Lake Kickapoo Water Level Today

Lake Kickapoo is 80.4% full at 1,041.9 ft as of Oct 23, according to the Texas Water Development Board.

80.4%

Full, by conservation storage

1,041.9 ft

Elevation above sea level

3.1 ft

Below full pool of 1,045.0 ft

Today, 1,041.9 ftFull pool, 1,045.0 ftNormal, 1,041.9 ft

Since the day before

−0.01 ft

Last 7 days

+0.10 ft

Last 30 days

+0.43 ft

Compared with normal

At normal

Updated Oct 23 (daily average). Source: Texas Water Development Board. Normal is the median level for Oct 23 from 2009 to 2026. Elevations are in feet above NGVD29.

Lake Kickapoo level history

30 days1 year10 years

Last 30 daysFull pool, 1,045.0 ft

Last 30 daysFull pool

This yearSame dates last yearFull pool, 1,045.0 ft

This yearSame dates last yearFull pool

One reading a weekFull pool, 1,045.0 ft

One reading a weekFull pool

Elevation in feet, one reading per day (one a week over 10 years). Source: Texas Water Development Board.

Common questions

Is Lake Kickapoo full?

No. It is 80.4% full by conservation storage, 3.1 ft below its full pool elevation of 1,045.0 ft.

What is the lowest Lake Kickapoo has been since 1999?

1,029.4 ft, in July 2014, in daily records back to March 1999.

What is the highest Lake Kickapoo has been since 1999?

1,047.4 ft, in December 2018, in daily records back to March 1999.

How does today compare with a normal year?

It is right at the median level for Oct 23 across the stored record.

Is Lake Kickapoo rising or falling?

Rising: it is up 0.10 ft over the last 7 days.

Records

Record high	1,047.4 ft	Dec 2018
Record low	1,029.4 ft	Jul 2014
This year's high	1,043.9 ft	Jun 2026
This year's low	1,041.3 ft	Oct 2026

Daily levels since March 1999. Source: Texas Water Development Board.

Lake facts

Operator	City of Wichita Falls
Dam	Lake Kickapoo Dam
Full pool	1,045.0 ft
Conservation capacity	86,345 acre-ft
Surface area	5,864 acres
County	Archer

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

Other lakes near Lake Kickapoo

All Texas lakes

Lake	Percent full	Level	Change, 7 days	Updated
Lake Kemp	73.8%	1,139.6 ft	not reported	Oct 23
Lake Arrowhead	70.3%	920.8 ft	not reported	Oct 23
Waurika Lake	89.7%	949.5 ft	−0.14 ft	11:00 p.m. CT, Oct 23
Possum Kingdom Lake	91.6%	996.4 ft	not reported	Oct 23
Bridgeport Reservoir, TX	72.1%	826.8 ft	not reported	Oct 23
Tom Steed Lake	69.3%	1,406.3 ft	+0.84 ft	11:00 p.m. CT, Oct 23

Lake Kemp73.8% full Lake Arrowhead70.3% full Waurika Lake89.7% full Possum Kingdom Lake91.6% full Bridgeport Reservoir, TX72.1% full Tom Steed Lake69.3% full

All Texas lakes

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