Lake Thunderbird

Name: Lake Thunderbird (Oklahoma) water level
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Oklahoma · Reclamation gauge

Grey bar: 12-month range 1,035.6–1,038.5 ft.

Water level · NGVD29

1,036.85FT

Storage 94,670 acre-feet

The source publishes no % full figure.

7 days −0.13 ft30 days +0.86 ftvs last year −1.27 ft

Reading for Oct 24, 2026 · page refreshed Oct 25, 21:11 UTC
Source: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (RISE)

Worth going today?This Afternoon

Looks good

Light wind, dry

Wind9 mph

Rain0%

Temp80°F

Level1,036.8 ft

This AfternoonPartly Sunny · 80°F
SSE 9 mph · rain 0%

TonightMostly Cloudy · 57°F
SSE 3 to 7 mph · rain 0%

NWS forecast for the gauge location. Good = wind ≤ 10 mph and rain ≤ 30%; storms are flagged. Not safety advice – check local conditions, closures and warnings.

Level history

30 days1 year

Field notes

Lake Thunderbird's latest daily level (Oct 24, 2026) is 1,036.85 (NGVD29) ft.

Reclamation reports storage of 94,670 acre-feet for the same day.

Over the past 7 days the lake has been falling (−0.13 ft), and it is +0.86 ft over 30 days.

Compared with a year ago (1,038.12 ft), the lake is 1.27 ft lower.

Readings come from the Bureau of Reclamation's daily reservoir data for Lake Thunderbird and Norman Dam.

Lake facts

Storage (latest)	94,670 acre-feet
Gauge / station	Lake Thunderbird and Norman Dam
Elevation datum	ft (NGVD29)
Gauge location	35.2208, -97.2181

Nearby lakes

Lake of the Arbuckles56 mi S871.64 ft−0.05 ft Fort Cobb Reservoir70 mi W1,342.64 ft+0.87 ft Keystone Lake84 mi NE725.18 ft+2.00 ft Lake Nocona (Farmer's Creek)96 mi S · TX

73.1% full−0.10 ft Mcgee Creek Reservoir99 mi SE571.12 ft−0.51 ft

Common questions

Is Lake Thunderbird rising or falling?

Over the last 7 days it changed −0.13 ft and over 30 days +0.86 ft.

How full is Lake Thunderbird?

Reclamation publishes the water surface elevation for this gauge but not a percent-full figure, so we don't show one rather than estimate it.

How often is this page updated?

The page is rebuilt automatically every day from Reclamation's published data. Values can be revised later by the source agency.

Where does the data come from?

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's RISE data portal (data.usbr.gov). Forecasts come from the National Weather Service.

Daily values published by the Bureau of Reclamation. Reclamation data are provisional and subject to revision unless otherwise noted. This page is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Bureau of Reclamation. See data sources.