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BKDO2 : Broken Bow Lake

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Current Readings

  • 5.00 ft BELOW normal
  • Pool elevation is 597.5 feet on 18AUG2026 08:00 hours.
  • At this elevation the total amount of water stored in Broken Bow Lake is 868817 acre-feet.
  • Reservoir release is 140 cubic feet per second on Tuesday 18Aug2026 08:00.
  • Conservation pool is 86.0% full.
  • Conservation pool storage filled is 423349 acre-feet which is equivalent to 10.53 inches of runoff over the entire drainage basin.
  • Conservation pool storage empty is 52630 acre-feet which is equivalent to 1.31 inches of runoff over the entire drainage basin.

Gate Change

Conditions at the time of Gate Change
  • Tuesday, 21 Jul 2026 1230
    • Pool Elevation = 602.25 feet.
    • Total Release = 147 (cfs)
      • Gate Release = 147 (cfs)
      • Turbine Release = 0 (cfs)
    • Gate Settings:
      • 1 Low Flow Gates open 22.0 PERCENT

Evaporation Data

  • 0.299 inches - 18AUG2026 @ 07:00

Reservoir Data

Elevation Incremental Storage Cumulative Storage
(feet) (inches of runoff)* (acre-feet) (inches of runoff)* (acre-feet)
Surcharge Pool: ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
Flood Control Pool: 627.50 10.03 403316 33.35 1341036
Conservation Pool: * 602.50 11.84 475979 23.32 937719
Inactive Pool: 559.00 11.48 461740 11.48 461740

Streambed Elevation: 420.00 feet.
Top of Dam Elevation: 645.00 feet.
* Project has seasonal conservation pool.
* Values in the above "inches of runoff" column are based on a contributing drainage area of 754.0 square miles.
Longitude: -94° 41' 40 Latitude: 34° 8' 35
Map of Broken Bow Lake Dam

Graphs

of Measured and Calculated Lake Parameters
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Elevation
Tailwater
Precipitation
In Flow
Out Flow
Storage

Broken Bow Lake near Broken Bow, OK


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