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Waurika Lake water level: Waurika Rippling deep blue lake water 1.9 ft low

Waurika Lake is 1.9 ft below full pool, about normal for early November. The gauge read 949.50 ft at 9:00 AM CST, November 4, 2026.

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Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, SWT district. Agency page.

How Waurika stands today

946 947 948 949 950 951 952 953 A year ago 951.80 ft Full pool 951.40 ft Normal today 950.26 ft Today 949.50 ft Feet above sea level (NGVD29)

The past year, day by day

The shaded band is where Waurika 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
950 955 960 DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov Full pool 951.40 Today Year ago
950 955 960 DecFebAprJunAugOct Full pool 951.40 Today Year ago

Monthly average since 2014

9309409509602014201620182020202220242026
93094095096020142017202020232026
Readings for the last 30 days
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
November 4, 2026949.50950.26
November 3, 2026949.53950.27
November 2, 2026949.40950.26
November 1, 2026949.40950.25
October 31, 2026949.41950.37
October 30, 2026949.42950.39
October 29, 2026949.42950.40
October 28, 2026949.43950.41
October 27, 2026949.46950.42
October 26, 2026949.47950.43
October 25, 2026949.49950.43
October 24, 2026949.51950.43
October 23, 2026949.53950.24
October 22, 2026949.55950.24
October 21, 2026949.56950.24
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
October 20, 2026949.58950.25
October 19, 2026949.60950.27
October 18, 2026949.62950.29
October 17, 2026949.65950.30
October 16, 2026949.63950.32
October 15, 2026949.28950.33
October 14, 2026949.07950.35
October 13, 2026949.08950.36
October 12, 2026949.10950.36
October 11, 2026949.12950.36
October 10, 2026949.16950.37
October 9, 2026949.18950.39
October 8, 2026949.21950.41
October 7, 2026949.22950.43
October 6, 2026949.24950.45

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 (NGVD29, 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.

Today the lake is at 949.50 ft.

Typical Waurika Lake level by month since 2016
MonthLow year (10th %)MedianHigh year (90th %)Days above your mark
January 948.94 950.99 952.06 —
February 948.86 951.05 951.70 —
March 948.89 951.31 951.96 —
April 949.02 951.75 952.37 —
May 950.40 951.80 955.45 —
June 950.82 951.70 954.73 —
July 950.17 951.42 953.36 —
August 949.15 950.87 951.83 —
September 948.53 950.58 951.58 —
October 947.86 950.48 952.11 —
November 947.80 950.34 951.61 —
December 948.45 950.48 951.45 —

Other Oklahoma lakes, lowest first

Lake water surface
Open water
Oklahoma lakes ranked by how full they are
Lake Level (ft) Vs full pool For the date
Pine Creek Lake 425.64 25.4% full Much lower than usual
Lake Tenkiller 624.88 76.5% full Much lower than usual
McGee Creek Reservoir 570.61 78.7% full Much lower than usual
Wister Lake 474.08 56.9% full Much lower than usual
Lake Thunderbird 1,036.82 87.8% full Much lower than usual
Sardis Lake 597.26 91.2% full Much lower than usual
Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees 741.99 At pool Much lower than usual
Hugo Lake 400.34 60.9% full Much lower than usual
Broken Bow Lake 590.11 9.4 ft below Much lower than usual
Great Salt Plains Lake 1,124.60 At pool Much lower than usual
Canton Lake 1,610.75 68.4% full Lower than usual
Eufaula Lake 581.68 78.1% full Lower than usual
Fort Gibson Lake 554.32 At pool Lower than usual
Copan Lake 709.12 0.9 ft below Lower than usual

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Waurika questions

What is full pool at Waurika Lake?

Full pool at Waurika Lake is 951.40 ft above sea level today. The agency's own term for it is “top of conservation.”

Is Waurika Lake full right now?

No. It is 1.9 ft below full pool and holds 89.7% of its conservation storage.

Is Waurika Lake lower than normal for early November?

No, it is close to normal. The median level on Nov 4 across 2014–2025 is 950.26 ft, and today's 949.50 ft is −0.76 ft from it. In 8 of 10 years the level on this date fell between 947.38 and 951.77 ft.

How does Waurika Lake compare with last year?

A year ago, on November 4, 2025, it stood at 951.80 ft. It is 2.30 ft lower 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 962.91 ft on May 8, 2025 and the lowest was 931.86 ft on May 4, 2015.

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.