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Live lake level, flow, historical records and forecast for Lake Texoma at Cumberland Cut near Cumberland in OK, United States, built from official government gauge data.
Lake Texoma sits in the Lower Washita watershed in Oklahoma.
The station record runs for more than 11 years, and the range is wide. The high mark is 635.22 ft (193.62 m) in May 2025. The low mark is 613.07 ft (186.86 m) in October 2023. That spread matters at the shore: a dock, ramp, or intake has to cope with water that can sit more than 20 ft apart at different points in the record.
The seasonal pattern is fairly clear. The typical high month is June at 619.6 ft (188.86 m), and the typical low month is September at 616.06 ft (187.78 m). The typical annual swing is 3.5 ft (1.08 m). For people using the lake, that is the part to watch when setting slip hardware, checking a shallow ramp, or planning a shoreline pump.
The regional rhythm here is the one you would expect from southern-plains water: spring is the main storm season, and long dry recessions can follow.
The gauge drains 7697 sq mi (19935 km2) upstream of this station. That is the area feeding the level at Cumberland Cut, not the whole named watershed on a map.
Because this is a lake station, the main practical question is how far the surface can move above or below the level you are used to. The record low in October 2023 and the record high in May 2025 show that the lake can change a lot within the station record. The seasonal swing is smaller than that record spread, but it is the more common change to plan around from month to month.
The hero number on this page is today’s lake level compared with the median for the same calendar day across the station record. That comparison is more useful than raw elevation because it tells you whether the lake is running high or low for this date, not just how many feet above sea level it sits.
This station is USGS, and the record spans more than 11 years. For cottagers, anglers, and anyone watching access or shoreline conditions, the calendar-day median gives the better day-to-day read on where the lake stands relative to its own history.
Readings come from official government gauges and are rolled into daily records: the daily mean, high and low for every day on record. Each calendar day gets its own baseline from the full history, so the level you see is compared against what this specific date usually looks like rather than an annual average.
Real-time water levels, forecasts, and alerts for lakes and rivers across Canada, the US and the UK. Built on official government data.
Nibi Metrics tracks more than 13,000 gauged lakes and rivers across Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom, reading directly from official federal monitoring networks: the Water Survey of Canada, the United States Geological Survey, Quebec's provincial hydrometric network, and the Environment Agency for England. Every number on the platform is measured, not modelled - taken from a government gauge on the water itself and compared against that location's own historical record for this exact date.
The level right now, in feet or metres, updated as the source agency publishes new readings - for many stations that is every five to fifteen minutes. How today compares to typical: every location carries its own typical-for-this-date band built from its historical record, so a reading is never just a number - it is above, below, or near what this water usually does on this calendar day. Which way it is moving: a measured RISING, FALLING, or STEADY verdict computed from the gauge's own recent readings, with the rate of change - the difference between a flood ending and one beginning. What comes next: level forecasts up to 72 hours ahead, driven by the gauge's recent behaviour, upstream water, and quantitative precipitation forecasts, alongside live radar, lightning, and weather for the surrounding region.
Set a threshold on any location - a level, a distance above typical, or a rate of climb - and Nibi emails or notifies you the moment the gauge crosses it. Cottagers use it for spring freshet, anglers for river conditions, marinas and municipalities for operations. The scanning runs around the clock against the same measured data shown on every page.
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