Lake Texoma Things to Do: Water, Parks, and Trips
The best things to do at Lake Texoma start on the water: rent a pontoon or book a striper charter, spend an afternoon beached on the islands, and explore Eisenhower State Park trails.
Lake Texoma Water Temperature & Level Today
Live surface water temp (82.2°F), pool elevation (615.24 ft MSL), dam outflow, and 30-day hydrological history.
Current Elevation
615.24 ft MSL
-1.76 ft vs normal pool Surface Water Temp
82.2°F
Comfortable swimming & skiing Dam Release (Outflow)
967 cfs
Controlled spillway / hydro discharge Reservoir Inflow
880 cfs
Upstream basin river drainage Normal Conservation Pool
617.0 ft
Flood pool: 640.0 ft What Today's Conditions (82.2°F • 615.2 ft) Mean
Boat Ramps & Navigation
At 615.2 ft MSL, main public concrete ramps remain fully functional with sufficient trailer draft. Boaters should exercise standard vigilance around shallow sandbars when straying outside marked navigation channels.
Private Docks & Shorelines
Water line is situated 1.8 ft below normal conservation pool. Floating docks and gangways are operating at optimal gangway slope without mud grounding.
Water Temperature & Recreation
Surface water temperature of 82.2°F provides comfortable conditions for swimming, paddleboarding, and wakeboarding without thermal protection. Safety status is currently rated CLEAR.
Copernicus Sentinel-2 MSI Telemetry
Spaceborne Satellite Observation & Water Clarity
Fresh multi-spectral overhead Earth observation from the European Space Agency (ESA) Sentinel-2 constellation (10m spatial resolution).
Satellite imagery and indices processed via Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem (CDSE) / Sentinel Hub API. Data reflects actual surface conditions at the time of orbital passage.
Water Clarity & TurbidityModerate / Normal (Good Clarity)
Derived from Band 4 red reflectance across open water pixels. Low reflectance indicates minimal suspended silt and high underwater visibility for angling and navigation.
Spaceborne Cyanobacteria / Algae RiskLow / Safe (Normal Chlorophyll-a)
Normalized Difference Chlorophyll Index (NDCI: 0.045) measures phytoplankton concentration using Red-Edge (B05) and Red (B04) bands to detect early bloom development before surface scums appear.
Shoreline & Emergent Island DelineationNDWI Active
Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI) contrasts Green and Near-Infrared spectra to map shallow shoals, sandbars, and exposed islands (like Sometimes Island on Travis or Wood Island on Texoma).
Reservoir Pool Benchmarks & Historical Records
| Pool Benchmark | Elevation (ft MSL) | Difference from Current | Notes / Historical Significance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Level (Today) | 615.24 ft | — | Live observation from USACE Tulsa District |
| Normal Conservation Pool | 617.00 ft | -1.76 ft | Target design storage pool for recreation & water supply |
| Flood Control Pool (Top of Gates) | 640.00 ft | 24.76 ft remaining capacity | Water above this stage triggers emergency spillway discharge |
| Record Historical High | 645.72 ft | 30.48 ft above current | Recorded on 2015-05-29 |
| Record Historical Low | 599.40 ft | 15.84 ft above record | Recorded on 1957-01-24 |
30-Day Daily Water Level History
Official daily snapshots from USACE Tulsa District
| Date | Elevation (ft MSL) | Daily Change | Inflow (cfs) | Release / Outflow (cfs) | Water Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | 616.09 ft | -0.01 ft | 880 | 967 | 74.8°F |
| 2026-09-17 | 616.10 ft | +0.01 ft | 810 | 909 | 74.7°F |
| 2026-09-16 | 616.09 ft | -0.01 ft | 864 | 844 | 74.3°F |
| 2026-09-15 | 616.10 ft | -0.03 ft | 734 | 944 | 74.3°F |
| 2026-09-14 | 616.13 ft | -0.01 ft | 704 | 890 | 74.7°F |
| 2026-09-13 | 616.14 ft | +0.03 ft | 925 | 894 | 74.6°F |
| 2026-09-12 | 616.11 ft | +0.02 ft | 788 | 891 | 73.7°F |
| 2026-09-11 | 616.09 ft | -0.03 ft | 834 | 919 | 73°F |
| 2026-09-10 | 616.12 ft | -0.07 ft | 692 | 906 | 73.5°F |
| 2026-09-09 | 616.19 ft | -0.04 ft | 789 | 845 | 74.6°F |
| 2026-09-08 | 616.23 ft | +0.01 ft | 931 | 974 | 75.1°F |
| 2026-09-07 | 616.22 ft | +0.02 ft | 748 | 871 | 74.7°F |
| 2026-09-06 | 616.20 ft | -0.01 ft | 807 | 840 | 74.1°F |
| 2026-09-05 | 616.21 ft | -0.03 ft | 693 | 1,017 | 74.2°F |
| 2026-09-04 | 616.24 ft | 0.00 ft | 876 | 814 | 74.5°F |
| 2026-09-03 | 616.24 ft | +0.03 ft | 888 | 880 | 74.1°F |
| 2026-09-02 | 616.21 ft | -0.01 ft | 710 | 1,016 | 73.4°F |
| 2026-09-01 | 616.22 ft | -0.05 ft | 800 | 774 | 73.2°F |
| 2026-08-31 | 616.27 ft | -0.07 ft | 729 | 938 | 74.1°F |
| 2026-08-30 | 616.34 ft | -0.01 ft | 931 | 972 | 75.1°F |
| 2026-08-29 | 616.35 ft | +0.03 ft | 808 | 780 | 75.2°F |
| 2026-08-28 | 616.32 ft | +0.02 ft | 698 | 973 | 74.4°F |
| 2026-08-27 | 616.30 ft | -0.03 ft | 817 | 916 | 73.8°F |
| 2026-08-26 | 616.33 ft | -0.02 ft | 776 | 826 | 74°F |
| 2026-08-25 | 616.35 ft | +0.01 ft | 938 | 962 | 74.3°F |
| 2026-08-24 | 616.34 ft | +0.01 ft | 720 | 886 | 73.9°F |
| 2026-08-23 | 616.33 ft | -0.03 ft | 727 | 880 | 73.4°F |
| 2026-08-22 | 616.36 ft | -0.06 ft | 845 | 913 | 73.7°F |
| 2026-08-21 | 616.42 ft | -0.05 ft | 811 | 903 | 74.8°F |
| 2026-08-20 | 616.47 ft | +0.02 ft | 899 | 904 | 75.4°F |
| 2026-08-19 | 616.45 ft | — | 658 | 862 | 74.9°F |
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How to Fish Lake Texoma During the Fall Turnover: Striper Tactics & Thermocline Shifts
When autumn breezes cool surface waters to 39°F, vertical turnover redistributes oxygen and disorients baitfish schools. Here is how tournament anglers locate suspended stripers and crappie across the Washita and Red River arms.