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Canton Lake

71.7% full

Capacity

137.3 hm³

Volume stored

98 hm³

Coordinates

36.084°N, 98.601°W

Last updated

2026-10-09

Current fill

71.7%
Normal

vs 7 days ago

-0.5%

losing

vs 1 year ago

N/A

7-day trend

→

stable

Data source: USACE CWMS — US Army Corps of Engineers — daily reservoir storage volume. Capacity is the design (normal full-pool) capacity from the US National Inventory of Dams (NID); fill % = current volume ÷ design capacity. Last reading: 2026-10-09.

Catchment Weather

Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 36.084, -98.601 · Open in Google Maps

About Canton Lake

As of October 9, 2026, Canton Lake is filled to 71.7% of its total capacity, holding roughly 98 hm³ of water out of a maximum 137 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.5 pts).

Across the readings we hold for Canton Lake — 329 data points between October 10, 2021 and October 9, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 71.4% (September 30, 2026) to a high of 101.2% (March 22, 2022). On average the reservoir is fullest around May and at its lowest around September.

It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Oklahoma basin at 36.084°N, 98.601°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
71.7%
Water stored
98 hm³
Total capacity
137 hm³
7-day change
▼ 0.5 pts
Primary use
Multipurpose
River basin
Oklahoma
Operator
USACE
Coordinates
36.084°N, 98.601°W
Last updated
October 9, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
9 Oct 202671.7%98
8 Oct 202671.7%98
7 Oct 202671.8%99
6 Oct 202671.8%99
5 Oct 202671.9%99
4 Oct 202672.0%99
3 Oct 202672.0%99
2 Oct 202672.2%99
1 Oct 202671.7%98
30 Sep 202671.4%98
29 Sep 202671.6%98
28 Sep 202671.6%98

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