03 ft

Today compared with past years on Oct 23

Lowest to highest on this date: 277.15–279.70 ftUsual range (10th–90th percentile): 277.60–279.57 ftNormal (25th–75th percentile): 278.77–279.10 ftToday: 277.03 ftToday 277.03 ftMedian 278.97Lowest 277.15Highest 279.7025th75th
Lowest to highest on this date: 277.15–279.70 ftUsual range (10th–90th percentile): 277.60–279.57 ftNormal (25th–75th percentile): 278.77–279.10 ftToday: 277.03 ftToday 277.03 ftMedian 278.97Lowest 277.1525th75th

Where today's reading sits among this gauge's own records for the same date (±3 days). A statistical guide, not advice.

What this means

It is lower than on Oct 23 in every one of the last 9 years on record.

The lake has fallen 0.21 ft in 7 days and fallen 0.62 ft in 30 days.

Since 2017, the lowest daily level was 277.09 ft (Oct 2026) and the highest 282.89 ft (Apr 2024).

Lake Cherokee level chart

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Measured Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)

2026 compared with 2025

277278279280282JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec202520262025-09-14: 279.82 ft2025-09-19: 279.71 ft2025-09-24: 279.74 ft2025-09-29: 279.91 ft2025-10-04: 279.85 ft2025-10-09: 279.76 ft2025-10-14: 279.67 ft2025-10-19: 279.64 ft2025-10-24: 279.59 ft2025-10-29: 279.79 ft2025-11-03: 279.80 ft2025-11-08: 279.83 ft2025-11-13: 279.79 ft2025-11-18: 279.83 ft2025-11-23: 279.89 ft2025-11-28: 280.39 ft2025-12-03: 280.32 ft2025-12-08: 280.32 ft2025-12-13: 280.28 ft2025-12-18: 280.27 ft2025-12-23: 280.25 ft2025-12-28: 280.25 ft2026-01-02: 280.22 ft2026-01-07: 280.23 ft2026-01-12: 280.28 ft2026-01-17: 280.22 ft2026-01-22: 280.24 ft2026-01-30: 280.29 ft2026-02-04: 280.28 ft2026-02-09: 280.27 ft2026-02-14: 280.31 ft2026-02-19: 280.36 ft2026-02-24: 280.29 ft2026-03-01: 280.28 ft2026-03-06: 280.28 ft2026-03-11: 280.61 ft2026-03-16: 280.40 ft2026-03-21: 280.32 ft2026-03-26: 280.28 ft2026-03-31: 280.22 ft2026-04-05: 280.53 ft2026-04-10: 280.37 ft2026-04-15: 280.31 ft2026-04-20: 280.27 ft2026-04-25: 280.33 ft2026-04-30: 280.35 ft2026-05-05: 280.28 ft2026-05-10: 280.23 ft2026-05-15: 280.18 ft2026-05-20: 280.11 ft2026-05-25: 280.31 ft2026-05-30: 280.24 ft2026-06-04: 280.17 ft2026-06-09: 280.16 ft2026-06-14: 280.08 ft2026-06-19: 280.28 ft2026-06-24: 280.30 ft2026-06-29: 280.12 ft2026-07-04: 280.00 ft2026-07-09: 279.89 ft2026-07-14: 279.99 ft2026-07-19: 279.94 ft2026-07-24: 279.80 ft2026-07-29: 279.62 ft2026-08-03: 279.41 ft2026-08-08: 279.22 ft2026-08-13: 279.05 ft2026-08-18: 278.86 ft2026-08-23: 278.70 ft2026-08-28: 278.54 ft2026-09-02: 278.33 ft2026-09-07: 278.19 ft2026-09-12: 278.02 ft2026-09-17: 277.84 ft2026-09-22: 277.69 ft2026-09-27: 277.51 ft2026-10-02: 277.55 ft2026-10-07: 277.47 ft2026-10-12: 277.35 ft2026-10-17: 277.21 ft
277278279280282JanAprJulOct202520262025-09-14: 279.82 ft2025-09-19: 279.71 ft2025-09-24: 279.74 ft2025-09-29: 279.91 ft2025-10-04: 279.85 ft2025-10-09: 279.76 ft2025-10-14: 279.67 ft2025-10-19: 279.64 ft2025-10-24: 279.59 ft2025-10-29: 279.79 ft2025-11-03: 279.80 ft2025-11-08: 279.83 ft2025-11-13: 279.79 ft2025-11-18: 279.83 ft2025-11-23: 279.89 ft2025-11-28: 280.39 ft2025-12-03: 280.32 ft2025-12-08: 280.32 ft2025-12-13: 280.28 ft2025-12-18: 280.27 ft2025-12-23: 280.25 ft2025-12-28: 280.25 ft2026-01-02: 280.22 ft2026-01-07: 280.23 ft2026-01-12: 280.28 ft2026-01-17: 280.22 ft2026-01-22: 280.24 ft2026-01-30: 280.29 ft2026-02-04: 280.28 ft2026-02-09: 280.27 ft2026-02-14: 280.31 ft2026-02-19: 280.36 ft2026-02-24: 280.29 ft2026-03-01: 280.28 ft2026-03-06: 280.28 ft2026-03-11: 280.61 ft2026-03-16: 280.40 ft2026-03-21: 280.32 ft2026-03-26: 280.28 ft2026-03-31: 280.22 ft2026-04-05: 280.53 ft2026-04-10: 280.37 ft2026-04-15: 280.31 ft2026-04-20: 280.27 ft2026-04-25: 280.33 ft2026-04-30: 280.35 ft2026-05-05: 280.28 ft2026-05-10: 280.23 ft2026-05-15: 280.18 ft2026-05-20: 280.11 ft2026-05-25: 280.31 ft2026-05-30: 280.24 ft2026-06-04: 280.17 ft2026-06-09: 280.16 ft2026-06-14: 280.08 ft2026-06-19: 280.28 ft2026-06-24: 280.30 ft2026-06-29: 280.12 ft2026-07-04: 280.00 ft2026-07-09: 279.89 ft2026-07-14: 279.99 ft2026-07-19: 279.94 ft2026-07-24: 279.80 ft2026-07-29: 279.62 ft2026-08-03: 279.41 ft2026-08-08: 279.22 ft2026-08-13: 279.05 ft2026-08-18: 278.86 ft2026-08-23: 278.70 ft2026-08-28: 278.54 ft2026-09-02: 278.33 ft2026-09-07: 278.19 ft2026-09-12: 278.02 ft2026-09-17: 277.84 ft2026-09-22: 277.69 ft2026-09-27: 277.51 ft2026-10-02: 277.55 ft2026-10-07: 277.47 ft2026-10-12: 277.35 ft2026-10-17: 277.21 ft
20262025Normal (middle 50% of past years)Usual range (10th–90th percentile)Median

