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

Christmas Day

Cloudy

Hi: 57

Wednesday Night

Mostly Cloudy

Lo: 51

Thursday

Rain Showers

Hi: 59

Thursday Night

Chance Rain Showers

Lo: 50

Friday

Partly Sunny

Hi: 64

Friday Night

Partly Cloudy

Lo: 48

Saturday

Mostly Sunny

Hi: 64

Saturday Night

Partly Cloudy

Lo: 48


Lake Texoma Water Level (last 30 days)


Water Level on 12/21: 617.59 (+0.59)



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Fishing Report from TPWD (Dec. 18)

GOOD. Water stained; 55 degrees; 0.73 feet above pool. Striper fishing is a little tougher with the full moon and warming conditions. Watch for gulls on cloudy days working the river channels and ledges. Fish are roaming deeper water in big schools, biting swimbaits and live shad. Bigger fish will move up on structure with the next cold front, settling in 8–12 feet of water on humps and ledges. Look for crappie on bridge pilings and structure in 15–20 feet of water with jigs and minnows. Bass can be caught with soft plastics on structure and brush in 8–15 feet of water. Bass will push up into coves and around docks, feeding on shad. Swim jigs and crankbaits will work off ledges and on humps. Catfishing is good. Drift cut gizzard shad and rough fish on deeper flats in 30–40 feet of water near river mouths in muddier water. Bigger fish will move up shallower as the water cools. Report by Jacob Orr, Lake Guaranteed Guide Service. Striped bass are good transitioning to a deadstick bite and using Alabama rigs. Smaller fish are in 10-15 feet on structure with slabs, swimbaits or Alabama rigs. Bird action will lead the way to the deeper fish, but on bluebird days the birds are working at first and last light. The quality of fish is improving but we are still not seeing the big fish in bigger groups like what is typically for this time of year, but expect this to improve as the water cools. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.

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