Overview
Lake Texoma is a roughly 74,700-acre reservoir on the Red River and Washita River along the Texas–Oklahoma border in Grayson and Cooke counties, Texas, and Bryan, Marshall, and Love counties, Oklahoma. Denison Dam was completed in 1944 and is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Tulsa District) for flood risk management, hydroelectric power, water supply, and recreation.
The lake has about 580 miles of shoreline and a maximum depth of about 100 feet. Broad open-water basins, river arms, rocky points, and windswept main-lake water create one of the largest dual-state recreation lakes in the southern Plains, with both developed shoreline and expansive public lands.
Texoma is famous for striped bass fishing and also produces largemouth bass, catfish, and crappie, with fisheries managed cooperatively by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Oklahoma agencies. Corps parks, state parks, marinas, and public ramps on both shores draw millions of visitors a year.
Water levels are managed by the Corps around a conservation / power pool commonly near 617 feet above mean sea level (NGVD29; seasonal power pool roughly 615–619), with flood storage to 640 feet. Elevations respond to Red River basin floods, drought, and power generation, so monitoring current lake levels is important for boating safety, fishing, and dock access.
Current Conditions
Lake Texoma is currently 0.12 feet above full pool and has fallen slightly over the past week.
- 7-day trendFallingLatest movement can differ from the seven-day trend.
- 7-day changeDown 0.45 ft
- 30-day changeDown 1.48 ft
- Drought conditionsAbnormally Dry
- Active advisories2 active (Advisory)
About This Lake
Learn how this lake is managed, what affects its water level, and where Lake Insights gets its data.
Lake Texoma is a 74,686-acre reservoir on the Red River managed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Tulsa District).