Of the 23 Kansas lakes here with a published full pool, 10 are at or above full pool and 13 sit below it. One more has no full-pool figure and reads against its own record instead. The newest reading on this page is from September 24, 2026.
| Lake | Level now | Full pool | Against full pool | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Bluff Reservoir Bureau of Reclamation (Cedar Bluff Dam) | 2118.54 ft | 2144.00 ft | 25.5 ft below full pool — unusually low for late September | September 23, 2026 |
| Cheney Reservoir USBR / City of Wichita (Cheney Division) | 1420.03 ft | 1421.60 ft | 1.6 ft below full pool — typical for late September | September 24, 2026 |
| Clinton Lake USACE Kansas City District (NWK) | 876.02 ft | 875.50 ft | 0.5 ft above full pool — typical for late September | September 24, 2026 |
| El Dorado Lake USACE Tulsa District | 1337.84 ft | 1339.00 ft | 1.2 ft below full pool — typical for late September | September 24, 2026 |
| Hillsdale Lake USACE Kansas City District | 916.78 ft | 917.00 ft | 0.2 ft below full pool — typical for late September | September 24, 2026 |
| Kanopolis Lake USACE Kansas City District | 1464.59 ft | 1463.00 ft | 1.6 ft above full pool — typical for late September | September 24, 2026 |
| Melvern Lake USACE Kansas City District | 1037.30 ft | 1036.00 ft | 1.3 ft above full pool — on the high side for late September | September 24, 2026 |
| Milford Lake USACE Kansas City District (NWK) | 1145.96 ft | 1144.40 ft | 1.6 ft above full pool — typical for late September | September 24, 2026 |
| Perry Lake USACE Kansas City District (NWK) | 894.08 ft | 891.50 ft | 2.6 ft above full pool — typical for late September | September 24, 2026 |
| Tuttle Creek Lake USACE Kansas City District (NWK) | 1079.08 ft | 1075.00 ft | 4.1 ft above full pool — on the high side for late September | September 24, 2026 |
| Waconda Lake Bureau of Reclamation (Glen Elder Dam) | 1452.96 ft | 1455.60 ft | 2.6 ft below full pool — typical for late September | September 24, 2026 |
| Wilson Lake USACE Kansas City District (NWK) | 1510.76 ft | 1516.00 ft | 5.2 ft below full pool — unusually low for late September | September 24, 2026 |
| Big Hill Lake USACE Tulsa District | 857.10 ft | 858.00 ft | 0.9 ft below full pool — typical for late September | September 24, 2026 |
| Council Grove Lake USACE Tulsa District | 1274.03 ft | 1274.00 ft | At full pool — typical for late September | September 24, 2026 |
| Elk City Lake USACE Tulsa District | 795.25 ft | 796.00 ft | 0.8 ft below full pool — on the low side for late September | September 24, 2026 |
| Fall River Lake USACE Tulsa District | 948.26 ft | 948.50 ft | 0.2 ft below full pool — typical for late September | September 24, 2026 |
| Horsethief Reservoir Pawnee Watershed Joint District No. 81 | 2420.02 ft | not published | Reading is typical for late September. | September 24, 2026 |
| John Redmond Reservoir USACE Tulsa District | 1042.02 ft | 1041.00 ft | 1.0 ft above full pool — on the high side for late September | September 24, 2026 |
| Kirwin Reservoir Bureau of Reclamation (Kirwin Dam) | 1703.88 ft | 1729.25 ft | 25.4 ft below full pool — unusually low for late September | September 24, 2026 |
| Lovewell Reservoir Bureau of Reclamation (Lovewell Dam) | 1573.08 ft | 1582.60 ft | 9.5 ft below full pool — unusually low for late September | September 22, 2026 |
| Marion Reservoir USACE Tulsa District | 1349.92 ft | 1350.50 ft | 0.6 ft below full pool — typical for late September | September 24, 2026 |
| Pomona Lake USACE Kansas City District | 974.59 ft | 974.00 ft | 0.6 ft above full pool — typical for late September | September 24, 2026 |
| Toronto Lake USACE Tulsa District | 902.71 ft | 901.50 ft | 1.2 ft above full pool — typical for late September | September 24, 2026 |
| Webster Reservoir Bureau of Reclamation (Webster Dam) | 1865.49 ft | 1892.45 ft | 27.0 ft below full pool — unusually low for late September | September 24, 2026 |
“Full pool” means the conservation pool — what that is, and what it is not. Lakes with no published figure are read against their own seasonal record instead.
Kansas lake levels, asked and answered
What are the lake levels in Kansas today?
Of the 23 Kansas lakes here with a published full pool, 10 are at or above full pool and 13 sit below it. One more has no full-pool figure and reads against its own record instead. The newest reading on this page is from September 24, 2026.
Which Kansas lake is furthest below full pool?
Webster Reservoir is the furthest down of the Kansas lakes on this page, at 27.0 ft below its full pool.
Where do these Kansas lake levels come from?
Each row is the gauge the agency that runs the lake publishes — the Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, the state water agency or the US Geological Survey, depending on the lake. Open a lake and its own page re-reads that gauge as the page loads, wherever the agency lets a browser do it.