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CPLO2 : Copan Lake

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Current Readings

  • 0.78 ft ABOVE normal
  • Pool elevation is 710.78 feet on 03MAY2026 24:00 hours.
  • At this elevation the total amount of water stored in Copan Lake is 38198 acre-feet.
  • Reservoir release is 480 cubic feet per second on ---.
  • Flood pool is 1.93% full.
  • Flood pool storage filled is 3552 acre-feet which is equivalent to 0.13 inches of runoff over the entire drainage basin.
  • Flood pool storage empty is 180522 acre-feet which is equivalent to 6.7 inches of runoff over the entire drainage basin.

Gate Change

Conditions at the time of Gate Change
  • Friday, 01 May 2026 1215
    • Pool Elevation = 710.91 feet.
    • Total Release = 482 (cfs)
      • Gate Release = 482 (cfs)
    • Gate Settings:
      • 1 Tainter Gates open 0.5 FT
      • 1 Low Flow Gates open 17.0 PERCENT

Evaporation Data

  • 0.537 inches - 04MAY2026 @ 07:00

Reservoir Data

Elevation Incremental Storage Cumulative Storage
(feet) (inches of runoff)* (acre-feet) (inches of runoff)* (acre-feet)
Surcharge Pool: 738.00 3.24 87269 11.35 305990
Flood Control Pool: 732.00 6.83 184074 8.11 218720
Conservation Pool: 710.00 1.26 34001 1.28 34645
Inactive Pool: 687.50 0.02 644 0.02 644

Streambed Elevation: 672.00 feet.
Top of Dam Elevation: 745.00 feet.
* Values in the above "inches of runoff" column are based on a contributing drainage area of 505.0 square miles.
Longitude: -95° 58' 17 Latitude: 36° 53' 8
Map of Copan Lake Dam

Graphs

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

Copan Lake near Copan, OK


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