Mississippi lake levels today: Mississippi lakes

2 of 5 Mississippi lakes are below full pool today. Arkabutla Lake is the lowest for the date, .

Data as of November 4, 2026. Pictured: Arkabutla Lake.

Mississippi at a glance

Pictured: Enid Lake, which is 8.2 ft above full today.

5 Mississippi lakes trackedFederal reservoirs and lakes with a live agency gauge.
2 Below full poolOut of 5 with a published full pool; 3 are at or above it.
2 Lower than usual for the dateOut of 5 with five or more years of history; 0 are higher than usual.
5 Lower than a year agoOut of 5 lakes with a reading from the same date last year.

Every Mississippi lake, lowest first

Measured against full pool, Arkabutla Lake is the emptiest Mississippi lake today (1.7 ft below full) and Enid Lake the fullest (8.2 ft above full).

Compared with a year ago, Grenada Lake has dropped the most (2.9 ft lower) and Enid Lake has dropped the least.

2 of 5 lakes are lower than usual for early November, measured against each lake's own past years on today's date.

Select a column heading to sort the table. Each lake links to its own page with a 12-month chart and the dock check.

Mississippi lake levels. Select a column heading to sort.

Arkabutla Lake	207.60	−1.7 ft	7th pct	−7.38	−0.10
Grenada Lake	201.77	+8.8 ft	19th pct	−0.81	−2.87
Okatibbee Lake	340.43	−1.4 ft	27th pct	−0.60	−0.26
Sardis Lake	245.27	+9.3 ft	30th pct	−0.66	−0.70
Enid Lake	238.20	+8.2 ft	37th pct	−0.34	−0.05

More Mississippi lakes

Mississippi lake questions

Which Mississippi lake is the fullest right now?

Enid Lake: 8.2 ft above full.

Which Mississippi lake is the lowest?

Measured against full pool, Arkabutla Lake (1.7 ft below full). Measured against its own normal for the date, Arkabutla Lake (much lower than usual).

How is this ranking made?

Lakes that publish storage are ranked by percent of conservation storage. The rest are placed by their distance from full pool. Natural lakes without a full pool sit at the end, compared only with their normal for the date.