DeGray Lake lake and shoreline

DeGray Lake Water Level

Officially DeGray Lake (Caddo River)

Arkansas

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DeGray Lake is currently 5.6 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 402.4 feet.

402.40 ft · Updated just now · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Current level

402.4ft

−5.60 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.13 ft

Previous readingSep 9402.58 ft

7-day change

Down 0.90 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 1.95 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

403 ft405 ft407 ftFULL POOL 408.00 ftAug 12Sep 11

Level status

5.6 ft below full pool

Current level
402.4 ft
Full pool
408 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
USACE

Reference levels

  • Full pool408 ft
  • Flood stage420 ft

Watershed drought

Moderate Drought

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

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Worsening

Watershed drought conditions

Clark County, AR

Moderate Drought

Moderate Drought. Moderate drought is affecting the watershed.. 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

  • Stream inflows may run below normal
  • Lake levels can decline faster between rain events
  • Vegetation stress may increase over time

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

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    402.45 ft

    -0.13 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    402.58 ft

    -0.22 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    402.8 ft

    -0.15 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    402.95 ft

    -0.1 ft

  • Sep 6, 2026

    403.05 ft

    -0.1 ft

  • Sep 5, 2026

    403.15 ft

    -0.12 ft

  • Sep 4, 2026

    403.27 ft

    -0.08 ft

Common questions about DeGray Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at DeGray Lake is 402.4 ft (updated just now). You can track the DeGray Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for DeGray Lake is 408 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the DeGray Lake lake level is falling — falling about 0.90 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, DeGray Lake is currently 5.60 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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