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Lake Fork Reservoir water level today

Lake in Wood County, Texas

398.06ft
121.33 m · NGVD29
Measured · provisional
Below normal for the dateSteadyNOAA: No official flood stages here
24 hours
▼ 0.03 ft
7 days
▼ 0.30 ft
30 days
▼ 0.55 ft
Normal for Oct 23 ?
400.93 ft

At a glance · Oct 23

Lower than usual

Lake Fork Reservoir is 2.9 ft lower than normal for Oct 23, lower than on this date in 9 of the last 10 years.

  • This week↘ Falling 0.30 ft
  • Lowest on record↓ 395.26 ft (2011)

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

Normal for Oct 23Record lowToday398.06 ft

Today compared with past years on Oct 23

Lowest to highest on this date: 395.67–403.97 ftUsual range (10th–90th percentile): 396.98–402.73 ftNormal (25th–75th percentile): 399.78–401.56 ftToday: 398.06 ftToday 398.06 ftMedian 400.93Lowest 395.67Highest 403.9725th75th
Lowest to highest on this date: 395.67–403.97 ftUsual range (10th–90th percentile): 396.98–402.73 ftNormal (25th–75th percentile): 399.78–401.56 ftToday: 398.06 ftToday 398.06 ftMedian 400.93Lowest 395.6725th75th

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 9 of the last 10 years.

The lake has fallen 0.30 ft in 7 days and fallen 0.55 ft in 30 days.

Since 1994, the lowest daily level was 395.26 ft (Dec 2011) and the highest 405.14 ft (Dec 2015).

