Lake Thunderbird Water Level Today

Lake Thunderbird is 88.1% full at 1,036.9 ft as of 3:00 p.m. CT, Oct 23, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

88.1%

Full, by conservation pool storage

1,036.9 ft

Elevation above sea level

2.1 ft

Below full pool of 1,039.0 ft

Today, 1,036.9 ftFull pool, 1,039.0 ftNormal, 1,038.0 ft

Last 24 hours

−0.03 ft

Last 7 days

−0.13 ft

Last 30 days

+0.83 ft

Compared with normal

1.2 ft below

Updated 3:00 p.m. CT, Oct 23. Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Normal is the median level for Oct 23 from 2006 to 2026. Elevations are in feet above NGVD29.

Lake Thunderbird level history

30 days1 year10 years

Last 30 daysFull pool, 1,039.0 ft

Last 30 daysFull pool

This yearSame dates last yearFull pool, 1,039.0 ft

This yearSame dates last yearFull pool

One reading a weekFull pool, 1,039.0 ft

One reading a weekFull pool

Elevation in feet, one reading per day (one a week over 10 years). Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Common questions

Is Lake Thunderbird full?

No. It is 88.1% full by conservation pool storage, 2.1 ft below its full pool elevation of 1,039.0 ft.

What is the lowest Lake Thunderbird has been since 1990?

87.0 ft, in July 2015, in daily records back to April 1990.

What is the highest Lake Thunderbird has been since 1990?

1,049.4 ft, in May 2015, in daily records back to April 1990.

How does today compare with a normal year?

It is 1.2 ft below the median level for Oct 23 across the stored record.

Is Lake Thunderbird rising or falling?

Falling: it is down 0.13 ft over the last 7 days.

Records

Record high	1,049.4 ft	May 2015
Record low	87.0 ft	Jul 2015
This year's high	1,038.4 ft	Jul 2026
This year's low	1,035.6 ft	Oct 2026

Daily levels since April 1990. Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; before September 2014, the Bureau of Reclamation.

Flows and water temperature

Inflow	0 cfs
Release from Norman Dam	0 cfs

Latest readings. Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Lake facts

Operator	Bureau of Reclamation
Dam	Norman Dam
Full pool	1,039.0 ft
Conservation capacity	105,838 acre-ft
Surface area	6,070 acres
County	Cleveland

Full pool and capacity: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Dam facts: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Inventory of Dams.

Other lakes near Lake Thunderbird

All Oklahoma lakes

Lake	Percent full	Level	Change, 7 days	Updated
Arbuckle Lake	98.7%	871.7 ft	−0.01 ft	4:00 p.m. CT, Oct 23
Waurika Lake	89.8%	949.5 ft	−0.18 ft	4:00 p.m. CT, Oct 23
Keystone Lake	100.0%	724.7 ft	+4.35 ft	4:00 p.m. CT, Oct 23
McGee Creek Reservoir	78.4%	571.3 ft	−0.57 ft	Oct 22
Skiatook Lake	89.8%	710.8 ft	−0.17 ft	4:00 p.m. CT, Oct 23
Kaw Lake	100.0%	1,011.3 ft	+0.39 ft	4:00 p.m. CT, Oct 23

Arbuckle Lake98.7% full Waurika Lake89.8% full Keystone Lake100.0% full McGee Creek Reservoir78.4% full Skiatook Lake89.8% full Kaw Lake100.0% full

All Oklahoma lakes

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