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Lake Arrowhead Water Level Today

Daily level, percent full and history for Lake Arrowhead, on the Little Wichita River in Texas.

Updated · Source: Texas Water Development BoardTWDB

Water level

920.74ft

msl · Daily reading for Nov 9, 2026

  • 5.26 ftbelow full pool (926.0 ft)
  • 70.0%full
  • 0.00 ftin 24 h0.00 ft in 7 days+0.08 ft in 30 days
920922924926928920922924926928920922924926928
  • Full pool
  • 1 yr ago

Storage 161,194 of 230,359 acre-ft

Is Lake Arrowhead full?

No. Lake Arrowhead is 70.0% full, 5.26 ft below full pool. It is 2.90 ft lower than a year ago (923.64 ft on Nov 9, 2025).

Lake Arrowhead level history

View data table
DateLevel (ft)% full
Nov 9, 2026920.7470.0%
Nov 8, 2026920.7470.0%
Nov 7, 2026920.7470.0%
Nov 6, 2026920.7470.0%
Nov 5, 2026920.7870.2%
Nov 4, 2026920.7970.2%
Nov 3, 2026920.8070.3%
Nov 2, 2026920.7470.0%
Nov 1, 2026920.7169.8%
Oct 31, 2026920.7269.9%
Oct 30, 2026920.7169.8%
Oct 29, 2026920.7169.8%
Oct 28, 2026920.7369.9%
Oct 27, 2026920.7470.0%
Oct 26, 2026920.7570.0%
Oct 25, 2026920.7770.1%
Oct 24, 2026920.7870.2%
Oct 23, 2026920.7970.2%
Oct 22, 2026920.8070.3%
Oct 21, 2026920.8170.3%
Oct 20, 2026920.8370.4%
Oct 19, 2026920.8570.5%
Oct 18, 2026920.8470.5%
Oct 17, 2026920.8270.4%
Oct 16, 2026920.7670.1%
Oct 15, 2026920.6869.7%
Oct 14, 2026920.5769.1%
Oct 13, 2026920.6069.3%
Oct 12, 2026920.6269.4%
Oct 11, 2026920.6569.5%
Oct 10, 2026920.6669.6%
  • Lake Arrowhead level
  • Full pool 926.0 ft
  • Above full pool
Source: TWDB · Daily readings since 1996

Lake Arrowhead on Nov 9 in past years

Lake Arrowhead water level on Nov 9 in past years
YearLevel (ft)vs today% full
2026today920.74—
70.0%
2025923.64+2.90
85.8%
2024920.36−0.38
68.0%
2023917.58−3.16
54.9%
2022920.31−0.43
67.8%
2021924.17+3.43
88.9%
2020925.94+5.20
99.6%
2019924.15+3.41
88.7%
2018926.13+5.39
100%above full pool
2017924.10+3.36
88.4%
2016925.54+4.80
97.1%

Today’s level is the lowest for this date since 2024.

Lake facts

Full pool (conservation pool)
926.0 ft msl
Dead pool
874.00 ft msl
Conservation capacity
230,359 acre-ft
Surface area today
11,793 acres
Highest since 1996
927.58 ftJun 18, 2015
Lowest since 1996
906.26 ftNov 20, 2014
Data since
Oct 2, 1996
Dam
Lake Arrowhead Damcompleted 1966
River
Little Wichita River
Owned by
City of Wichita Falls
Dam location
Clay County
Gauge location
33.7643, −98.3717

Dam, river and owner from the National Inventory of Dams (USACE). Records cover Oct 2, 1996 to today (daily averages).

Lake Arrowhead map and depth

  • Dam and level gauge
Shoreline © OpenStreetMap contributors · Open the full map
Average depth when full
about 17 ftcapacity ÷ surface area
Average depth today
about 14 ftstorage ÷ surface area today
Surface area
about 13,830 acresmeasured on the OpenStreetMap outline
Height of Lake Arrowhead Dam
62 ftNational Inventory of Dams

The outline shows the mapped shoreline, not today’s water line: when the lake is low, the water stands back from it.

