Oologah Lake lake and shoreline

Oologah Lake Water Level

Officially Oologah Lake (Oologah Dam)

Oklahoma

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Oologah Lake is currently 2.7 feet above full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 640.7 feet.

640.71 ft · Updated 1 hour ago · NOAA / National Weather Service — Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

Current level

640.71ft

+2.71 ft vs full pool

High

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.03 ft

Previous readingSep 9640.74 ft

7-day change

Up 0.06 ft

7-day trend: Rising

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.65 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

638 ft640 ft641 ftFULL POOL 638.00 ftAug 12Sep 11

Level status

2.71 ft above full pool

Current level
640.71 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

Watershed drought

Severe Drought

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

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Worsening

Watershed drought conditions

Rogers County, OK

Severe Drought

Severe Drought. Severe 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

  • Lower stream inflows
  • Lake levels may decline faster
  • Vegetation is becoming drier
  • Minor increase in wildfire risk

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

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    640.71 ft

    -0.03 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    640.74 ft

    +0.25 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    640.49 ft

    -0.05 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    640.54 ft

    -0.04 ft

  • Sep 6, 2026

    640.58 ft

    -0.04 ft

  • Sep 5, 2026

    640.62 ft

    -0.02 ft

  • Sep 4, 2026

    640.64 ft

    -0.01 ft

Common questions about Oologah Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Oologah Lake is 640.71 ft (updated 1 hour 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 rising — rising about 0.06 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Oologah Lake is currently 2.71 ft above full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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