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Toledo Bend Reservoir water level & fishing regulations

Freshwater · TexasNewton & Panola & Sabine & Shelby countiesSpecial regulations (see TPWD)
Last checked against TPWD: Oct 17, 2026
Regulation year: 2026–27
Lake level
168.09 ft
Daily average elevation, ft above mean sea level · Oct 17, 2026 · 85.6% full · +0.00 ft in 7 days
Daily level, last 31 days

Source: Texas Water Development Board, Water Data for Texas ↗ (best estimates; TWDB makes no warranties)

Live USGS 08025350: 167.95 ft (NGVD 1929) · Oct 18, 2026, 2:30 AM CT (provisional)

Water temperature

This USGS gauge doesn't measure water temperature.

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Fishing regulations at Toledo Bend Reservoir

Toledo Bend Reservoir has special regulations in TPWD's 2026–27 exceptions table (e.g. border-water or lake-specific rules) that our scripts could not read reliably, so we don't repeat any limits here. Use TPWD's official table before you fish.

TPWD exceptions table (PDF pp. 15–18) ↗

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