Fishing on Lake Arrowhead

Main fish species
Largemouth bass, white bass, channel, flathead & blue catfish and white crappie
Bag and length limits
Statewide rules for all species
Last stocking
2025: 151,751 largemouth bass fingerlings
Fish stocked by Texas Parks and Wildlife since 2016
YearSpeciesNumberSize
2025Largemouth bass151,751Fingerling
2024Largemouth bass154,773Fingerling
2022Largemouth bass523,679Fry
2021White bass101Adult
2021Largemouth bass142,743Fingerling
2021Largemouth bass331,850Fry
2020Bluegill sunfish51,288Fingerling
2020Florida largemouth bass102,246Fingerling
2016Florida largemouth bass180,811Fingerling
2016Florida largemouth bass604,125Fry

This week’s fishing report (TPWD) · TPWD guide to Lake Arrowhead

Species, fishing rules and stocking records from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (checked Nov 9, 2026).

Weather on the lake

  1. Today73°FHighLow 54°FSSW 0–6 mphMostly Sunny
  2. Tonight54°FLowSSW 5 mphPartly Cloudy
  3. Tuesday77°FHighLow 55°FSW 5–8 mphSunny
  4. Wednesday77°FHighLow 49°FNW 3–13 mphSunny
  5. Thursday72°FHighLow 43°FNNW 2–6 mphSunny
  6. Friday65°FHighLow 42°FNE 3–7 mphSunny
  7. Saturday71°FHighLow 50°FSSE 6–12 mphSunny

Forecast: National Weather Service for the dam area (33.76, −98.37). Wind speeds are forecasts, not measurements.

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Quick answers

What is the full pool level of Lake Arrowhead?
926.0 ft above mean sea level, the top of its conservation pool. Above it, water is released or flows over the spillway of Lake Arrowhead Dam.
How much does Lake Arrowhead need to be full?
Lake Arrowhead needs 5.26 ft more water to reach full pool (926.0 ft), or about 69,165 acre-ft of storage, as of Nov 9, 2026.
How deep is Lake Arrowhead?
Lake Arrowhead is about 17 ft deep on average when full: 230,359 acre-ft of storage spread over about 13,830 acres of surface. At today’s level the average depth is about 14 ft. As in most reservoirs, the deepest water is in the old river channel near Lake Arrowhead Dam.
What fish are in Lake Arrowhead?
Texas Parks and Wildlife lists largemouth bass, white bass, channel, flathead & blue catfish and white crappie as the main fish in Lake Arrowhead. The last stocking was in 2025: 151,751 largemouth bass fingerlings.
Is Lake Arrowhead rising or falling?
It is steady: 0.00 ft in the last 7 days and 0.00 ft in 24 hours, to 920.74 ft on Nov 9, 2026 (Texas Water Development Board).
When was Lake Arrowhead last full?
It was last at or above full pool (926.0 ft) on Jun 18, 2025. On Nov 9, 2026 it was 5.26 ft below.
What is the highest level in our data?
Lake Arrowhead reached 927.58 ft on Jun 18, 2015. The lowest was 906.26 ft on Nov 20, 2014 (TWDB data since 1996; older records are not in this data set).
How much has Lake Arrowhead changed in the last year?
In the last 12 months it ranged from 920.57 ft (Oct 14, 2026) to 923.70 ft (Nov 24, 2025), a swing of 3.13 ft.
How often is this page updated?
This page is updated every morning with the daily reading published by the Texas Water Development Board. The last reading is from Nov 9, 2026.

Where this data comes from

Daily reservoir data from the Texas Water Development Board (Lake Arrowhead on waterdatafortexas.org). Updated every morning. Weather from the National Weather Service. Dam details from the National Inventory of Dams.

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