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Lake Altus-Lugert water level

1,539.8 ft

elevation, 19.3 ft below full

+3.7 ft

30-day trend, rising

North Fork Red River · Oklahoma · operated by USACE (Altus Dam)

By Michael, independent developer behind zovo.one. Readings pulled live from the same USACE feed the operator reports to.

Lake Altus-Lugert is at 1,539.8 ft as of Nov 5, 2026, per USACE data; full pool is 1,559 ft.

below normal 19.3 ft below full pool

USACE updated Nov 5, 2026

1,539.8

water level (ft msl)

19.3

ft below full pool

−0.01

24-hour change (ft)

1,559

full pool (ft ref.)

Can I launch? Check before you go.

Lake is well below full pool. Expect closed ramps and exposed hazards. Verify conditions before launching.

~30-day trend · reservoir elevation

1,540 1,540 now 1,536

Lake Altus-Lugert today: level, trend, source and access

Level against full pool

On Nov 5, 2026 the surface sat at 1,539.8 ft, 19.3 ft below the full-pool mark of 1,559 ft.

Trend

Between Oct 7 and Nov 5 (29 days) the level rose 3.7 ft, about 0.9 ft a week. The high in that window was 1,539.8 ft on Nov 5 and the low was 1,535.9 ft on Oct 11. In the last 7 days it rose 0.2 ft. The last 24 hours changed it by less than 0.1 ft.

Data source

The elevation comes from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers CWMS Data API, Altus Dam pool, USACE Tulsa District, office SWT, time series ALTU.Elev.Inst.1Hour.0.Ccp-Rev, last reported Nov 5, 2026. Feet from full pool, the trend and the figures above are computed from that reading and the published full-pool elevation; none is typed by hand. USACE (Altus Dam) runs the dam on the North Fork Red River.

Recreation status

Status: below normal. At 19.3 ft below full pool, expect closed ramps and exposed hazards. Call USACE (Altus Dam) before you tow a boat there. If the 30-day pace of 0.9 ft a week up held, the surface would be near 1,543.4 ft in four weeks. Releases and rain change that quickly.

Check an elevation against full pool

For readers outside the U.S., the surface of Lake Altus-Lugert is about 469.3 m above sea level, and full pool is about 475.2 m.

Check any elevation yourself. Type a level in feet above sea level (a ramp cutoff, a marina mark) to see how far it sits below full pool and in meters.

Elevation, ft above sea level

About Lake Altus-Lugert

Full pool

1,559 ft

Capacity

n/a

Dam / operator

USACE (Altus Dam)

River / basin

North Fork Red River

State

Oklahoma

Data feed

USACE

Questions about Lake Altus-Lugert

How full is Lake Altus-Lugert right now?

The most recent reading puts Lake Altus-Lugert at 1,539.8 feet.

Can I launch a boat at Lake Altus-Lugert?

Lake is well below full pool. Expect closed ramps and exposed hazards. Verify conditions before launching. Individual ramps open and close on their own schedules and on local hazards.

Where does Lake Altus-Lugert's level come from?

LakeLevelNow pulls it from the USACE public water-data feed (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers CWMS Data API). The reading is timestamped in the gauge above.

Who operates Lake Altus-Lugert?

Lake Altus-Lugert, on the North Fork Red River, is operated by USACE (Altus Dam). Reservoir releases, flood-control drawdowns, and water-supply decisions are theirs.

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