Lake Texoma

Lake Texoma at a glance

On the map, Lake Texoma is centered near 33.8319, -96.5711. It was completed in 1944. Surface elevation is about 617 feet. Water leaves through the Red River.

The closest lakes in this guide are Lake Bonham (Texas, 27 mi), Lake Ray Roberts (Texas, 42 mi) and Lake of the Arbuckles (Oklahoma, 49 mi). In all, 118 lakes in Texas are covered here.

Water temperature is not measured at this lake by any public agency we read. Most Texas day-use areas open for the summer season and close outside it. Algae blooms are seasonal and local: look for posted signs at the ramp or park entrance.

Readings come from station 07331455 (Lake Texoma at Cumberland Cut nr Cumberland, OK). The Corps of Engineers puts the top of the flood pool at 640.0 ft. The top of the dam sits at 670.0 ft. Conservation capacity is 1,243,801 acre-feet. The last value stored here, 615.61 ft, is from 2026-09-09. That put the reservoir at 97% of its conservation capacity. Over the record shown on the level page the gauge has moved between 615.62 ft and 621.14 ft (low on 2026-09-09, high on 2026-04-05). The conservation pool tops out at 617.0 ft. When the pool drops, shoreline beaches grow and shallow ramps can run out of concrete.

The shoreline of Lake Texoma has 20 public recreation areas in the datasets we read. Recreation areas nearby include Burns Run East, Burns Run West and Eisenhower State Park. Parking is the usual limit on busy summer weekends.