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Grand Lake Water Level

Officially Grand Lake O' the Cherokees

Oklahoma

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Grand Lake is currently at full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 742.0 feet.

741.96 ft · Updated 5 hours ago · NOAA / National Weather Service — Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

Current level

741.96ft

At full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Up 0.02 ft

Previous readingNov 10741.97 ft

7-day change

Up 0.01 ft

7-day trend: Stable

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Up 0.04 ft

30 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
741.96 ft
24h
+0.02 ft
7d
+0.01 ft
30d
+0.04 ft

Elevation (ft) Pensacola Datum (PD) · Pensacola Datum (PD)

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level is near the full pool

Grand Lake is currently 741.96 ft, near its full pool. The lake has risen 0.01 ft over the past 7 days and 0.04 ft over the past 30 days.

Grand Lake Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

0.04 ft below full pool

Current level
741.96 ft
Full pool
742 ft
DatumVertical reference for published pool and stage elevations at this lake (from the lake catalog).
Pensacola Datum (PD)
Elevation reference
Pensacola Datum (PD)
Source
NOAA / NWS

Reference levels

  • Full pool742 ft
  • Flood stage755 ft

Surrounding county drought

Severe Drought

100% of surrounding county in official drought (D1–D4).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Surrounding county drought

Delaware County, OK

Severe Drought

Severe Drought. The largest share of Delaware County, OK is in Severe Drought (D2), an official USDM drought category. These figures describe the surrounding county from the lake location, not the lake itself.. Trend: Stable compared with last week. Official drought (D1–D4) yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

Compared with last week

Official drought (D1–D4)

Yes

100% of the surrounding county is in official drought categories (D1–D4). Dominant category remains Severe Drought.

Typical county impacts (USDM guidance)

  • Lower streamflows in the surrounding county
  • Drier soils and vegetation stress
  • Minor increase in wildfire risk for the area

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Nov 3, 2026. Updated weekly. Official drought means U.S. Drought Monitor categories D1–D4 (Moderate through Exceptional). Abnormally Dry (D0) is not counted as official drought. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Delaware County, OK

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Nov 11, 2026741.99+0.02
Nov 10, 2026741.97+0.01
Nov 9, 2026741.96-0.08
Nov 8, 2026742.04-0.04
Nov 7, 2026742.08-0.05
Nov 6, 2026742.13-0.02
Nov 5, 2026742.15+0.17

Common questions about Grand Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Grand Lake is 741.96 ft (updated 5 hours ago). You can track the Grand Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Grand Lake is 742 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • Over the past seven days the Grand Lake lake level has held relatively steady — the current 7-day trend is Stable. The history chart above shows the full trend.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Grand Lake is currently at full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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