Okatibbee Lake lake and shoreline

Okatibbee Lake Water Level

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Okatibbee Lake is currently 2.1 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 341.9 feet.

341.94 ft · Updated 2 hours ago · USACE SAM District

Current level

341.94ft

−2.06 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

No meaningful change

Previous readingSep 9341.95 ft

7-day change

Down 0.03 ft

7-day trend: Falling

4 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.03 ft

4 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

342 ft343 ft344 ftFULL POOL 344.00 ftSep 8Sep 11

Level status

2.06 ft below full pool

Current level
341.94 ft
Full pool
344 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
USACE SAM District

Reference levels

  • Full pool344 ft

Watershed drought

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally dry (D0), not official drought.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Lauderdale County, MS

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The surrounding county is abnormally dry, which is not official drought.. Trend: Stable compared with last week. Official drought no

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

Compared with last week

Official drought

No

Current conditions are classified as Abnormally Dry (D0), which is not considered official drought.

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

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    341.95 ft

    0 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    341.95 ft

    -0.02 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    341.97 ft

    -0.01 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    341.98 ft

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Common questions about Okatibbee Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Okatibbee Lake is 341.94 ft (updated 2 hours ago). You can track the Okatibbee Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Okatibbee Lake is 344 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Okatibbee Lake lake level is falling — falling about 0.03 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Okatibbee Lake is currently 2.06 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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