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Oologah Lake Water Level

Officially Oologah Lake (Oologah Dam)

Oklahoma

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Oologah Lake is currently 2.5 feet above full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 640.5 feet.

640.47 ft · Updated 3 hours ago · NOAA / National Weather Service — Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

Current level

640.47ft

+2.47 ft vs full pool

High

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.02 ft

Previous readingOct 24640.49 ft

7-day change

Down 0.07 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Up 0.02 ft

30 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
640.47 ft
24h
-0.02 ft
7d
-0.07 ft
30d
+0.02 ft

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains above the full pool

Oologah Lake is currently 640.47 ft, 2.47 ft above its full pool. The lake has fallen 0.07 ft over the past 7 days and risen 0.02 ft over the past 30 days.

Oologah Lake Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

2.47 ft above full pool

Current level
640.47 ft
Full pool
638 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
NOAA / NWS

Reference levels

  • Full pool638 ft
  • Flood stage661 ft

Surrounding county drought

Severe Drought

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

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Improving

Surrounding county drought

Rogers County, OK

Severe Drought

Severe Drought. The largest share of Rogers 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: Improving compared with last week. Official drought (D1–D4) yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Improving

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 Oct 20, 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 Rogers County, OK

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Oct 25, 2026640.47-0.02
Oct 24, 2026640.49-0.01
Oct 23, 2026640.5-0.01
Oct 22, 2026640.51-0.02
Oct 21, 2026640.530
Oct 20, 2026640.53-0.01
Oct 19, 2026640.540

Common questions about Oologah Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Oologah Lake is 640.47 ft (updated 3 hours ago). You can track the Oologah Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Oologah Lake is 638 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

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

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Oologah Lake is currently 2.47 ft above full pool.

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

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