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Lake Arrowhead Water Level

Officially Lake Arrowhead (Little Wichita River)

Texas

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Lake Arrowhead is currently 5.3 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 920.7 feet.

920.73 ft · Updated Oct 6 · Texas Water Development Board

Current level

920.73ft

−5.27 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.01 ft

Previous readingOct 4920.74 ft

7-day change

Up 0.05 ft

7-day trend: Rising

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.48 ft

26 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
920.73 ft
24h
-0.01 ft
7d
+0.05 ft
30d
-0.48 ft

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Lake Arrowhead is currently 920.73 ft, 5.27 ft below its full pool. The lake has risen 0.05 ft over the past 7 days and fallen 0.48 ft over the past 30 days.

Lake Arrowhead Level Details

Reference elevations, recent daily readings, data sources, and answers to common questions.

Conditions & Reference

Level status

5.27 ft below full pool

Current level
920.73 ft
Full pool
926 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
Texas Water Development Board

Reference levels

  • Full pool926 ft

Watershed drought

Extreme Drought

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

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Worsening

Watershed drought conditions

Clay County, TX

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 29, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Clay County, TX

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Oct 5, 2026920.73-0.01
Oct 4, 2026920.74+0.06
Oct 3, 2026920.68+0.01
Oct 2, 2026920.67-0.04
Oct 1, 2026920.71+0.03
Sep 30, 2026920.680
Sep 29, 2026920.680

Common questions about Lake Arrowhead’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Arrowhead is 920.73 ft (updated Oct 6). You can track the Lake Arrowhead lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Arrowhead is 926 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Lake Arrowhead lake level is rising — rising about 0.05 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Arrowhead is currently 5.27 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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