Outlook
Middle estimate, with the range the level has an 8 in 10 chance of landing in. The bars share one scale: change from today.
Rises are harder to call. Heavy rain in the watershed can push the lake above these ranges within days.
- Rain, past 7 days
- 0.0 in1 mm watershed average
- Rain forecast, next 7 days
- 0.7 in18 mm normal 0.5 in14 mm
Statistical estimate, not safety, boating, or water-quality advice. For ramps, closures and advisories, check the lake operator.
Map
Map of Lake Kickapoo with the dam, level gauge and 1 public boat ramp.
- Dam
- Level gauge
- Public boat ramp
Ramp locations from Texas Parks and Wildlife. Whether a ramp is open depends on the lake level; check the operator.
Level and outlook
FeetMeters above sea level
- Measured
- Middle estimate
- 8 in 10 range
- Full pool
Show outlook as a table
| Date | Low end | Middle | High end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2 | 1041.7317.52 | 1041.8317.55 | 1042.2317.65 |
| Nov 9 | 1041.7317.49 | 1041.8317.54 | 1042.5317.74 |
| Nov 25 | 1041.5317.45 | 1041.7317.52 | 1043.6318.10 |
How well this outlook has done here
We tested the 2-week outlook on past years at this lake, as if made once a week with only what was known that day.
- On average it was off by
- 0.20 ft0.06 m Assuming the level stays the same was off by 0.28 ft0.09 m
- Actual level inside our range
- 85% of 432 tests; the range is built to catch 8 in 10
The rise chance uses the same threshold for every lake: 1 ft (0.3048 m).
Connected lakes
Water from upstream lakes flows into this one; water released here flows on downstream.
Downstream
Nearby lakes
Closest lakes in a straight line, with today's level.
- Lake Kemp22 mi36 km away · 1139.6 ft347.36 m · 74%
- North Fork Buffalo Creek Reservoir22 mi36 km away · 1045.6 ft318.69 m · 76%
- Lake Graham38 mi61 km away · 1068.1 ft325.55 m · 66%
- Millers Creek Reservoir39 mi63 km away · 1328.5 ft404.94 m · 63%
- Lost Creek Reservoir48 mi77 km away · 1005.4 ft306.44 m · 87%
- Lake Amon G. Carter54 mi87 km away · 917.3 ft279.59 m · 81%
About Lake Kickapoo
Lake Kickapoo is a reservoir on the North Fork of the Little Wichita River in Archer County, built in 1945. It is a water supply for the City of Wichita Falls. Lake Arrowhead is downstream on the Little Wichita.
- Full pool (conservation)
- 1045.0 ft318.52 m
- Highest level since 1999
- 1047.4 ft319.24 m, Dec 2018
- Lowest level since 1999
- 1029.4 ft313.77 m, Jul 2014
- Surface area at normal pool
- 5,864 acres2,373 ha
- Conservation storage
- 86,345 acre-feet107 million m³
- Dam
- Lake Kickapoo Dam, 1945
- River or creek
- North Fork Little Wichita Riv
- County
- Archer
- Owner
- City of Wichita Falls
Elevations are feetmeters above sea level (NGVD29).
Common questions
Is Lake Kickapoo full right now?
On Oct 26 it was 1041.9 ft, 3.1 ft below full pool (1045.0 ft), holding 80% of its conservation storage.On Oct 26 it was 317.57 m, 0.95 m below full pool (318.52 m), holding 80% of its conservation storage.
Is Lake Kickapoo going up or down?
The middle estimate for Nov 9 is about steady, with an 8 in 10 chance it ends between 1041.7 ft and 1042.5 ft. The chance it ends 1 ft or more higher than today is 10%. Heavy rain can change that quickly.The middle estimate for Nov 9 is about steady, with an 8 in 10 chance it ends between 317.49 m and 317.74 m. The chance it ends 0.3 m or more higher than today is 10%. Heavy rain can change that quickly.
Where does this data come from?
Daily levels come from the Texas Water Development Board and lake operators. The outlook is our own statistical model, using recent levels and forecast rain over the watershed.