Each year drawn on the same January–December axis, over this gauge's normal range for each date. Hover or tap a point for its value.

Same date in past years

DateLevelvs today
Oct 23, 2025279.60 ft▲ 2.57 ft
Oct 23, 2024278.77 ft▲ 1.74 ft
Oct 23, 2023277.18 ft▲ 0.15 ft
Oct 23, 2022277.70 ft▲ 0.67 ft
Oct 23, 2021278.97 ft▲ 1.94 ft
Oct 23, 2020279.56 ft▲ 2.53 ft
Oct 23, 2019278.82 ft▲ 1.79 ft
Oct 23, 2018279.10 ft▲ 2.07 ft
Oct 23, 2017279.07 ft▲ 2.04 ft

Records & details

Highest
282.89 ft on Apr 10, 2024
Lowest
277.09 ft on Oct 21, 2026
Records from
2017 (10 years of daily data)
Water temperature
Not measured here

Full history: yearly highs and lows, monthly averages →

Lake Cherokee Dam

Height
45 ft
Completed
1948
Purposes
Water Supply; Recreation
Owner
Private
Normal storage
44,475 acre-ft
Surface area
3,101 acres

National Inventory of Dams (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

Boat ramps on Lake Cherokee

1 ramps without a name, on the map: 1

1 ramp listed. Links open the ramp's location on OpenStreetMap. Check the managing agency for closures, especially at low water. All Texas boat ramps →

Weather & wind

Today85°F · Sunny
Wind E 0 to 5 mph
Tonight52°F · Mostly Clear
Wind SE 0 to 5 mph
Saturday84°F · Sunny
Wind SE 0 to 5 mph
Saturday Night52°F · Mostly Clear
Wind SE 0 to 5 mph
Sunday80°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind E 0 to 10 mph
Sunday Night51°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind E 0 to 5 mph

NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 6 h ago.

Flood information

NOAA: No flooding

Flood status comes from the NOAA National Weather Service. We do not issue warnings. Flood stages explained. For official forecasts and warnings, see the NOAA gauge page.

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