Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees water level: Grand Lake 
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Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees is at full pool, much lower than usual for early November. The Pensacola (Grand Lake) gauge read 741.99 ft at 8:00 AM CST, November 4, 2026.
How Grand Lake stands today
- 741.99 Feet above sea level8:00 AM CST, November 4, 2026, LOCAL datum.
- −0.01 Feet from full poolFull pool today is 742.00 ft; it rises to 744.00 ft in the high season.
- −0.09 Feet from normal for Nov 4Median of 2014–2025 is 742.08 ft. Today ranks in the 8th percentile.
- −0.01 Feet from a year ago742.00 ft on November 4, 2025.
- −0.01 Feet over 30 days±0.00 ft over the past 7 days.
The past year, day by day
The shaded band is where Grand Lake usually sits on each date: the middle 80% of years from 2014 to 2025. The blue line is the past 12 months; the sand line is the 12 months before. Hover or use the arrow keys to read any day.
- Past 12 months
- The 12 months before
- Normal range (middle 80% of years)
- Median
- Full pool
Monthly average since 2014
Readings for the last 30 days
| Date | Level (ft) | Normal (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| November 4, 2026 | 742.00 | 742.08 |
| November 3, 2026 | 741.98 | 742.08 |
| November 2, 2026 | 742.04 | 742.07 |
| November 1, 2026 | 742.05 | 742.07 |
| October 31, 2026 | 742.06 | 742.08 |
| October 30, 2026 | 742.02 | 742.10 |
| October 29, 2026 | 742.04 | 742.12 |
| October 28, 2026 | 741.99 | 742.13 |
| October 27, 2026 | 741.92 | 742.16 |
| October 26, 2026 | 741.97 | 742.21 |
| October 25, 2026 | 742.02 | 742.22 |
| October 24, 2026 | 742.05 | 742.22 |
| October 23, 2026 | 742.03 | 742.38 |
| October 22, 2026 | 741.97 | 742.39 |
| October 21, 2026 | 742.00 | 742.39 |
| Date | Level (ft) | Normal (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| October 20, 2026 | 741.96 | 742.40 |
| October 19, 2026 | 741.91 | 742.40 |
| October 18, 2026 | 741.96 | 742.41 |
| October 17, 2026 | 742.02 | 742.42 |
| October 16, 2026 | 742.15 | 742.42 |
| October 15, 2026 | 742.12 | 742.42 |
| October 14, 2026 | 742.05 | 742.45 |
| October 13, 2026 | 741.97 | 742.47 |
| October 12, 2026 | 741.98 | 742.49 |
| October 11, 2026 | 742.04 | 742.36 |
| October 10, 2026 | 742.12 | 742.19 |
| October 9, 2026 | 742.13 | 742.04 |
| October 8, 2026 | 742.07 | 742.00 |
| October 7, 2026 | 742.04 | 742.00 |
| October 6, 2026 | 742.01 | 742.00 |
Is the water above your dock?
Enter the elevation of your dock, ramp end or a mark on your shoreline, in feet above sea level (LOCAL, the datum the Army Corps of Engineers uses for this gauge). You will see how far the water is above or below it today, and how often it dipped below it in each month since 2016.
| Month | Low year (10th %) | Median | High year (90th %) | Days above your mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 742.02 | 742.30 | 745.17 | — |
| February | 741.97 | 742.12 | 743.87 | — |
| March | 742.02 | 742.18 | 745.29 | — |
| April | 742.03 | 742.63 | 745.07 | — |
| May | 742.80 | 744.76 | 751.10 | — |
| June | 744.00 | 744.65 | 752.21 | — |
| July | 743.99 | 744.19 | 747.77 | — |
| August | 742.98 | 743.29 | 744.28 | — |
| September | 742.30 | 742.95 | 744.30 | — |
| October | 741.91 | 742.11 | 744.53 | — |
| November | 741.99 | 742.11 | 743.08 | — |
| December | 742.01 | 742.13 | 743.01 | — |
Other Oklahoma lakes, lowest first
| Lake | Level (ft) | Vs full pool |
|---|---|---|
| Pine Creek Lake | 425.64 | 25.4% full |
| Lake Tenkiller | 624.88 | 76.5% full |
| McGee Creek Reservoir | 570.61 | 78.7% full |
| Wister Lake | 474.08 | 56.9% full |
 Lake Thunderbird | 1,036.82 | 87.8% full |
 Sardis Lake | 597.26 | 91.2% full |
| Hugo Lake | 400.34 | 60.9% full |
| Broken Bow Lake | 590.11 | 9.4 ft below |
| Great Salt Plains Lake | 1,124.60 | At pool |
| Canton Lake | 1,610.75 | 68.4% full |
 Eufaula Lake | 581.68 | 78.1% full |
| Fort Gibson Lake | 554.32 | At pool |
| Copan Lake | 709.12 | 0.9 ft below |
 Foss Reservoir | 1,637.80 | 83.3% full |
Grand Lake questions
What is full pool at Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees?
Full pool at Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees is 742.00 ft above sea level today. The Army Corps of Engineers changes it through the year, up to 744.00 ft in the high season. The agency's own term for it is “top of conservation.”
Is Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees full right now?
Yes. At 741.99 ft it is within half a foot of full pool.
Is Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees lower than normal for early November?
Yes. The median level on Nov 4 across 2014–2025 is 742.08 ft, and today's 741.99 ft is −0.09 ft from it. In 8 of 10 years the level on this date fell between 742.00 and 743.19 ft.
How does Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees compare with last year?
A year ago, on November 4, 2025, it stood at 742.00 ft. It is at the same level now.
What are the highest and lowest levels since 2014?
In the daily record we hold, which starts in 2014, the highest daily level was 754.93 ft on June 24, 2019 and the lowest was 740.89 ft on September 20, 2014.
How often is this page updated?
We pull new readings from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers several times a day. This page was last rebuilt on Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:13:17 UTC. Readings are provisional and can be revised by the agency.