Arbuckle Lake lake and shoreline

Arbuckle Lake Water Level

Officially The Lake of the Arbuckles

Oklahoma

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Lake-specific pages: Weather · Lake level.

Alert details

Arbuckle Lake is currently at a water-surface elevation of 871.3 feet.

871.33 ft · Updated 2 hours ago · USACE SWT District

Current level

871.33ft

Status unavailable

A verified operating range is not available for this lake.

Since last reading

Up 0.09 ft

Previous readingSep 9871.24 ft

7-day change

Up 0.07 ft

7-day trend: Rising

4 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Up 0.07 ft

4 daily readings in the last 30 days

Water Level History

Elevation (ft) Water-surface elevation (ft)

871 ft871 ft871 ftSep 8Sep 11

Level status

Summary updating

This comparison needs the current level and full pool. We use the live feed when present, otherwise the latest daily summary when it includes a pool comparison.

DatumVertical reference for published pool and stage elevations at this lake (from the lake catalog).
Water-surface elevation (ft)
Elevation reference
Not available
Source
USACE SWT District

Reference levels

No published reference elevations for this lake.

Watershed drought

Extreme Drought

100% of watershed in official drought (D1+).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Worsening

Watershed drought conditions

Murray County, OK

Extreme Drought

Extreme Drought. Extreme drought conditions are present.. Trend: Worsening compared with last week. Official drought yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Worsening

Compared with last week

Official drought

Yes

100% of the watershed is currently classified as official drought (D1+).

Expected impacts

  • Significantly reduced stream inflows
  • Lake levels may fall quickly without heavy rain
  • Dry vegetation and elevated wildfire risk
  • Water use restrictions may apply nearby

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Sep 8, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Murray County, OK

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    871.33 ft

    +0.09 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    871.24 ft

    +0.02 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    871.22 ft

    -0.04 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    871.26 ft

Common questions about Arbuckle Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Arbuckle Lake is 871.33 ft (updated 2 hours ago). You can track the Arbuckle Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Arbuckle Lake lake level is rising — rising about 0.07 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Readings refresh when USACE SWT District publishes new gauge data — typically daily for most reservoirs. The timestamp above the chart shows when the latest observation arrived on Lake Insights.

Lake level glossary

Definitions for pool targets, datums, and how elevation readings are labeled.

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