Lake Fork Reservoir level chart

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

2026 compared with 2025

396398400402404JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec202520262025-09-15: 401.95 ft2025-09-20: 401.81 ft2025-09-25: 401.71 ft2025-09-30: 401.56 ft2025-10-05: 401.41 ft2025-10-10: 401.28 ft2025-10-15: 401.13 ft2025-10-20: 401.00 ft2025-10-25: 400.95 ft2025-10-30: 400.85 ft2025-11-04: 400.73 ft2025-11-09: 400.68 ft2025-11-14: 400.50 ft2025-11-19: 400.46 ft2025-11-24: 400.59 ft2025-11-29: 400.57 ft2025-12-04: 400.49 ft2025-12-09: 400.38 ft2025-12-14: 400.34 ft2025-12-19: 400.24 ft2025-12-24: 400.19 ft2025-12-29: 400.19 ft2026-01-03: 400.09 ft2026-01-08: 400.03 ft2026-01-13: 399.97 ft2026-01-18: 399.88 ft2026-01-23: 399.87 ft2026-01-28: 399.97 ft2026-02-02: 399.93 ft2026-02-07: 399.93 ft2026-02-12: 399.92 ft2026-02-17: 400.15 ft2026-02-22: 400.15 ft2026-02-27: 400.06 ft2026-03-04: 400.02 ft2026-03-09: 400.22 ft2026-03-14: 400.23 ft2026-03-19: 400.13 ft2026-03-24: 400.07 ft2026-03-29: 399.99 ft2026-04-03: 399.96 ft2026-04-08: 400.25 ft2026-04-13: 400.22 ft2026-04-18: 400.22 ft2026-04-23: 400.23 ft2026-04-28: 400.43 ft2026-05-03: 400.40 ft2026-05-08: 400.33 ft2026-05-13: 400.85 ft2026-05-18: 400.77 ft2026-05-23: 401.05 ft2026-05-28: 401.05 ft2026-06-02: 401.02 ft2026-06-07: 401.31 ft2026-06-12: 401.34 ft2026-06-17: 401.26 ft2026-06-22: 401.22 ft2026-06-27: 401.07 ft2026-07-02: 400.92 ft2026-07-07: 400.86 ft2026-07-12: 400.71 ft2026-07-19: 400.55 ft2026-07-24: 400.37 ft2026-07-29: 400.20 ft2026-08-03: 400.00 ft2026-08-08: 399.85 ft2026-08-13: 399.69 ft2026-08-18: 399.55 ft2026-08-23: 399.41 ft2026-08-28: 399.26 ft2026-09-02: 399.10 ft2026-09-07: 399.01 ft2026-09-12: 398.89 ft2026-09-17: 398.77 ft2026-09-22: 398.65 ft2026-09-27: 398.48 ft2026-10-02: 398.52 ft2026-10-07: 398.51 ft2026-10-12: 398.38 ft2026-10-17: 398.24 ft
396398400402404JanAprJulOct202520262025-09-15: 401.95 ft2025-09-20: 401.81 ft2025-09-25: 401.71 ft2025-09-30: 401.56 ft2025-10-05: 401.41 ft2025-10-10: 401.28 ft2025-10-15: 401.13 ft2025-10-20: 401.00 ft2025-10-25: 400.95 ft2025-10-30: 400.85 ft2025-11-04: 400.73 ft2025-11-09: 400.68 ft2025-11-14: 400.50 ft2025-11-19: 400.46 ft2025-11-24: 400.59 ft2025-11-29: 400.57 ft2025-12-04: 400.49 ft2025-12-09: 400.38 ft2025-12-14: 400.34 ft2025-12-19: 400.24 ft2025-12-24: 400.19 ft2025-12-29: 400.19 ft2026-01-03: 400.09 ft2026-01-08: 400.03 ft2026-01-13: 399.97 ft2026-01-18: 399.88 ft2026-01-23: 399.87 ft2026-01-28: 399.97 ft2026-02-02: 399.93 ft2026-02-07: 399.93 ft2026-02-12: 399.92 ft2026-02-17: 400.15 ft2026-02-22: 400.15 ft2026-02-27: 400.06 ft2026-03-04: 400.02 ft2026-03-09: 400.22 ft2026-03-14: 400.23 ft2026-03-19: 400.13 ft2026-03-24: 400.07 ft2026-03-29: 399.99 ft2026-04-03: 399.96 ft2026-04-08: 400.25 ft2026-04-13: 400.22 ft2026-04-18: 400.22 ft2026-04-23: 400.23 ft2026-04-28: 400.43 ft2026-05-03: 400.40 ft2026-05-08: 400.33 ft2026-05-13: 400.85 ft2026-05-18: 400.77 ft2026-05-23: 401.05 ft2026-05-28: 401.05 ft2026-06-02: 401.02 ft2026-06-07: 401.31 ft2026-06-12: 401.34 ft2026-06-17: 401.26 ft2026-06-22: 401.22 ft2026-06-27: 401.07 ft2026-07-02: 400.92 ft2026-07-07: 400.86 ft2026-07-12: 400.71 ft2026-07-19: 400.55 ft2026-07-24: 400.37 ft2026-07-29: 400.20 ft2026-08-03: 400.00 ft2026-08-08: 399.85 ft2026-08-13: 399.69 ft2026-08-18: 399.55 ft2026-08-23: 399.41 ft2026-08-28: 399.26 ft2026-09-02: 399.10 ft2026-09-07: 399.01 ft2026-09-12: 398.89 ft2026-09-17: 398.77 ft2026-09-22: 398.65 ft2026-09-27: 398.48 ft2026-10-02: 398.52 ft2026-10-07: 398.51 ft2026-10-12: 398.38 ft2026-10-17: 398.24 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, 2025400.90 ft▲ 2.84 ft
Oct 23, 2024400.69 ft▲ 2.63 ft
Oct 23, 2023400.36 ft▲ 2.30 ft
Oct 23, 2022395.99 ft▼ 2.07 ft
Oct 23, 2021400.88 ft▲ 2.82 ft
Oct 23, 2020401.02 ft▲ 2.96 ft
Oct 23, 2019401.23 ft▲ 3.17 ft
Oct 23, 2018402.57 ft▲ 4.51 ft
Oct 23, 2017402.25 ft▲ 4.19 ft
Oct 23, 2016400.72 ft▲ 2.66 ft

Records & details

Highest
405.14 ft on Dec 28, 2015
Lowest
395.26 ft on Dec 3, 2011
Records from
1994 (32 years of daily data)
Storage
548,500 acre-ft
Water temperature
Not measured here

What acre-feet and % full mean

Full history: yearly highs and lows, monthly averages →

Lake Fork Dam

Height
85 ft
Completed
1980
Purposes
Water Supply; Recreation
Owner
SABINE RIVER AUTHORITY OF TEXAS
Normal storage
675,819 acre-ft
Surface area
27,690 acres

National Inventory of Dams (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). All dam facts →

Boat ramps on Lake Fork Reservoir

11 more ramps without a name, on the map: 1234567891011

13 ramps 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

This Afternoon84°F · Sunny
Wind 0 mph
Tonight60°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 0 mph
Saturday83°F · Sunny
Wind 0 mph
Saturday Night61°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind SE 0 to 5 mph
Sunday79°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind SE 0 to 5 mph
Sunday Night59°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind E 0 to 5 mph

NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 1 h ago.

Flood information

NOAA: No official flood stages here

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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