Kansas · USACE Tulsa District

Fall River Lake water level

Today's reading against full pool and Fall River Lake's own seasonal history.

FULL POOL 944 946 948 950
Elevation, feet (NGVD29)

as of August 20, 2026

949.02 ft NGVD29

level 0.5 ft above full pool — typical for mid-August

Reading comes straight from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data (USACE series FALL.Elev.Inst.1Hour.0.Ccp-Rev) and updates live when you load this page.


Fall River Lake through the year

The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 2014–2026. The summer drawdown — and how this year sits in it — shows up without reading a single number.

full pool 950 960 970 980 JFMAMJJASOND
Median and normal range by day of year, 2014–2026 · elevation, feet (NGVD29)

This year vs the years that matter

This year's trace against last year and the driest and wettest years on record — the drought-context question every lake regular asks.

full pool 950 960 970 980 990 JFMAMJJASOND
  • 2026 (this year)
  • 2025 (last year)
  • 2019 (wettest on record)
  • 2023 (driest on record)

Full pool, datum, and the gauge

"Full pool" here means the conservation pool — the level the lake is designed to hold for water supply and recreation, not the flood-control space above it. The full explainer covers flood pool and dead pool too.

Full pool 948.50 ft NGVD29 · per USACE Tulsa District full-pool reference
Conservation capacity 20,689 acre-feet · per USACE Tulsa District capacity reference
Gauge USACE series FALL.Elev.Inst.1Hour.0.Ccp-Rev · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data
Datum NGVD29 — 948.5 ft is the district's top of conservation pool figure, in the same NGVD29 datum as the gauge.
Last verified August 20, 2026

LakeDates reports lake level, not ramp status. Whether a given ramp or marina is usable at this level varies ramp by ramp — call the marina before you tow.

Quick answers

How full is Fall River Lake right now?

Fall River Lake is at 949.02 ft (NGVD29) as of August 20, 2026 — 0.5 ft above full pool — typical for mid-August

Is Fall River Lake full?

Yes and then some — at 949.02 ft, Fall River Lake is 0.5 ft above its full pool of 948.50 ft (NGVD29), using flood storage.

What is full pool for Fall River Lake?

Full pool (the conservation pool) for Fall River Lake is 948.50 ft NGVD29, per USACE Tulsa District full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.