Lake Texoma Water Level - It's Shrinking Again




Today is Sunday, January 5, 2014 and we just returned from a two-hour tour of the West End of Lake Texoma. We had to drive our 4 X 4 pickup because there is no way we could have toured by boat, not even our small boat. There's not enough water in the lake for safe travel here. The water level as reported on this website is 609.49, and that is historically low. My husband has worked on this lake for nearly 20 years and he has never seen so much "real estate" along the shore of Texas and also Oklahoma. So he wanted me to take photos for the world to see what's happening here. Basically, it's not good. We had a long discussion while we were driving, on topics ranging from global warming to the politics of power generation on the Denison Dam and selling of water to municipalities north of Dallas. We saw hundreds of tree stumps sticking out of bare sand where water is normally deep enough for boats to travel safely over them. We saw boats in private slips starting to lean and boat ramps closed for safety reasons. I'm assuming that everyone who knows and loves Lake Texoma has opinions and this would be a good time to share them below, because we need the politicians and government officials to see what's happening here. No rain is in the forecast for the next week. That means the lake level will continue to drop. Lack of rain is certainly one reason for the incredible shrinking Lake Texoma. But it is not the only reason. Care to share your own comments now?




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Lake Texoma Weather Forecast

Tuesday

Mostly Sunny

Hi: 71

Tuesday Night

Partly Cloudy

Lo: 53

Wednesday

Partly Sunny

Hi: 78

Wednesday Night

Mostly Clear

Lo: 66

Thursday

Partly Sunny

Hi: 82

Thursday Night

Mostly Cloudy

Lo: 68

Friday

Chance Thunderstorms

Hi: 82

Friday Night

Rain Showers Likely

Lo: 66


Lake Texoma Water Level (last 30 days)


Water Level on 4/15: 615.66 (-1.34)



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Fishing Report from TPWD (Apr. 9)

FAIR. Water stained; 60 degrees; 2.12 feet below pool. Striper fishing is about to break loose on live bait as we get closer to the shad spawn and the water temps hitting 60. Plenty of fish being caught on flats and ledges in 25-45 feet of water, bigger fish will hopefully finish their spawn this weekend with the full moon. Find dirty warmer water near the ends of the lake and look at points in shallow water for spawning fish. Look for crappie in the creeks with inflow and watch the rising water temps this week. Fish will be on shallow flats and points near spawning areas, jigs and minnows are productive. Dark colors in muddy water, light colors near docks and structure in clear water. Catfishing is up and down with the weather and lake levels. Fish flats off of the river channels in 25-45 feet of water with whole shad or rough fish. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fishing is picking up. Look for brush and structure near docks and marinas, fish will be staged up and reactive to hard baits or plastics. Water temperatures will climb quickly this week as we get near the full moon and warmer days. Report by Jacob Orr, Lake Texoma, Guaranteed Guide Service. The lake is on the rise, so navigate with caution watching for floating debris. Striped bass are good with swimbaits on structure in 3-25 feet of water. When birds are active, cast swimbaits into the schooling stripers beneath in 30-70 feet of water. The slab bite will start soon. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.

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